how big would you gamble on Ebay?

Here ya go Rick:

Boughten is an archaic participial inflection of the verb to buy. http://grammarist.com/usage/boughten/

 

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Yeah, but the word is only used in New Haven Jim........

 

I do not think there's a gamble on BUYING on eBay. Buyer always protected by eBay. If the Buyer do not like the item/s. He/she can return it immediately.

 

It's common sense. Would you buy a TV, for example, from a random guy that said he was selling it for a friend? Coins are no different.

 

Second time in as many weeks....

 

I've boughten lots of coins over the years, and I've solden a lot too.

 

Its not solden its solded :smile

 

If I had a multi-billion-dollar corporation guaranteeing that I could return it for a refund if it wasn't as described, yes, I would.

I've taken quite a lot of three- and four-figure "gambles" on questionable auctions on eBay. On some, I got what was advertised at a great price. On others, I got a full refund. I haven't lost a cent. It's hard for me to view this as "gambling".

On the other hand, I am very careful to read the exact wording of the auction before I bid. If I got taken in by misleading wording, I'd ask politely for a refund, and consider leaving neutral or negative feedback if the seller was uncooperative, but I wouldn't expect to push it as a Buyer Protection case.

 

No, it's soldered.......:devil:

 

So, since I had to open a dispute on the coin I was talking about, here's the link.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-DOUBLE-DIE-LINCOLN-WHEAT-CENT-PCGS-CERTIFIED-UNCIRCULATED-/200906321239?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=p%252FLiYFE43fqd8HIAoOQKLxeW%252F4g%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

The seller sent me a heavily circulated 1955-D Lincoln Wheat cent....

This gamble did not pay off, but that doesn't mean I won't gamble more in the future.....

 

I've soldered a few coins.

 

Wow, just looked at the listing and in the description he says it is a 1944-S Lincoln cent. Everything else he has sold is either clothing or small electrical appliances. Get the money back quick.

 

Already opened a dispute, I feel bad for the bidder of his 1916-D Dime he sold.... I wonder what he actually sent them.....

 

This had RED FLAG written all over it. Remember what I said about the deal mentality and being blinded by dreams of profit? Glad you learned a lesson though.

 

So you bid and bought on a 1955 DDO, the description said [TABLE="width: 1276, align: center"]

Up for bidding or buying is a 1944-S LINCOLN WHEAT PENNY.
And you get a 55-D Cent. Hum.

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On E-bay? $0.

Although I do have $10 on my March Madness bracket

 

This had RED FLAG written all over it. Remember what I said about the deal mentality and being blinded by dreams of profit? Glad you learned a lesson though.

 

I "gamble" on Ebay at times, just did last weekend. However, I have been on there for like 15 years, and do perform "due diligence" if something seems fishy. I have won pretty well on some gambles, have kind of broken even on some more, (maybe even lost a little on a couple). Its not for the faint of heart though, and you have to actually do the work. IDK about Ebay nowadays, since if I buy something I keep it, I don't treat it like a referral service unless the picture or description is VERY and INTENTIONALLY misleading, which has only happened once to me.

 

I gambled a little bit on Ebay years ago... once I received a coin that was obviously NOT the coin pictured, but it was less than $5.00 so I saved myself the hassle... the snares seem far more numerous today, so I wouldn't gamble $20 unless I had 99.9999% assurance that I was getting the genuine thing... and how many times have I been 99.9999% sure... ummmm... never...

 

And what did this "gamble" lose the OP? A bit of time and attention. He likely won't even have to cover the return postage.

That's why I choose to "gamble" on eBay.

I do wonder, though, whether their current Buyer Protection program is sustainable -- it seems like it would be pretty expensive to maintain. I really ought to go and check their financial statements.