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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numiscent, post: 524597, member: 16300&quot;]Here&#039;s something funny, but also a little nauseating to me. I have noticed for some time that eBay seller fastservicequality4u makes money by selling PCGS graded Lincolns and stating they are all way undergraded, with statements like (paraphrasing) &quot;Why is this coin not a 65?&quot; &quot;Are they on drugs?&quot; &quot;Way to go PCGS, you managed to screw someone over again&quot; and &quot;PCGS SUCKS!&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure if it&#039;s just good salesmanship, or maybe dishonesty. I always chalked it up to be merely a clever model for a sales pitch, but now I am in a unique situation that makes me think maybe he is being unethical. I&#039;d like to hear what others think about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>In December I had this PCGS 1915-S MS64 RB Lincoln Cent for sale. It is about 70% red, but obviously not borderline full red, and obviously not a borderline 65 with the scattered small amounts of carbon. Bascially, it&#039;s about as 64 RB as 64 RB gets. My original pictures of it are below. </p><p><br /></p><p>This gentleman bought the 1915-S from me for $2700. It seemed fair given the current market values I have been witnessing since the bailout plan was announced and the stock market took a dive. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now he has the coin for sale on eBay and is claiming the coin should grade both RED and MS65! The pictures are just unclear enough to possibly take his word for it, which I imagine at least two people will do, which is all that is needed to make the auction skyrocket. I don&#039;t think he adjusted the color to make the coin look more red than it is though. Basically he leaves it up to the buyer to decide if they want to take his word for it that the coin is better than the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think about this? Is it wrong or am I just envious?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a link to his auction: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=140301583707" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=140301583707" rel="nofollow">1915-S Lincoln Cent ( PCGS ) MS64RB (UNDER GRADED) GEM</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My pictures of the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/inefev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/6r69nq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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