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Rest in Peace
United States
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Edited by Mike
03/12/2005 9:34 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Hopeful you aren't bidding....I've seen this type of auction go much higher that what this one is.
Speedy
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Pillar Of The Community
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Someone is going to get BURNT big time on these replicas!!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Back in 36 I passed up the chance to get one of these, so now I hope no one out bidds me for this set!  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
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Originally posted by Mike
I was tramping around on ebay when I ran across this auction item.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...2982337&rd=1 What do you make of this?Mike
Not much. This auction is in violation of ebay's Terms of Service which require "Copy" or "Reproduction" to be in both the title and description. When I get done here, I'll send in a report to ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Originally posted by Morgan Fred
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Originally posted by Mike
I was tramping around on ebay when I ran across this auction item.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...2982337&rd=1 What do you make of this?Mike
Not much. This auction is in violation of ebay's Terms of Service which require "Copy" or "Reproduction" to be in both the title and description. When I get done here, I'll send in a report to ebay.
Hi guys, I didn't see this when I replied to your other post on this. I agree that ideally it should be labelled copy. It's hard for me to get too worked up about this one, as the title and description both prominently state "Proof Set Tribute" Even for the unsophisticated, it seems pretty clear. From the bidding, it appears that no one was bidding thinking that these were anything other than copy coins. Perhaps a gentle email to the seller asking them to follow the sales guidelines would do the trick- there doesn't seem to be an intent to mislead. Now, having said that I know nothing of the seller, so if they have a different history I stand corrected. Don |
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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Don, I realize it says "tribute" but I still think some folks may feel this has something to do with the U.S. Mint. Mike
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I always have a problem with deceptive marketing. I don't like it and will never condone it. Having said that there are times when I feel the buyer has to accept responsibility for their own actions. If someone gets burned by such a sale and then does nothing about it, so sad, your dad..! At some point just complaining to your best friend don't get it done. We can't pass laws against everything that can possibly hurt us or deceive us. If so we would have rubber sidewalks so when we fell we would hurt ourselves. This ad is one of the cases. I speak english. I know what "Tribute" means. If I were to buy this set for any other reason then shame on me. catman  |
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Forum Mom
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Although I posted this in the other thread, I'll post here also for clarification. This seller has never sold coins before (that I could find). I sent a helpful email to the seller and he ended the auction. It does not appear that there was an intent to deceive on this one - just an honest mistake. Once again, I'd like to point out how important it is to consider the possibility of honest mistakes in auctions. I have made a few myself. For many sellers, a friendly email will correct the problem. Reading the seller's feedback and looking at the majority of what they sell can go a long way to pointing out the difference between honest mistakes and blatant scamming.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Hi All, Thanks for the feedback on both of the posts about this set of Tribute coins. I am new to ebay and seem to read endless comments in other forums and media about scams on ebay. If I run into something that seems out of order I will take the steps suggested before making a "Witch Hunt" type of posting that it seems I did here. I am going to e-mail the seller with an explanation and apology. My intent was to help, not harm. Mike  Here's acopy of the e-mail I sent...Dear hoosierantiques, I am one of the people that complained about an auction you had for a 1936 Tribute set of coins. I posted this complaint on a Coin Forum without looking into the matter and was quite embarrassed when our forum administrator explained your actions and innocence in the manner it was posted. I am new to ebay and have read about scams and thought this one was. I will not jump the gun again and have posted an apology on the forum I raised the complaint on. I hope this caused you no harm, Sincerly, RMKardes Edited by Mike
03/13/2005 1:37 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Mike
You don't need to e-mail the seller and apologize--you did what was right---his auction was bad and it was good to have it taken off e-bay.
Speedy
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Valued Member
United States
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Mike
I missed Susans post...I hope this seller really doesn't try to do it again since he sees that he go many bids.
Speedy
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Forum Mom
United States
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Although it doesn't seem like it, I still believe that most people try to be honest. That doesn't always mean that they educate themselves on what they're selling, but once you've looked at enough auctions, it becomes much easier to spot the honest mistakes as opposed to intentional misrepresentation. Like everything else, it takes experience. I still believe that a seller has a responsibility to learn about what he/she sells. If other sellers believed that, situations like the OP would happen a lot less frequently.
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