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<p>[QUOTE="sketcherpbr, post: 512993, member: 15350"]If anyone is contemplating buying anything from christian_brothers_ltd, DON'T DO IT! I'm in the middle of a hassle here from an ebay purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's what happened:</p><p>I purchase a 1943P Walking Liberty Half, advertised as "1943-P Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar UNC!!" for $19 including shipping. They only take Propay, which I'm new to, but no biggie. It looks safe to me, and I don't think there's a problem here. </p><p>I get the coin, and it is very obviously CIRCULATED. There's wear from Liberty's breast to well below her knee, so that you can't make out her left hand or the skirt lines crossing over her left leg until you get to the bottom of the skirt. On the reverse, there is wear on the top of the eagle's wing, breast feathers, leg feathers, and head.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would grade it XF, very low AU max. I'll try to get some pics up later.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I contacted the seller multiple times, trying to negotiate something. I don't wish to send the coin back, and I'd rather not leave him negative feedback and have paid too much for a coin, so I provide him with some links to Walker grading sites and then to Numismedia for prices on Walkers. At this point, I tell him I believe that a partial refund would be fair. He responds a week later by telling me to send the coin back, very rudely. He labels me as "one of those people that tries to sweeten the deal after getting the item". I remind him that he falsely advertised the coin as uncirculated, and that I didn't mean to upset him if I had. </p><p><br /></p><p>So here I am, wondering what to do. Do I leave negative feedback? Do I send it back? I'm not sure if he would agree to pay for shipping: he's been very rude throughout this dilemma.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your input,</p><p>Peter[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sketcherpbr, post: 512993, member: 15350"]If anyone is contemplating buying anything from christian_brothers_ltd, DON'T DO IT! I'm in the middle of a hassle here from an ebay purchase. Here's what happened: I purchase a 1943P Walking Liberty Half, advertised as "1943-P Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar UNC!!" for $19 including shipping. They only take Propay, which I'm new to, but no biggie. It looks safe to me, and I don't think there's a problem here. I get the coin, and it is very obviously CIRCULATED. There's wear from Liberty's breast to well below her knee, so that you can't make out her left hand or the skirt lines crossing over her left leg until you get to the bottom of the skirt. On the reverse, there is wear on the top of the eagle's wing, breast feathers, leg feathers, and head. I would grade it XF, very low AU max. I'll try to get some pics up later. Anyway, I contacted the seller multiple times, trying to negotiate something. I don't wish to send the coin back, and I'd rather not leave him negative feedback and have paid too much for a coin, so I provide him with some links to Walker grading sites and then to Numismedia for prices on Walkers. At this point, I tell him I believe that a partial refund would be fair. He responds a week later by telling me to send the coin back, very rudely. He labels me as "one of those people that tries to sweeten the deal after getting the item". I remind him that he falsely advertised the coin as uncirculated, and that I didn't mean to upset him if I had. So here I am, wondering what to do. Do I leave negative feedback? Do I send it back? I'm not sure if he would agree to pay for shipping: he's been very rude throughout this dilemma. Thanks for your input, Peter[/QUOTE]
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