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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2159356, member: 27832&quot;]Meh. Last week I came across a new BIN for 31 2013 ASEs, $480 shipped. Brand-new seller, no feedback. I thought about it for a minute or two, then went for it. Here&#039;s my reasoning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most likely outcome: I get no coins, no shipping notification, nothing. eBay refunds my money. I&#039;ve had this happen quite a few times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next most likely: I get shipping notification, but it goes somewhere else, or I receive it and it&#039;s something other than 31 legit ASEs. I let eBay know, they send me a return label (if I received it in the first place), and eBay refunds my money. This has happened a lot, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Less likely, but still quite possible: I get exactly what was advertised, and I&#039;ve picked up 31 ASEs below melt. Legitimate BINs for silver or even gold below melt <i>do</i> sometimes show up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Least likely: I somehow lose my money without receiving the advertised items. Hasn&#039;t happened yet, over four or five years of active buying under eBay&#039;s current rules.</p><p><br /></p><p>Buyer Protection is a powerful tool. I understand that eBay can cut you off <i>as a buyer </i>if you initiate too many claims or returns, but I&#039;ve had some pretty big claims over the last few years (single claims in the high four figures, total well into five figures), and they haven&#039;t pulled my plug yet. This leads me to take chances on auctions where I wouldn&#039;t have looked twice without BP. As a result, I sometimes get bargains -- if nothing else, it weeds out a lot of competing buyers who don&#039;t trust BP. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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