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 Posted 02/15/2009  4:34 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...=p2759.l1259

It amused me to report this item, and to send the following email:


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"NEED I SAY MORE!!"

Yes, you could explain why you're selling VF coins in MS slabs, and why you're listing grades in your titles in violation of ebay policy.
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 Posted 02/15/2009  4:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
huh...I see a $20 coin.
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 Posted 02/15/2009  5:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I received a one-character reply - "?"

This was my answer:


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I will respond, on the off chance that you genuinely don't understand. The coin in question here is plainly circulated, with a retail value of about $15. "HCGS," as well as the other slabs you're offering, "ANC" and WCG," are notorious self-slabbers, with zero credibility and no relevance to the world of numismatics. All of these coins are obviously circulated even to the inexperienced eye, and not even remotely close in value to your asking prices. Don't just believe me - go register at Heritage Auctions (ha.com), the premier auction house for true high-grade coins, and look through their archives. Compare your coins to what you see there, and then decide if your offerings have any value.

Furthermore, it's against ebay's listing rules to mention a specific grade in an auction title, unless the coin is slabbed by a grader specifically approved by ebay.

These auctions pretty much surrender your reputation as a reliable seller.
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 Posted 02/15/2009  5:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chasinva69 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
seller has 100% feedback rating though.
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 Posted 02/15/2009  5:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nohope587 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes he does but not a coin person if you look at his sales....
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 Posted 02/15/2009  9:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add latman100 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I love the way you are still going to be charged $20 for postage after spending $75K.
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 Posted 02/15/2009  9:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nlp coins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Unbelievable!! What was it W.C. Fields used to say? nlp
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 Posted 02/16/2009  02:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Didn't get a reply to that last one.

Every time I do this, I worry that the seller is about to discover, to his horror, that his deceased grandparents' legacy is a pile of worthless coins.
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 Posted 02/16/2009  02:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add QuickSilver to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
$30 postage? Twice what the coin is worth!
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 Posted 02/16/2009  02:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mr Finger to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hes probably hoping someone offers a dollar....he'll still make money on the shipping!!
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 Posted 02/16/2009  10:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PennehChaos to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
He added a note to one of his other auctions-
http://cgi.ebay.com/1886-O-MS64-MOR...TE_W0QQitemZ a href= https://www.coincommunity.com/go/link.asp?target=https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/110351300250 target= _blank rel= nofollow 110351300250 /a QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item a href= https://www.coincommunity.com/go/link.asp?target=https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/110351300250 target= _blank rel= nofollow 110351300250 /a &_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:3%7C65:1%7C39:1%7C240:1318

"All of these coin listings will be taken down tomorrow, as it has come to my attention that the grading may be off, as I'm not a coin dealer, I will have these checked. I am an honest vendor and as stated these are part of parents estate. Sorry for any trouble and thanks to the people who took the time to nicely explain this to me."
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 Posted 02/16/2009  4:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add david29 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
He had two offers, I wonder how much they were for.
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 Posted 02/16/2009  4:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
With the follow-up, he seems like a good sort of fellow.
I also have some sympathy for his disappointment over these coins.
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 Posted 02/18/2009  01:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BlackSheep to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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I also have some sympathy for his disappointment over these coins.

Not me

ebay is a business. Ones ability to operate a successful business is based on many things, one of which is to know your product and its value.

Anyone invite him to join our ranks?
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 Posted 02/18/2009  12:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PennehChaos to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Well, I have a heck of a lot more sympathy for him than for certain ebay powersellers who know darn well that they shouldn't be calling worn-out, nastily cleaned coins "AU", but continue to get away with it... *grumble*
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