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<p>[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 5432420, member: 116145"]Do you ever go looking for a a particular coin on eBay - say you've got your eye on something special for your collection, and you WIN the auction on it - and then you notice that the seller offers combined shipping - so you click on "sellers other items" and fall down the rabbit hole?</p><p><br /></p><p>Happens to me all the time - I had my eye on an AU 1930S Standing Liberty Quarter in an ICG slab - which would be the nicest I own if I won it. Well I did win it - for a fair bit less than my max bid! (won it for $51.75, was willing to go $76) so, all high on the win, I checked other items, I mean, why not? Anything else is icing on the cake, without any real shipping costs, right? And it's a very popular eBay coin seller (MacV) so he's got tons of good stuff. Well, I'm still waiting for some auctions to finish, but I've picked up slabbed high grade Buffalo nickels (common years), Franklin Halves, quarters and a really neat Peace Dollar - and a 74 Spokane Worlds Fair souvenir with a 1908 Indian head. I am still bidding on other auctions he's got that end today. He got me good! So, in conclusion - IT'S A TRAP! DON'T CLICK ON THE OTHER ITEMS!!!!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Here's three of my newest lovelies - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1236095[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1236097[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1236098[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 5432420, member: 116145"]Do you ever go looking for a a particular coin on eBay - say you've got your eye on something special for your collection, and you WIN the auction on it - and then you notice that the seller offers combined shipping - so you click on "sellers other items" and fall down the rabbit hole? Happens to me all the time - I had my eye on an AU 1930S Standing Liberty Quarter in an ICG slab - which would be the nicest I own if I won it. Well I did win it - for a fair bit less than my max bid! (won it for $51.75, was willing to go $76) so, all high on the win, I checked other items, I mean, why not? Anything else is icing on the cake, without any real shipping costs, right? And it's a very popular eBay coin seller (MacV) so he's got tons of good stuff. Well, I'm still waiting for some auctions to finish, but I've picked up slabbed high grade Buffalo nickels (common years), Franklin Halves, quarters and a really neat Peace Dollar - and a 74 Spokane Worlds Fair souvenir with a 1908 Indian head. I am still bidding on other auctions he's got that end today. He got me good! So, in conclusion - IT'S A TRAP! DON'T CLICK ON THE OTHER ITEMS!!!!! ;) Here's three of my newest lovelies - [ATTACH=full]1236095[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1236097[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1236098[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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