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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When I am searching for ebay coins, a few things keep me from bidding and sometimes even reading the listing. I might be wanting that date and coin but I just go right on by to another listing. Does this happen to anyone else? Some of the things that irk me are: 1. BU rolls spilled out all over for display in a gallery image. I figure, they could care less if half of the coins drop a whole grade number just by dumping them out. Then they must be even handled worse when they stick them back in the tube or paper roll. 2. Listings of coins that just show one side. Wasn't it a proverb said "There are two sides to every coin" ? I then skip all the listings that seller has up for sale. You would think they would get more money and bids showing both sides? 3. Half roll listings. You know they kept the better half and are just selling the uglier coins. 4. "Killer" rainbow toned auctions. 5. Rare 2009 P nickel auctions, Rare 2009 P Lincoln Cent auctions, Rare 2009 P dime auctions. Do a search and find 4 pages of the Rare coin! 6. Stock photo sellers |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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it happens to me as well three things irk me.
1. listings that show only one side. just because one side is nice doesn't mean the other side is.
2.stock photo sellers if there is no pic I am not bidding.
3.when someone is selling a nice mint state coin with nice luster and they are holding it in there hand with no gloves. the coin was nice until you put oils and finger prints all over it
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
838 Posts |
How about these?
opening bid: $349.99 (at least twice trend value)
buy it now: $359.99
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Moderator
 United States
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"Killer" rainbow toned auctions.
Most of which are doctored  Oh yeah, the stock photos. Got to love those. How bout, "Super rare 1943 steel Wheat penny" swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
608 Posts |
What get me, is no grade listed and they start off with "This is one Beautiful Coin", and you would be lucky if it makes a AG grade.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wheezy You hit most of mine head-on. Especially that obverse-only photo. I wish there was a way to send an electrical charge back through the line to the seller. There's no way to tell until you've clicked on the auction and wait for it to load, then find out there's no reverse photo. ebay's new format has slowed my load time considerably (I've tried all the fixes with minimal success). The obverse-only photo occurs primarily with slabbed coins. That just tells me the seller is marketing the slab and not the coin within. I also usually skip over the "dot photo" offerings. That's where the photo(s) are the size of a fly speck and the write-up on the coin gushes about its beauty! |
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Valued Member
United States
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I wish there was a way to send an electrical charge back through the line to the seller.  - yeah me too!! |
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
Looks like you are right on. However, I also look at the sellers feedback and how long the person has been selling, 99.7 feedback is about the lowest I'll go. In, addition, I always search out the "red feedbacks" and read them, to see if they are legitimate complaints and if the seller posted a reply.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You have most of them. The one's that say they are not coin collectors/dealers and look at the picture for grading are my pet peeve. I look at their completed sales and they have sold 100's of coins.
Makes one wonder !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1291 Posts |
I have a distinct advantage over you guys in that I never buy anything that's uncirculated! That removes the "spilled roll" and the "greasy fingers" from my list of grievances! But I thoroughly understand what you're saying and agree with all of your points. I would throw a small caveat out there, however, with regard to stock photos. Folks who sell bulk lots of coins that are circulated (I do this occasionally) should get a "pass" on using stock photos.
On the subject of feedback, I try to avoid sellers who are less than 99.9% positive. As I've said a few times now, negative feedbacks are like icebergs - you're only seeing the tip of them. For every negative there are 9 more people who should have or would have liked to leave a negative.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
I skip any auction where they have font larger then 12 or when they use many font colors.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1291 Posts |
Nod2003 - So THAT'S why you've never bid on any of my stuff!
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
10284 Posts |
TOO FUNNY !!!( not a quality post )
Edited by TNG
07/08/2009 12:36 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I think you pretty much picked out a coin buyers biggest turn offs.
I too will look at the negative feedback to determine whether or not they are reputable. Sometimes though the complaints are just ridiculous so I will give the seller the benefit of the doubt.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A two or three hundred dollar coin, plus $3.99 for shipping?
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Posted 07/07/2009 7:06 pm
