Deceitful Ebay Sellers (what to look out for)

HandsomeToad · 08-07-2008, 11:56 AM

Howdy fellow coin peeps,

I run all over Ebay and see a lot of things, from awesome authentic coins to cheap cast counterfeits, from honest sellers to unscrupulous sellers. Here's one deceitful seller I've run across and I think it's a perfect example to use to help our members to learn what to look out for when buying on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330258009887&ssPa geName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014

What you will see is a 1804 Draped Bust Half-Cent with a gorgeous rim cud, but the seller NEVER claims what variety it is. What the seller does is provide a link to CoinFacts 1804 DBHC varieties and when you click on that link, then click on the link for the C-2 variety (Very Rare), you will see a rim cud identical to the one being sold. However, the one being sold isn't a C-2, it's a LDS C-9, which is Common but you have to carefully examine the coin being sold against the C-2 in order to know it isn't a C-2, then you have to go through all the other varieties to figure out which one it is. The Late Die State C-9 is worth more than an Early Die State C-9, but not worth any where near what a C-2 is worth.

The seller has been informed of what variety his coin is but they have elected NOT to add the information to the listing (Q&A or amended blurb) and with the way this seller has listed this coin and the fact he has been properly informed as to what variety it is and has elected not to provide this information on the listing, PROVES this seller is deceitful and as a buyer, you should be leery of deceitful sellers and how they operate. (note - this paragraph may be wrong. I may not have messaged the seller but I meant to. The deceitful nature of the listing is still vailid, but the seller's honesty is not at this time.) (2nd note - have contacted seller and he doesn't think it's either a C-2 or C-9 but thinks it must be even rarer? Ignorance?)

Ribbit

Ps: Please feel free to add additional Ebay items to this thread (deceitful sellers). The more we can learn about what to look out for, the better our Ebay experiences will be and if you think Ebay is on your side as a buyer, you have a lot to learn.

Ebay is a wonderful place to get a wide variety of stuffs but if you don't learn to watch out for, the odds are you will be the victim of fraud and even if you think you are knowledgeable enough to never get had, think again! Odds are, if you buy on Ebay, you will be the victim of fraud but that's life. If you stay inside all the time, so as to limit your exposure to the bad in the world, you never get to bask in the sun or smell the roses. I prefer to bask in the sun and smell the roses, but to know as much as possible to limit harm, all the while knowing full well that's it's waiting for me around every corner.

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