I went to my dads house yesterday to pickup some Ike Dollars, (1974-D) and I noticed some nice die clashers, so I went on ebay to check for prices, and found this one, he wishes it was 40% silver, just a another day on ebay, heres the link http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-D-Ike-...12?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item2a2d744640
That detailed item info is provided by Ebay when they ask sellers if they would like to include it in a listing. In this case it looks like Ebay has made the error.
I have been on ebay about as long as ebay has been ebay. when a seller puts this junk in their description ; Product Information The 1974 US Eisenhower dollar is a silver coin comprising 60 percent copper and 40 percent silver. This 1974 one-dollar piece shows President Eisenhower on the obverse side facing to the left. Also on the obverse side of this US Eisenhower dollar is the word "Liberty," the phrase "In God We Trust," and the year 1974. The reverse side of this silver coin depicts an eagle flying over the moon while holding an olive branch. This acts as a tribute to the Apollo 11 space mission, which landed the first humans, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, on the moon. The US Eisenhower dollar is nicknamed "Ike," after the president on the front. In addition, this 1974 one-dollar piece was produced at all three US Mint locations, although the San Francisco location solely produced coins for collectors. The coin weighs 24.59 g (0.86 oz) and includes a reeded edge. This US Eisenhower dollar was designed by Frank Gasparro. I would not trust buying from them because 90% of the sellers doing this has something worthless for sale and trying to use this description for a couver up.
I understand the concept that they might throw the canned language up as flack, but can't you just ignore that part and concentrate on what they write specifically about the coin? Given that ebay makes the buyer responsible for the canned part also, it seems its inclusion is an advantage to the buyer.
Unless I'm mistaken, this is an example of Ebay's product info that it begs sellers to also use with listings. I never use it, because I prefer to give the relevant information myself. Maybe someone who does use this Ebay "feature" can tell us if it's editable.
Yes after someone lists a item on ebay they can go back and edit their auction pages as many times as they want to. I used to sell on ebay all the time and run into serious health problems and haven't been selling much in the last few years. I'm going to give it another try here before long.
I know that you can edit your listings. I'm just not sure if you can edit the "Detailed Item Info". That's something that Ebay provides; it's not something the seller types out. What I'm saying is that info you are seeing in the ad regarding the silver content is Ebay's own "Detailed Item Info". It's not something the seller created.
Sorry I didn't completely understand what you were asking about. this DETAILED ITEM INFO is probably something new like and I'm not totally sure how this works. It's been a while since I have sold a item on ebay.
Yeah, it's a fairly new feature that Ebay tries to get everyone to use. Like I said, I don't use it and it looks like it's a good thing that I don't if Ebay thinks '74 Ikes are silver!
I'm pretty sure you can't edit it. If I do have a coin recognized by eBay, I select that option but create my own item description and opt not to show the detailed product info in the listing. My reasoning for using eBay's database option is that it might have some search optimization benefits, and make my coin more likely to be seen by a greater number of people. I have no idea if that's actually the case or not, but might as well do it.
