Bad Ebay experience

I had a very poor experience with a seller recently. I won a 32 S quarter. It was marked out for delivery. I waited all day, mail came, no quarter. What?? So I check tracking and it was intercepted after it was marked for delivery and returned to sender. It was Saturday afternoon so the p.o. was closed. So I message the guy. He responds with he has no idea why it was returned. Will be in touch he says. Monday I call the p.o. they say sender had it recalled. So I message sender say what's the deal? Finally 2 days later he replies with, sent the wrong thing will get the right one sent. By now I've won another auction that's in shipping. 5 days go by still no tracking on the first one and the second one came. A 1938 S quarter. I hadn't messed with it because I was considering returning. Now he's not shipping or replying. I opened a dispute. The day I escalated it he replied. Will get it sent right now. Input tracking and shipped. It finally arrived. And I noticed a scratch on the 1938 S . I message the guy and of course, no reply. So I go leave negative feedback saying watch this guy for photoshopping. Within that day he replies if you're having a problem click get a refund... after I messaged him asking for that already. Many times. This was just my experience. This guy is selling a ton of coins. But beware of his pictures. Look at these for yourself. The first is his auction picture the second is the quarter I received in hand, my picture. The third the auction, the fourth the seller.

 

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I’m losing more trust in ebay every day when it comes to this stuff. Thanks for posting.

 

You may want to consider purchasing this coin already graded by one of the top grading companies: PCGS, NGC; ANACS or ICG. 1932-s in AU50-AU53 have recently been hammered at about the same price paid (maybe a little more) as the price paid for the coin in question.

To be frank, I would stay away from raw 1932-s and 1932-d quarters completely unless you are intimately familiar with the series. They are some of the most commonly, deceptively altered coins in all of coins collectings. People carefully add false mintmarks to authentic Philadelphia quarter thus multiplying the potential value. I haven't even looked to see if that is the case here, but something to think about.. maybe research.

Always always always google search an ebay seller before making a purchase. You would have quickly discovered that this seller is known for their deceptive tactics and ..uh.. overmarketed coins.

Personally, I would take advantage of the free 30 day return in this case most definitely.

 

“Found in safe of 200 year old store during demolition” I would return it.

 

Ah, the "docktor". There has been a lot of discussion on this and other sites about this seller. None of it good mind you...

 

I don’t understand how the seller has a 99.9 rating with these complaints. The ratings are the first thing that I consider when buying anything from bay.

 

I figured out as much. I only got hit for a bit and a lesson. He had over 3k good feedback. I stick to just a couple people now. And am very leery of random sellers. I usually look all their auctions over and their feed back. One guy's good experience is another guy's bad though sometimes. I have another theory about his coins, I really don't think they came from any "found" safe.

 

That's my same thought. But you can almost see where the line should have been. It's not there and I have taken many photos and you can't do it without the scratch showing.

 

The problem with ebay feedback ratings is there are so many people out there purchasing crap that have no clue...

 

Apparently it’s a bottomless safe.

 

Some of his "found in safe" coins have been tracked to recent sales of details holdered coins at Heritage. I don't really understand why ebay allows this outright fraudulent marketing.

 

@Derrick Combs The Docktor is definitely a crook and you'll be lucky to get a refund. He is also an ANA member, PNG and? He owns CRS in Kentucky (Coin Repair Service) and is known by many coin shops. I had a horrible experience with him and never was refunded. The 200 year old building is still on his property and he is easy to find with a simple search. I threatened him with a lawsuit and actually had a ANA security person on the phone looking at his auctions, they took no action? I finally gave up and stopped buying raw coins on eBay. He had 100s of bad feedback and I have no idea how he had it changed, most likely the amount of money he pays for his auctions. His father was also a Coin Doctor and I believe they were honest at some point, they had over 3200 doctored Barber coins documented and many of them are still out there. The ANA said they could retrieve my money however there was a fee and I had to commit to a membership so I just gave up. I am disgusted with the whole thing and the ANA who did nothing about it. Good luck with your problems and buy slabbed coins in the future. There are way too many nefarious eBay sellers that hurt us all.

 

@ripple He had 100s of bad feedback from many people including me, I have no idea how he was able to get them removed, all I know is that he did. I watched his sales for a while after I was ripped off. The ANA is very aware of him and his sales on eBay and they won't take any action?

 

Don't know why people don't see through these marketing ploys. It's like the guy that every coin listing states "estate find". I don't even look at listings of people that use these marketing gimmicks.

 

Rule #1: Never buy raw coins on Ebay
Rule #2: If you buy a coin a Ebay that turns out to be a problem, See Rule #1

 

It sounds like the ANA isn’t trustworthy either, is there any honesty in this business?

@Jeffjay, grate avatar.

 

Ebay has made a joke of their ratings system, but it's still better than Amazon's.

 

Totally agree with @mynamespat when it comes to the 32-D & S.

I never would have considered that coin based on the guys picture. I don't think the picture was photo-shopped. Looks like he intentionally took the picture so the light and angle obscured the scratch. The picture was washed out or the coins severely cleaned.

To tell you the truth, I didn't know a sender could stop a package while it's in transit and have it recalled!

 

I took a look at this seller’s completed sales and am fascinated by the terminology he uses to sell 4 and 5 figure coins. Are there really people out there with that kind of money to spend who haven’t done the most basic due diligence? I could see someone buying a common Morgan or Walker described as “closely uncirculated” or “highly uncirculated”, but a Gobrecht Dollar or a Carson City double eagle? Wow. The mere thought of buying a coin like that raw scares me even if it was described in proper numismatic terms. I’ve always associated beginners with low dollar coins, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that there are gullible people at every price point.

I’ll admit I’m not sure whether the realized prices are for problem coin money, and if so perhaps a knowledgeable person could have scored a deal. The whole presentation just strikes me as odd, sort of like shopping for a Rolex at KMart and hoping it comes up on a blue light special.

The screen shot below is what I’m talking about.

 

I'll send you a PM with his name if you want.