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Pillar of the Community
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I make a lot of little purchases from ebay. Today I received a Buffalo nickel that was clearly not the same coin that I purchased on ebay. The reverse in particular has multiple deep, long, crooked scratches. I would say that the seller's description strongly implies that you will receive the coin pictured, although it does not explicitly say that. The seller accepts returns, but the buyer pays shipping. Because of the way that ebay requires you to make returns with tracking, I would assume that shipping cost will far exceed the $3.39 price of the coin. Do I just eat the three bucks as a learning experience, and carry on? I am also reluctant to raise objections with the seller, because I both buy and sell on my ebay account, and my 100% positive feedback score is important to me. What would you do in this situation? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Eat the $3 and be more careful the next time.
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Three bucks seems like a pretty low cost for an important lesson. I'd just eat it too.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Was the seller using stock photos, not pics of the actual coin, like they had X number available? If it was listed as selling the coin pictured then you got the wrong coin. Take a pic of the coin, submit a return request, add the pic to the request. The seller is supposed to email you a return label, shipping is on them for sending the wrong coin. I've gotten a few wrong coins/sets and the sellers sent me return labels, got refunds. I used my bubble envelopes. If the wrong item is sent or damaged, "buyer pays return shipping" does not apply. You can ask ebay to get involved if needed. But for $3 it's not a big deal. Edited by livingwater
06/29/2024 6:50 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 . If the seller sent the wrong coin or it's clearly not as described, the seller would need to cover return shipping. But for $3, I might not bother with the hassle, and just block that seller in the future. |
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Pillar of the Community
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How do I block that seller, or do you just mean don't buy from them in the future?
This was not a multi-listing. The description also included the verbiage "Check pictures for details."
Although it also said "good to very good details", which I suppose could have been interpreted as getting a coin like that one instead of that specific coin.
I'm gonna eat the three bucks. It's the Internet, and sometimes stuff happens. If it were more money, I think I might raise more objections.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Move the decimal a couple of places to the right and our answers would be different. But, on this one, I agree with the above consensus.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's a bummer. But at least it's not too much money.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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How do I block that seller, or do you just mean don't buy from them in the future? You can exclude a specific seller from your ebay searches, but it's probably easier to just remember not to buy from them again. |
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Posted 06/29/2024 4:45 pm
