I've complained about this kind of thing before, but come on. Look at the title of this auction, then look at the coin. http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-NICE-1855-...72?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3f05d78e34 Now this guy, on the other hand, tells it like it is: http://cgi.ebay.com/USA-quite-ghast...95?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5196db57a3
They don't get much worse than that. I wonder what kind of work this seller does. If he is an airline mechanic I hope he doesn't do "very nice" work.
Beauty in the eye of the beholder. Of course the first one has a reasonable shipping fee and the second one does not.
I'd be embarrased to try to sell the first one, but you have to give the seller of the second one credit for being honest. Bruce
I always hated this seller. He'll post a G coin & in the narrative he says something like: "I do not attach a grade to the coin as grading is very subjective and I am by no means an expert. One person may grade a coin as an FINE while another one grade it as an FINE+ so I will leave that up to you to grade the coin based on the scan" So the idea is that the coin is at least a fine, which it rarely is. Well, actually it never is. His narrative always bumps the grade at least one grade.
Yes, he does that all the time. I've dealt with him numerous times, but I don't see myself dealing with him again. He is very sneaky the way he puts things into his auctions, and he can catch a newbie off guard. (Which he did with me a couple years back) Also, when I was searching through his auctions about a year ago I saw many questionable Morgans, that could've been fake.
I've bought from him before because he has reasonable shipping charges as someone else said, but you definitely can't listen to anything he says. It is just so annoying how people like this just use a stock "very nice" description no matter what it looks like.
Vette his typical mass listing sloppiness. buy the coin not the listing! On the other hand, I bought a 31s lincoln from that first seller, only to find it harshly cleaned. Checked the listing description and it said it was cleaned. The problem with the repetitive nature of those listings is that they all look the same. Seller understood and accepted return and refunded quickly. That first seller is a "no worry" seller IMO.. However I would not buy any high grades from him if you are worried whether they will grade. They likely won't, same as GSC, except their stuff goes for stupid money.
I agree about the repetitive listings. Most of the coins I look at on eBay are sold by people who do hundreds of these and most have a template they use for every one. It has gotten so I don't read them anymore because none of it is relevant. It is more likely to be an explanation of their shipping and handling policies and how they deal with complaints and whatever else they feel like going on about than it is about the coin. Very few eBay sellers write anything relevant in their coin listings.
I love (sarcastic) sellers who title their listings "A Good Coin", "A Nice Coin", "A Very Nice Coin", etc. Hinting around at a grade, but not grading it. Use of obcure language to infer a grade of some type can be just as dangerous for new or young collectors as actually putting an unsubstantiated grade on it. Especially for higher value stuff.
Another seller to stay away from. I suggested that eBay give buyers a blocked sellers tool. They didn't like that. I forgot the exact response, but it was snobby. A seller can block a buyer, so why not give an 'ignore' option to buyers? It would make searches more precise and user friendly.
