Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TroyW, post: 3446576, member: 102649&quot;]Don&#039;t feel stupid,&nbsp; I needed cash the other month and sold silver at a price I would not have if the quick need for cash was not there</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been following and buying/selling silver for 40 years and have been tempted to sell on ebay until I ran the numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>then I still wasn&#039;t quite convinced so I sat down and really thought about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>How hard would it be for a scammer to swap out your real bullion for china fakes and then claim your are fake?</p><p><br /></p><p>quite easily, I researched all the types of fake bullion coming out of china and they are hitting everything from past to present.</p><p><br /></p><p>No way in hell would I sell bullion on ebay unless I can strictly control who can bid.&nbsp; Meaning strictly limit every aspect to the bidding process.&nbsp; must be an active ebay user for (X) number of months/years with (X) number of successful similar transactions each month for (X) number of months, etcetera .&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes I would loose out on a lot of potentials but would still be plenty of people who could qualify to bid on it.&nbsp; And I know everyone starts at zero but just as I started out slow and with small purchases, I gradually increased purchase amounts and numbers of purchases to a point where I am comfortable spending as much as 400-$600 to buy from sellers who have sustained degree of credibility.&nbsp; I also screen sellers before buying to the best of my ability using several internet search engines.&nbsp; I always contact them with a question and critique their response.&nbsp; Any negativity automatically eliminates me from buying.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I believe not selling or allowing a new or nearly new member the opportunity to bid on a couple hundred dollar item of mine is justifiable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Their are way too many scammers out their hoping to strike it rich and what a way to do it.&nbsp; I am sure it is already happening and there would be absolutely no recourse for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in