Well, I read that most interesting thread started by one of our favotite power sellers earlier. Looking through her auctions, I notced this. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3455&item=3960029126&rd=1 Should that not say in the title, Reproduction? Where is the link to report this stuff. I no longer can seem to find it.
Not sure how to go about reporting auctions of this nature.......but i think the exploited loophole would be the line "...unsearched, as found in the bankbox..." So even if the person holding this auction knows the coin(s) is a reproduction they can play the 'dumb' middleman role........ A coin like that would at least hold the one ounce bullion value though, right??
This person knows damned well it is a reproduction. They have recieved $1700.00 for a reproduction morgan one time.
Dont get me wrong here. I understand where you are coming from but in the sellers defense, I dont see it as a reproduction of anything. It is obvious to me that it isnt a seated liberty dollar. It's just one of those silver bullion rounds with a seated liberty figure in a proof like condition.
http://www.ebay.com/ccw EVERY one of her coin auctions state the same thing. I seriously doubt a jury would believe this line since she's been using it for almost two years. Again, over time, she has built up a history of this type of deceit. Does anyone really think she can play dumb for two years? Not if its made of pot metal.
How about playing her at her own game? Where it says "Ask the seller a question",simply ask her if it's a reproduction or not and also add "becuase it looks like one and you want to make sure before bidding" Two can play the "ignorant game". The question you ask will be for public viewing and will at least make the buyer a bit leary before buying and do some research.
I guess you might get a rare date...a coin with no date!!!! I also think it's bad that its a private auction...that is bad news to collectors. Speedy
I've used this technique before, mostly to test a Seller's honesty or to otherwise gauge a Seller's level of knowledge and integrity. If I receive a response at all, which is maybe less than a third of the time, I get a better feel for whether or not I want to deal with this particular Seller. First, she would never answer, at least with an honest reply. That would be too ethical and she's not up to it. And second, response to a question to the Seller is voluntary on the Seller's part and the Seller has the option to either answer directly or post the answer to the auction... or do nothing. I would be willing to bet a month's pension that she would never provide and honest answer and bet two months' pension that she would never post an answer to an auction.
Looks like a lot of these bidders had perfect feedback until they got tangled up with this seller. Too bad, she probably is making million$$.
That would be true on a Yahoo auction, but on EBay questions and answers appear publicly only if the seller elects to make it appear. Go here and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Click on the "Report listing violations or problems with another eBay member in the Coins category" link and you will get a coin watch reporting form. Experience says it won't do much good, but we have to keep trying.
going through the sellers feedback all the auctions are private. and there are 20 negs in the last 12 months.
If you're talking about pjd1966, the seller who started this thread, she has over 200 (two hundred) negatives within the past 12 months; over 600 since she went into business on eBay in May 2003. She may have the worst feedback of anyone who sells coins.
