Can't think why. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261902968427?_trksid=p2057872.m2748.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
I'm having trouble understanding there being four bids on that coin. Can you explain the whole story? I notice the seller has another lot with admitted tooling. We may be dealing with an honest mistake (hard though that is to believe these days).
It's easy to make mistakes on eBay when you're listing a bunch of coins - I've done it myself. It's important to proofread the listings before and after you post them. You can always edit. But sometimes one slips through the cracks.
Doug, I spotted the barbarous Valerian and then saw the listing description, so I bid for a laugh. The bid won just after business hours on Friday. I sent them a message to say that they could cancel the bid. There was no way they were going to send me a Solidus for 4 euros. I knew it was an honest mistake. But for a few hours I was the owner of a Solidus
No I didn't, it was horrible. When I said I had no problem cancelling, I also said "Please don't send that horrible coin". They left me very nice feedback.
When I see a coin picture with a description that does not match, am I to bid on the description or the picture? Most differences are not solidus to antoninianus spacing but another member here recently pointed out to me a rare falling horseman with description of a more common one. How do I know whether I'll get the coin in the photo or not? I'd like to think that dealers who charge 20% add ons to bids would know how to catalog coins but the fact remains that some of them simply do not care. In most cases I just walk away from the coin and the dealer who I fear might put equal (lack of) effort into sending me the coin.
If I were interested in the coin, I would contact the seller for clarification. In this instance, it was just a laugh. A barbarian with a solidus description? Vcoins cheapest listed was over £600 GBP, I knew that they were not going to ship it for 4 euros. The volume that passes through this seller's hands is huge. I am sure there are mistakes.
I think the seller uses a high quality scanner instead of a camera. His coins don't show the luster "colors" of metal, looked more like greyscales, and quite a few times I purchased from him the coins ended up looking more purdy than on his pictures. He's a good seller.
