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Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 02-04-2010, 05:00 PM   #1 (permalink) Marshall Junior Member     Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 244 My Mood: Do I have a beef? I just received this coin from an Ebay seller. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT Do I have a beef or did I miss clues in the bid listing? ps I hope you can tell from my photo, but I think it was cleaned with a wire brush. There is NO toning on this 208 year old coin. Attached Thumbnails     02-04-2010, 05:06 PM   #2 (permalink) Just Carl Numismatist   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,134 I really, really think you already know the answer for this one. Sorry to say I'd even complain about the postage costs since that is about what I'd pay for the coin itself. I really don't mean to be mean, but even the photos on ebay look poor. Not sure if paying to send back would be worth it either. If I were you I'd just keep it as a reminder to be really more carefull in the future.   02-04-2010, 05:09 PM   #3 (permalink) 900fine doggone it people like me     Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,322 My Mood: The listing indicates a 3-day money back guarantee, so you don't need a beef. It comes down to one thing... do you like the coin ? If not, send it back. Any decent seller will refund your money cheerfully. __________________ www.900fine.com   02-04-2010, 05:09 PM   #4 (permalink) Marshall Junior Member     Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 244 My Mood: Now the second part. Since this is still turned out to be an OK deal rather than a bargain, I really don't want to return it. I'm just disappointed. Of the ten coins I've gotten on Ebay, this is really the first time I've gotten less than I expected and it followed my receiving a coin that blew me away because it was so much better than I expected. Since both merchants and collectors frequent this site, I'm looking for suggestions before I give a seller his first negative feedback, which is my initial impulse.   02-04-2010, 05:11 PM   #5 (permalink) PFCBEGA The Seated Quarter Guy     Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 138 OUCH man, thats harsh. you definatley got a raw deal __________________ -Russ There's Strong and then there's Army Strong   02-04-2010, 05:15 PM   #6 (permalink) krispy krispy     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 5,598 My Mood: The Seller's pics don't represent the scratches that your pics clearly show and their item description is lacking any such notes regarding this as well, yet the Seller subjectively says it's a nice coin. Perhaps this is a lesson learned the hard way for you. I'd personally say that the amount you are out probably doesn't warrant the trouble of a complaint despite any misrepresentation. They have a VERY short return policy too which is nasty. You could shoot them an email and request a refund and see how it goes. Good luck to you and sorry for the bum deal.   02-04-2010, 05:20 PM   #7 (permalink) Billy Kingsley NASCAR and Numismatics     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dutchess County, New York Posts: 675 My Mood: Blog Entries: 9 I normally collect the dregs of numismatics...(hey, it's cheap and I'm poor!) but even I would not accept that coin for my collection. __________________ Billy Kingsley Member ANA, SPMC Can't really afford to collect coins but I do enjoy reading and talking about them. Still new and mostly clueless!   02-04-2010, 05:24 PM   #8 (permalink) mpcusa Online Dealer of Mpc     Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,428 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Yep send it back, Doesnt seem to be a good deal!!   02-04-2010, 05:31 PM   #9 (permalink) LostDutchman exsisto magister     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,598 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 This is a great example of someone taking a picture of a coin that hides ALL of the coins problems... This picture was shot intentionally dark IMO. Tho it appears to have been scanned. I think this is a good thread to learn from when one thinks of buying coins without good pictures. __________________ Matt Dinger Lost Dutchman Rare Coins Last edited by LostDutchman; 02-04-2010 at 05:34 PM.   02-04-2010, 06:26 PM   #10 (permalink) BUBAGS BUBAGS   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Buffalo,NY Posts: 49 My Mood: Please judge the condition for yourself.   02-04-2010, 07:13 PM   #11 (permalink) Marshall Junior Member     Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 244 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by BUBAGS Please judge the condition for yourself. This is difficult to do when the pictures are deceptive.   02-04-2010, 07:22 PM   #12 (permalink) jloring Senior Citizen     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 555 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by BUBAGS Please judge the condition for yourself. Yeah, right... how are you supposed to do that with lousy pictures, intentionally darkened to high the defects? __________________ Jim   02-04-2010, 08:14 PM   #13 (permalink) ozarktravler Senior Member     Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 282 Only takes a thumb rub to steal the tone off those old pure coppers. Just notify seller and return the coin. Really not worth leaving a neg for seller, unless he refuses to refund. I don't like buying photo/scan coins, I want them in hand for carefull inspection. just My 2 cents , ozarktravler   02-04-2010, 08:26 PM   #14 (permalink) Marshall Junior Member     Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 244 My Mood: This might be a good piece to use to experiment with retoning. I remember the old timers used to carry buffed coins around in their underwear for a month to get the toning going again. I don't know if that works, but the story was always good for a laugh.   02-04-2010, 08:29 PM   #15 (permalink) Marshall Junior Member     Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 244 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by ozarktravler Only takes a thumb rub to steal the tone off those old pure coppers. Just notify seller and return the coin. Really not worth leaving a neg for seller, unless he refuses to refund. I don't like buying photo/scan coins, I want them in hand for carefull inspection. just My 2 cents , ozarktravler That's my preference as well, but I've pretty much exhausted the inventory of the local dealers.   Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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