If you're trying to determine the weight of a coin in this 2x2, why don't you just remove the coin and weigh it? Chris
Perhaps, if they remove it from the holder they probably can't return it to the seller if they want to make a return.
Unless the coin is a fake, in which the seller should take it back. And they might need to weigh it to know.
And it will be easier to facilitate the return with the seller if they haven't removed it, hence why they need the weight of the holder (plus staples). But what puzzles me if this is the OPs need, how will they weigh the coin out of the holder if they can't weigh the holder themselves? Besides, some fakes carry nearly perfect weight as authentic pieces, so just removing it to evaluate and weigh wouldn't necessary be enough. Best just return it without removing the piece and estimating the weight less the holder plus staples.
Thanks for the replies. I will make everything clear in a future post. For now I really appreciate the help, my friends.
I considered that, but it's not like cracking it out of a slab. Any seller who would agonize over a cardboard 2x2 has more than a few screws loose. Chris
Do you make a habit of asking dealers at coin shops and coin shows to open their 2x2s? And do you hold them by the same point of view expressed here when they have a policy not to open the holders?
Try this since the OP obviously has a scale. Put an authentic dollar in a 2x2 with the same number of staples and weigh that. BUT, not all 2x2's are of equal weight.
Apples and Oranges Krispy since at a Coin Shop or Dealers table, questions can be asked of the dealer regarding authenticity of a particular coin. Just my opinion.
But I do not think a respected seller would send you a coin from ebay and say if you take it out of the 2x2 you own it. I agree with Chris you should be able to take it out of the 2x2 and weigh it. I had this happen once on a low dollar item - it was in a flip and a 2x2. It included a message that said if you open either and remove it - then you own it. You could not even look at the coin because it was so scruffy and hazy in the flip and 2x2. It was not worth the return postage. If I ever receive another one like that I will just straight ship it back and make sure I never buy from that seller again. Just my humble opinion.
I also agree the buyer should be able to take the coin out, but I think we all have gasped at supposed collectors who mishandle a coin or handled it not up to our same level of safe handling. I'm sure some sellers have fear and perhaps even experience with a coin being removed and swapped with another, then shipped back and perhaps disputed as not as described. How do you protect yourself if a buyer swaps your coin with a fake and claims you sent it to them, particularly if the coin is poorly imaged in the listing. This is not about "respected sellers" exercising this policy. It can be used by both those with a reputation and those who are unknown for different reasons. Yes, the best advice is that if arrives in an unacceptable condition, and in such a way as that you cannot verify the coin is legit or as described in the holder it arrives in, rather than go through an issue of having removed the piece from the sellers holder, simply return it. If they have a policy written in the description to the same effect, then do not buy from them.
