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Valued Member
United States
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I just decided to go back to e-bay, and thought I made a great first purchase... a 1993 silver proof JFK for $3.84 plus $1.99 shipping. But when I got the coin it was too good to be true. It was a clad... Let me know what you think of this listing... By way of background, I was watching this coin... and then bid when I saw I could get it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWNX:IT |
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 United States
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It says "silver" under the material heading but the photo doesn't look white like a silver coin should, it looks more like chrome that a clad coin would look like to me. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah I am going to say that questions should have been asked. When it doesn't even say that it is a SILVER Proof I would question it. Also a lot of people that dont know much about coins could just assume that a proof half was silver. His fault for not making things clearer, your fault for not knowing EXACTLY what you are getting. Thats just the way I see it, I hope I dont sound mean or anything like that.
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Pillar of the Community
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your fault for not knowing EXACTLY what you are getting WRONG! (First off...you never really know what's going to show up in the mailbox when you buy something on ebay! That's been shown here many times) In the auction it states Proof & Silver! It's the sellers responsibility to have clear and accurate descriptions! I don't think the bidder should have to ask questions when the auction states material...Silver! His listing was incorrect! I would think you would be entitled to a full refund for "item not as described". |
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United States
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Take a closer look at the ebay posting, on 8/18/09 the auther added the following info. this is not a silver coin sorry for the confusion. Looks like he did that 3 hrs before the auction ended |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
528 Posts |
ratman, you do have a point. Still it seems a little bit iffy because no where is the actual description does it say silver. To me it just does not seem quite clear enough to bid with confidence.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Under teh section, "Item Specifics" there is a subsection that says "Material: Silver"
When I received the coin, I went back to verify this. Only then did I realize that the item I was watching had an addendum to the bottom saying it was not silver. But the person did not change the "Material" to clad or cupronickel, or to anything else that would indicate that it was not silver.
I contacted the person, and I will receive a refund... but after I am out shipping - my shipping back, and I assume... the shipping costs I paid to have it shipped to me.
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Valued Member
United States
290 Posts |
I think I am going to keep the coin... I believe it was still a good deal --- it would have been fantastic if I paid melt value for 1993 Silver JFK... But I think the costs to return outweight the benefits. I figure I might be able to re-sell it here for what it cost me to buy... Otherwise, it's another coin I have to start a 2nd JFK book.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think that any time that you purchase a coin from a person that does not regularly sell coins, you take a risk. I also give sellers like this the benefit of the doubt, since it is likely that they don't know what they are talking about.
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United States
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NumisMedia (retail values) has the 1993-S Clad Proof starting at $6.90 and going up from there. I would probably keep the coin.
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United States
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I could go either way on this one. If it was titled as 'silver', you could probably argue your money back from paypal. However, the addendum that it was not silver was apparently made before your bid. Overall, I would take it as a cheap ebay lesson and eat the costs. You have to keep in mind that to most people, 'silver' is a color, not a precious metal. Just like many people feel that their 'gold' Sacagewa coins are worth hundreds of dollars... I am intermittently active on ebay. I never bid without checking a seller's neutral and negative history on toolhaus. As this seller has no history of shenanigans, I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. -wheatiefan |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dont know offhand what that half goes for,but,you didnt pay an arm and a leg for it...so just consider it a lesson learned and cheaply
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Valued Member
United States
290 Posts |
No doubt that it is a cheap lesson, and I thought that it may be just an honest mistake... but as I thought about it... the seller did not give me any feedback but was probably waiting for me to leave feedback first - lame!
We e-mailed and he offered to take the coin back without much comment. Anyway, I am not going to return it... Too much of a pain in the butt.
As to "silver", I understand when people say it is a silver coin, but in this case, "silver" was the "material."
So, lesson learned... not a major crisis, and sorry if it seems like I am making a big deal, but I just thought I'd get some opinions and at least get some general discussion going. Thanks.
and don't worry about me...
I'll get over this...
someday...
maybe <sigh>
now where is that crying emoticon?
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Valued Member
United States
204 Posts |
hard to say but just for me looking at it
i didn't see a silver proof coin as the way a silver coin looks to me
sorry it did not work out
and it is a nice looking coin
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Posted 08/26/2009 10:41 pm
