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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1067891, member: 27832"]Well, yes. But sellers <i>do</i> sometimes overlook things, and heaven knows bidders do. Treasures, or at least bargains, can be had if you spot something the seller and other bidders have overlooked. This can happen when the description is vague or incomplete, and the photo reveals more information.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an example where the seller probably didn't know what he/she had:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/40-Barber-Liberty-Head-Dimes-90-Silver-Unsearched-d17-/220714621900?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item33639ddbcc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/40-Barber-Liberty-Head-Dimes-90-Silver-Unsearched-d17-/220714621900?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item33639ddbcc" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/40-Barber-Liberty-Head-Dimes-90-Silver-Unsearched-d17-/220714621900?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item33639ddbcc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>However, this seller plays it smart by posting large, high-res photos showing the obverse and reverse of each coin. That let industrious bidders spot the several key dates in this lot, driving the final price well above the going rate for sight-unseen heavily circulated Barbers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1067891, member: 27832"]Well, yes. But sellers [I]do[/I] sometimes overlook things, and heaven knows bidders do. Treasures, or at least bargains, can be had if you spot something the seller and other bidders have overlooked. This can happen when the description is vague or incomplete, and the photo reveals more information. Here's an example where the seller probably didn't know what he/she had: [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/40-Barber-Liberty-Head-Dimes-90-Silver-Unsearched-d17-/220714621900?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item33639ddbcc"]http://cgi.ebay.com/40-Barber-Liberty-Head-Dimes-90-Silver-Unsearched-d17-/220714621900?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item33639ddbcc[/URL] However, this seller plays it smart by posting large, high-res photos showing the obverse and reverse of each coin. That let industrious bidders spot the several key dates in this lot, driving the final price well above the going rate for sight-unseen heavily circulated Barbers.[/QUOTE]
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