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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 2645745, member: 77814&quot;]I was a recent bidder on Facebook for a 1908-D Barber half, about an XF.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before my 2nd bid I researched comparisons on eBay.&nbsp; Ironically, I found the *exact* same coin that sold for $103.51 ==&gt; <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1908-D-Barber-Half-Dollar-Hard-To-Find-In-High-AU-Collectible-Grades-/222388125056?hash=item33c75d7d80%3Ag%3A93gAAOSwUKxYiAiq&amp;nma=true&amp;si=WHFjbIFYG5FFGGSxir%252B%252FAL1XQgI%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1908-D-Barber-Half-Dollar-Hard-To-Find-In-High-AU-Collectible-Grades-/222388125056?hash=item33c75d7d80%3Ag%3A93gAAOSwUKxYiAiq&amp;nma=true&amp;si=WHFjbIFYG5FFGGSxir%252B%252FAL1XQgI%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1908-D-Barber-Half-Dollar-Hard-To-Find-In-High-AU-Collectible-Grades-/222388125056?hash=item33c75d7d80:g:93gAAOSwUKxYiAiq&amp;nma=true&amp;si=WHFjbIFYG5FFGGSxir%2B%2FAL1XQgI%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m confident it was the same because on the FB post it had the exact same images. Rotated slightly the same, same scratches, dark spots here and there and the exact same lighting; same texture patterns in the same place for the background, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the seller had it &quot;in hand&quot; and took other photos of it.&nbsp; wow, what a difference.&nbsp; I swear it was a different coin.&nbsp; That lighting aspect really opened my eyes on how sellers can make something seem as it&#039;s not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I was the high bidder at $45. </p><p>The seller put a reserve on it of $80. was trying to peddle it as easily a $110 coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ironically looking at the eBay auction a *new* ebayer started at $80 and pushed the price up above the other bidder who stopped.&nbsp; I looked at the 3 bidding items that bidder bidded on and they were all on the same seller. Pushing the price up where they won, or stopped bidding as the price went up further with other bidders.</p><p><br /></p><p>But on facebook, I initially thought that I find it odd that the seller would sell it for less than he bought it for?&nbsp; &nbsp; But after looking further I really don&#039;t think he bought it, just couldn&#039;t push the price up on eBay. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was going to post the Facebook listing here too but it has been deleted from last night to this morning.&nbsp; I think I have a few pics for comparison though that I have to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this a common thing to occur ?</p><p>Also, can lighting tricks make a coin look much better than it is?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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