Another Ebay Seller

Ike dollars are commonly called silver dollars. Selling 10 clad Ike dollars for 13.49 is hardly a scam.

 

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2000 P ROLL OF 25 GOLD $1 SACAJAWEA DOLLARS $1 UNCIRCULATED

 

Yeah, that bugs me too, but I know enough to keep it to myself.

Big differences:

1) I don't think anybody expects to get actual gold out of a Sac dollar.
2) There are (40%) silver Ikes, so the term "silver dollar" carries a bit more weight than it otherwise might.

 

But I doubt anyone actually believes they are gold.

And I suppose calling them "Copper-zinc-manganese-nickel clad Copper" Dollars is a mouth full at least.

 

How about Sac Dollars and Ike Dollars.....

 

"Golden" or "golden-colored" isn't that tough, though.

 

Yea, I feel for one of those misleading representations once when I didn't read all the way to the end, the last line, where the seller clarified what is was he was really selling.

After I won and got it, very disappointed. So I wrote him to let him know how misleading that was. He said that he could only edit the ad by adding a line at the bottom. Since I am not a seller, I don't know if that is true or not.

He offered to refund, but since it was just bullion, I kept it. And then ordered what I really wanted from Apmex. And got what I wanted, because they know what the stuff is.

 

If a buyer walks in and asks for an 'Ike Dollar' there is no onus on the seller to explain what one is. It can be presumed that the buyer knows what he is 'looking for', but when the seller 'offers something for sale' the onus is squarely upon him to promote (advertise) the item correctly and in the least 'misleading' way possible. Often a buyer's only source of information (at the time of purchase) is the seller and there should NEVER be any excuses made for sellers who 'hide' what they are actually selling in the 'small print'. (Oh how we hate Insurance Companies.)

 

It is actually true, once an item is already being bid on by someone, the title and original descriptions cannot be edited. When there are no bids you can edit anything on the listing as you wish. Best advice for the seller is be very cautious what your title says before someone decides to throw a bid in.

 

That's good, but not if the original is bad. I think some people might take advantage of this.

 

EBay allows you to report items for "keyword spamming".

 

Actually, the Mint struck a very small number of Sacagawea Dollars in 22kt gold in 1999 that bear the date of 2000 and carry a "W" mint mark. Only 12 remain, and all are currently in a museum or in a government vault somewhere. As stories like this circulate, people rely on hearsay and lose key details. I can see some clueless people expecting to receive actual gold. There are a number of people out there that believe that 1943 cents are "silver pennies" with actual precious metal value.

 

Okay, if "Silver Dollar" is A-OK for clad Ikes, what about this?

Kennedy Silver Half Dollar 1776-1976

...for a circulated, P-mint Bicentennial half. At $20 BIN, I don't think the seller will be getting any bites, but there's also a starting bid of 99 cents, and shipping is free. Someone who didn't know better might bid $2 thinking they were getting a good deal on a 40% half.

The difference, as I see it: "silver dollar" is an established and common phrase for large dollar coins, and I understand why people use it correctly, but it's still misleading in the context of an eBay listing. "Kennedy Silver Half" is flat-out deceptive.

Of course, it still might just indicate that the seller is clueless. Given the number of "silver 1943 penny" and "silver 1964 nickel" listings, it's clear that a lot of people are confused.

 

As long as silver is a color as well as a metal, it can be accurately used to describe an item. If you remember that eBay is geared to the mass market and that many descriptors on the item title are simply keywords somehow related to the item then you should be ok. Don't expect sellers to always conform to individual specialties in their terminology used.

 

Well, yeah. But if you sell (say) a "gold pendant" and the buyer finds that it's plastic with a thin layer of gold leaf, it's going to hurt your reputation, and justifiably so.

 

Gold you say?


CHOCOLATE COIN in a PCGS Sample Slab - Absolutely unique for advanced collection

 

What pure and utter garbage.

 

I messaged that seller. The seller replied, indicated that he was told otherwise and didn't know any better, and that the listing will be corrected or pulled.