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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1484191, member: 19065"]Hmmm... That listing makes a claim the Seller cannot substantiate nor ought to be utilizing to sell the item. <font size="2"></font></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><br /></p><p>"Only" and "on" in the underlined text is where they are wrong and misleading a buyer. Even if the buyer is aware and doesn't care, it doesn't help how these sets are being sold and what the effect is on pricing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course it's based on <u>estimated</u> dates shown in people's orders placed earlier in the ordering window of opportunity, but a 'first in first out' shipping policy, if the Mint/PBGS even follows that, doesn't mean all 150,000 are leaving on the same date. Orders placed a week after the coins went on sale say the same thing as orders placed on day one. We see people often stress out over ordering early and getting their products after people who ordered later than them as reflected in order number counting. Plus the approximate figure (150k) is only <i>thought</i> to be where the shipping dates differ more widely as has been seen discussed in numismatic blogs and forums amongst people who have seen these shipping <u>estimated</u> dates published by the Mint. People have come to believe the estimates shown in order statuses means something about who gets what and when. But those dates have in the past been flexible, delivery varied by carrier type selected and delivery conditions complicated receipt of products, etc. The precise number the Seller quotes is in no way supported by Mint policy nor statements about this product and becomes a disservice when falsely claimed in a listing.<font size="2"></font></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><font size="2">These are the small leaps that distort the limited nature of these products and are used in flipping to artificially drive up the prices. It comes from opportunist seeking more than the retail price, particularly immediately after something goes on sale from the Mint, as they monitor minute details of the order process hoping they can justify getting paid more in the aftermarket action.</font></p><p><font size="2"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1484191, member: 19065"]Hmmm... That listing makes a claim the Seller cannot substantiate nor ought to be utilizing to sell the item. [SIZE=2] [/SIZE][SIZE=2][/SIZE] "Only" and "on" in the underlined text is where they are wrong and misleading a buyer. Even if the buyer is aware and doesn't care, it doesn't help how these sets are being sold and what the effect is on pricing. Of course it's based on [U]estimated[/U] dates shown in people's orders placed earlier in the ordering window of opportunity, but a 'first in first out' shipping policy, if the Mint/PBGS even follows that, doesn't mean all 150,000 are leaving on the same date. Orders placed a week after the coins went on sale say the same thing as orders placed on day one. We see people often stress out over ordering early and getting their products after people who ordered later than them as reflected in order number counting. Plus the approximate figure (150k) is only [I]thought[/I] to be where the shipping dates differ more widely as has been seen discussed in numismatic blogs and forums amongst people who have seen these shipping [U]estimated[/U] dates published by the Mint. People have come to believe the estimates shown in order statuses means something about who gets what and when. But those dates have in the past been flexible, delivery varied by carrier type selected and delivery conditions complicated receipt of products, etc. The precise number the Seller quotes is in no way supported by Mint policy nor statements about this product and becomes a disservice when falsely claimed in a listing.[SIZE=2] These are the small leaps that distort the limited nature of these products and are used in flipping to artificially drive up the prices. It comes from opportunist seeking more than the retail price, particularly immediately after something goes on sale from the Mint, as they monitor minute details of the order process hoping they can justify getting paid more in the aftermarket action. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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