Questionable sellers on eBay?

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by HisBoyElroy, Feb 26, 2015.

  1. HisBoyElroy

    HisBoyElroy Member

    Hoping someone can shed light on this. If you do a search on eBay for Morgan dollars, you will find a bunch that look exactly like the ones I provided pictures of. All three coins are from three different sellers yet all three have the same handwriting and similar descriptions written on them. It's obvious the coins have been in the same hands. There are actually four sellers with Morgans like the ones in the photos and all are located in Ohio. Having purchased a couple last year, I found the coins to have been over rated/graded and cleaned or even polished. So I reviewed feedback from other buyers, and this seems to be a common issue with these sellers. The coins I purchased went from being graded by them as GEM, BU, Proof Like to a measly 17.00/18.00 coin. I wont go as far as to name the sellers, but it's easy to figure out who they are. Does anyone have any information on this group of sellers?
     

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  3. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    I can tell whomever wrote on those holders is left-handed.
     
  4. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    It's not really too unusual for multiple sellers to market coins from a dealers inventory. Sometimes high end dealers will not sell coins that are not what they would consider high enough quality for their own eBay store and will allow others to make a few bucks selling them. I did this for a while myself. That may be what's going on here.
     
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  5. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    Although Kirk is correct, it's also possible for one seller to have multiple accounts. I have two, one for say Playboy magazines and such and the other for everything else.
     
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  6. phankins11

    phankins11 Well-Known Member

    Either that or its the same person with multiple seller accounts, which they can use to bid up their other auctions.
     
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  7. harris498

    harris498 Accumulator

    The handwriting on the third example is different from the first two.
    I when people do the "++++++" nonsense.
     
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  8. HisBoyElroy

    HisBoyElroy Member

    I think you right regarding the 3rd example I listed but the same seller of that coin has a bunch that are identical to the first two.
     
  9. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    It appears to me that they can write, take pictures, and use the internet. They just can't grade.
     
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  10. JPeace$

    JPeace$ Coinaholic

    I wonder why they didn't mention the words "improperly cleaned" on those 2x2's?
     
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