A seller almost got me on ebay...

I am still looking for an affordable 21 and 28 Peace, I was doing ebay and I found a listing for a 28 and I looked at the pics, and noticed what I thought was an 'S'. I sent a question, and the seller said it states clearly in the 'mint' area of the listing. I did not bid. Someone got a fairly common Peace at an uncommon price....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250528435508&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

 

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Yup, that is a little misleading on the title but he does state the SanFrancisco mint in the description.

 

IMO. He was trying to slip one by. Why else wouldn't he mention a mint mark in the title? Really a dishonest attempt to sell his coin.

Bruce

 

If you see another listing like this, you can report it as intentionally deceiving listing. Aside from that, if the buyer knows what he is doing, he can return it for a refund despite the sellers "no refund policy. PayPal in essence guarantees you satisfaction.

 

That's good to know , I always thought it was buyers beware !
rzage

 

I always look at the coin first to see if I even want to bid. Then I go back and read the whole auction carefully - and let me tell you, some of those big bold twenty different color auctions description, I just skip and write the coin off. My father got taken by vernon coin once - where the very last small line of text says "no coins included". I have only seen 1 or 2 I thought were really misleading that I reported. I know on the 1883/2 shield nickels people love to say the 1882 filled nickel is 1883/2 - I let the seller know. And if the auction does not get fixed or pulled I report it. Been a while since I have had to do that.

 

Here's the 1928-S I've got. I think Peace dollars are harder to grade than Morgans..any suggestions on grade are welcome

 

I agree with you Bruce, if he wasn't trying to be dishonest why didn't he put the title as a 1928-S?

Also, I have a 1928 please guess the grade. Will post grade tomorrow.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb185/hgraves_2007/1928-F-1.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb185/hgraves_2007/1928-B-1.jpg

 

It looks like a very nice coin...with my limited experience grading Peace Dollars,
I'll go with MS-63......

 

It could very well be a simple case of a human...being human. People make mistakes. I had a seller pull the very same thing on me. The coin is a very high grade 1887 Morgan dollar.

There was no mention of the S mint mark in the listing title or description. I didn't turn the listing in to eBay though ....just held my breath for several days and bought the coin for less than 30 dollars. It was up for a full 7 days, and was an auction style listing. I was sure somebody else would have noticed it....but nope.

The seller will get something extra in his paypal stocking if it grades out 64 or 65.

There isn't always a nefarious reason for a listing error, and in my experience, most sellers will work with you if they clearly have made an error.

Nightowl

 

I emailed the seller, pointing out his omission, and he did not revise the auction. After the listing ended, I also told the seller that the coin would most likely be returned. it's maybe a $40 coin, and it sold for over $200.

 

Wow, that is a big mistake on the buyers part to miss that one. How could you spend $200 on a coin without a good look at the photo or the description that listed the SF mint. Having said that, I once spent $40 on a 1872 IHC on ebay that clearly stated 10X in the description. For some reasons, my eye was overlooking it and I was thinking it was a grade of the coin. In the end, I got a coin that was 10 times the size of a 1872. I keep it as a remembering tool, always be diligent.

 

Then I have to think that the seller was a little on the sleazy side then. You gave him a chance to be honest...and he declined. He'd be off my list for sure.

Nightowl

 

$207.50!!!!!!!!

can you spell rip off?

Or just dumb buyers?

 

That seller is just wasting his own time and money most likely as the buyer is going to ask for a refund upon receipt of the coin. I would rather honestly represent a coin and have a happy buyer than have to deal with a dissatisfied buyer and a return.

 

how bout both.

 

It's a NGC MS-61:

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb185/hgraves_2007/1928-F-NGC.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb185/hgraves_2007/1928-B-NGC.jpg

 

why is it that if someone overpays for a coin it's the seller just trying to rip someone off?

ALOT of people out there buying coins or other items don't have the same sense God gave Dogs to not crap where they eat.

The Last intelligence study I heard stated the Average Person in the U.S. was considered a moron...

Face it sometimes sellers are bad people but other times it's buyers being stupid and practically giving away money for their own inexperience.

 

Here's a few affordable 1921 Peace Dollars from my collection..affordable mainly due to condition!

 

I new a guy named Igor that use to peddle dead bodies, and sold a few!