I think I just bought a piece of junk!

Well I think I just bought a piece of junk!!! I hope I'm wrong but it looks like I got too excited and just threw away some money. I was on ebay looking at some of the last second auctions and I spotted what I thought was a $10 gold coin. I didn't notice it was listed under novelty though!!! DOH!!!

What does everyone else think? Might I be wrong and it is gold?

Here is the link to the closed auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/23084696705...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2648#ht_500wt_1288

 

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Yup. I have never seen a 1609 Eagle made of pot metals.

Live and learn.

 

Yup, that is why I make what I think are reasonable bids at least 24 hours before the auction ends, and if a last minute impulse buyer out bids....oh well...

 

On the bright side, report it as a counterfeit to eBay, and you'll get your full money back.

 

​Yep

 

Ya think?

 

​Fer sure

 

Probably not... it's listed under the "novelty" category, and has no real description other than the date change, so it can't be SNAD. Doesn't make it right, but I don't think the OP has a case.

 

I am with you. I never make last minute bids. I set my snipes up well ahead of time.

Friends don't let friends troll Ebay for last second auctions.

 

With the date change like that, does it become a fantasy piece that no longer is required to be marked COPY? I imagine it does. If so, then yeah, no SNAD probably.

 

I think it is wrong to try to hurt the seller on this listing. They put it up in the novelty catagory. They didnt try to say it was Gold , real ,or anything like that .

They did not say token or anything either but, IMO they were not trying to pass it off as something it was not.

The buyer is 100% responsible for his or her actions. Man up ,pay for it & chalk it up as a lesson for not taking your time with a purchase.

You could also contact the seller & try to cancel the transaction or pay for it & return it. You will be protected by paypal almost 100% . You will lose a few bucks on shipping but it would be the right thing to do.
Or just dont pay for it & get an unpaid strike,but the responsible thing to do is to let the seller know what you will be doing wheather they like it or not.

No need to report the seller, just work it out.

 

It's described (in the title) as an eagle.

Also, as far as I can tell, listing in the "novelty" category is not a defense against eBay's "no more replicas" policy. Most especially when you describe the knockoff as a "Ten D. Eagle" in the auction title, and prevaricate about how "the date may have been altered".

If the seller weren't trying to be deceitful, he could've described it as "a novelty token patterned after the US $10 gold eagle".

 

The seller is 100% responsible for his (or her) actions, as well. If bidders have to learn not to bid on sketchy auctions, why shouldn't sellers have to learn not to list them?

To this seller, I say "man up, take the fake back & chalk it up as a lesson for being deceitful."

 

Agreed, The seller should take it back, refund it in full or what ever the buyer wants to do.As long as it is not extortive.
My point is that the seller should not be reported as I see that as an unnecessary
course of action.

Both are at fault so to speak.

 

I disagree. It was listed in novelties, end of story. By posting under that category I believe the seller has done everything he needs to do to say its not an authentic piece IMO.

Hey, I have done this too. Create custom searches and screw up and not pay attention to the category. Most of us have. I have set up snipes for items listed under reproductions. I was lucky I noticed it before the snipe was sent in.

 

besides, if it is a contemporary fake it is worth more than the $26 paid

 

You got what you bid on, and won.

If this item being listed in Novelties, isn't an indication to you that it's not really a $10 gold coin, I don't know what is.

 

Wow I did not mean to stir up such controversy. I of course paid for it right away. I was the one that bid on it and like a lot of people said I am responsible for paying for it. I just wondered if anyone had ever seen anything like it before. I am still going to take a look at it when it comes and if is obviously fake, then I might try to work out something with the seller.

Either way I'm not that upset. I was trying to get a fantastic deal, instead I ended up with an expensive lesson. Lol It happens. No big deal.:smile

 

Eh, trying to say snow is cold or the sky is blue will start a disagreement around here sometimes. We just offered our opinions, and as always hope no feelings were hurt.

 

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