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<p>[QUOTE="kanga, post: 4531793, member: 9270"]I've bought many coins on eBay. I've had two problems.</p><p>1. An order was not delivered. Tracking showed no progress. Dealer refunded. And I've dealt with him satisfactorily since.</p><p>2. An order was delivered -- somewhere else. That's was USPS problem, not eBay's.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've sold some coins on eBay.</p><p>No problems encountered.</p><p><br /></p><p>My main complaint about buying from eBay is the images that sellers post.</p><p>You very often have no reasonable clue as to what their coin actually looks like.</p><p>-- There's the famous dark disc.</p><p>-- There's the well known small disc on a large background.</p><p>-- Even if you get an image of a good size, often focus or lighting is a problem.</p><p>-- And a one-sided coin is not unusual.</p><p>These are not really the fault of eBay.</p><p>As long as at least one dimension of the images is 500+ pixels eBay says it's a go.</p><p>And the poor images are done by large, knowledgeable sellers as often as by newbies.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I practice strict CYA.</p><p>If I can't see what I'm looking for in an image, I skip the listing.</p><p>If the seller's feedback is below 98%, I skip the listing.</p><p>(EXCEPTION: A seller with 50-100 feedbacks and only one negative.)</p><p>(EXCEPTION: A seller with 500+ feedbacks and over 98%.)</p><p>And there are any number of other "red flags" that will cause me to skip a listing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, if you practice intelligent buying and selling, eBay is a good place to shop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kanga, post: 4531793, member: 9270"]I've bought many coins on eBay. I've had two problems. 1. An order was not delivered. Tracking showed no progress. Dealer refunded. And I've dealt with him satisfactorily since. 2. An order was delivered -- somewhere else. That's was USPS problem, not eBay's. I've sold some coins on eBay. No problems encountered. My main complaint about buying from eBay is the images that sellers post. You very often have no reasonable clue as to what their coin actually looks like. -- There's the famous dark disc. -- There's the well known small disc on a large background. -- Even if you get an image of a good size, often focus or lighting is a problem. -- And a one-sided coin is not unusual. These are not really the fault of eBay. As long as at least one dimension of the images is 500+ pixels eBay says it's a go. And the poor images are done by large, knowledgeable sellers as often as by newbies. And I practice strict CYA. If I can't see what I'm looking for in an image, I skip the listing. If the seller's feedback is below 98%, I skip the listing. (EXCEPTION: A seller with 50-100 feedbacks and only one negative.) (EXCEPTION: A seller with 500+ feedbacks and over 98%.) And there are any number of other "red flags" that will cause me to skip a listing. Overall, if you practice intelligent buying and selling, eBay is a good place to shop.[/QUOTE]
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