http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Standard-...538713?hash=item3f3c5b0919:g:G2oAAOSwQItUBjl- There's a 40 percenter in the picture. In the middle of the pile you'll notice a 1964 quarter that looks slightly green on the bottom. Then, go right and you'll see a 1968 40% half. If you're advertising 90%, don't put a 40% in the pile.
I had to go back and look again to spot the 40% Half. I guess I missed the green on the Silver Quarter. Let the buyer beware.
@Omegaraptor , why do you spend so much time looking at these types of sales on eBay if you know they are scams? It's an honest question and not meant to be negative. I'm just curious.
Her 96 ounce offer is $2,715. That amounts to $28 per ounce, twice the price of pure silver per ounce. What a deal.
I honestly can't stand shopping for coins on Ebay. It makes my intestines twinge and my stomach roll over on itself. Not to mention more than once I very obviously received a coin of much lesser grade than the auction pictured and a protracted e-mail fight ensued. This did happen a while ago, so perhaps things have improved.
I've had some pretty good luck on eBay.....bought a few risky coins but in the end never got screwed. I have a tendency to buy the more expensive single coins either slabbed or raw. As for this offer...the person has 100% rating on 22,000 sales....so you feel pretty confident you'll get what you bargained for. The only bad thing about eBay is that pictures don't do a coin justice most of the time.....sometimes you have to ask about the condition......I think I've gotten accurate descriptions when I have done this
I still feel like having only ONE negative feedback out of over 20000 sales is an impressive feat indeed.
I applaud him for pointing them out. Although this is a minor incident , I believe that people who blatantly try to scam customers should be pointed out and exposed. Maybe if it starts having a negative effect on their business, they just might get the message !
This seems like kind of a grueling way to make a living. I'm assuming each lot is $1.15 face; $1.10 would be less than a standard ounce. At their current pricing structure, they're making about $5 over spot on each auction -- before considering eBay expenses, materials, time, and dealing with unhappy customers (returns or disputes). They could sell directly to Provident for around $12.12 a lot, with a slightly-less-than-100-lot minimum. I guess if you've got a well-established workflow, though, your net hourly pay rate ends up being not too terrible. I've only ever sold at relatively low volume, and $5 per auction seems like not enough money for too much time.
I agree with you about scammers. I despise them as well. Most everyone on this site already knows these are scams. So posting them here isn't going to have a negative effect on the sellers business, because the members here aren't the market. When I'm looking for coins on eBay, I don't even look for these types of listings. My question was an attempt to understand him/her better. Not disparage him.
Perhaps, regarding this thread, that is exactly what is in order though. There's nothing about this listing that truly suggests it's a scam or the seller shady. There's a 40% in the photo, so what? Did he bother to contact her and ask before slinging mud? The listing states 90%, and considering her over 12k positives in the last year, should we just assume all her buyers are idiots, and that she's willing to risk ruining her little business over a nothing amount of silver, or is it much more likely that it's presence in the photo was nothing more than a simple mistake? "If you're advertising 90%, don't put 40% in the pile"... I wonder if he knows the old saying about living in a glass house. I realize the OP is very young, but when he decides to call out a seller for dishonest or questionable business practices, it doesn't matter; the other person is an adult with real-world responsibilities, and it is possible that his actions could have real-life consequences for her. If he wants to call a dog a dog (like in his jar thread), that's fine, but he damn well had better be absolutely certain before doing so instead of just assuming the worst. What may be a hobby or just fun for him is a business to others, and for this reason alone, a healthy dose of respect is warranted. Perhaps the OP should think long and hard about how he would feel, as an example, if he (when he grows up) started a small internet-based business, perhaps to help care for his daughter, only to have some petty kid come along and start publicly calling him "shady" over an assumption. I've a funny feeling that things would be different if he was on the receiving end.
Ohng..... dank yer fer edjumakaten! Uemmm huuhh.... I'm sorry, but seriously... a post that incredibly stupid doesn't warrant an intelligent response. With "free speech" comes the responsibility to speak truthfully of others. It does not provide a blanket of protection for one to spew poo about or defame whomever they wish.
