Ebay's Done It Again!

Buyer beware. You gambled - and lost. You basically paid $13 for the two coins on the ends and that is how you have to view it. Leaving a neg feedback is out of line, and shows irresponsibility by the buyer.

Unimpressed.

I think people are too sensitive to negative feedback. If a customer is unhappy with a purchase for whatever reason and won't buy again, that's a negative experience and should be recorded. That mirrors real life.

If I buy a bag of apples off a grocer and don't like the dirt under his fingernails at checkout and it turns me off buying from him again even though the apples were perfect, that's a negative experience for me and I'm likely going to relate that others.

Same would apply if the apples were over waxed and looked tasty but had mold growth on the inside.

Buyer beware, for sure, but do be honest in relating your disappointment. He's selling coins after all and not lottery tickets so if the coins are unpleasant saying so is not harmful. Let's face it, these "you might get lucky" sales are fly by night and saying you didn't get lucky is a way of tallying up the odds.

Piece of advice. If you see "unsearched rolls" advertised make sure that you click on "seller's other auctions". If you see 20 auctions with the same description using the same pictures then it's obviously a scam. Other things to look for are rolls of wheats that just happen to have Mercury dimes, possible key dates or IH cents on the ends. The only luck I've had is with huge lots of 5000+ pennies. My dad bought a few of those 5 or 6 years ago and filled up a Wheat penny book with everything except 3 or 4 of the really really tough keys.

Stay strong in Spirit ... Learn and Laugh ... I certainly can take my own advice