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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 303388, member: 2972"]Aberlight,</p><p><br /></p><p>You are entitled to your opinion, just as I am entitled to mine. In hopes that I might sway/convince you....</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a look at the number of feedbacks from the buyers in this seller's auctions. Look at the number of feedbacks of the high bidders in this seller's auctions. I think you will find that the vast majority are from low-feedback inexperienced eBay bidders. Who else would buy high-dollar coins on eBay that are uncertified and with no return policy? I know I would not, and I know I would want someone to warn me of the potential problems in doing so. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, take a look at the withdrawn feedback, and take a look at the lack of a payment method that allows recourse. Take all these together and reconsider if I'm being overly critical or if I have valid concerns...</p><p><br /></p><p>And nowhere did I suggest that people with large font two color auctions, absent of other indicators, are ripping people off. However, I would respectfully suggest that a large number of scam artists on eBay use exactly this tactic. Taken with the other characteristics I listed in an earlier post, it leads me to believe that this seller is trying to take advantage of others, or at a minimum has structured the auctions such that those with little experience are likely to bid and get stuck with coins that are not worth what they are paying.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps some can sit idly by while others get taken advantage of. I cannot, and I apologize if you read my posts as overly critical. My only intent was to warn others from making what I believe to be a mistake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 303388, member: 2972"]Aberlight, You are entitled to your opinion, just as I am entitled to mine. In hopes that I might sway/convince you.... Take a look at the number of feedbacks from the buyers in this seller's auctions. Look at the number of feedbacks of the high bidders in this seller's auctions. I think you will find that the vast majority are from low-feedback inexperienced eBay bidders. Who else would buy high-dollar coins on eBay that are uncertified and with no return policy? I know I would not, and I know I would want someone to warn me of the potential problems in doing so. Also, take a look at the withdrawn feedback, and take a look at the lack of a payment method that allows recourse. Take all these together and reconsider if I'm being overly critical or if I have valid concerns... And nowhere did I suggest that people with large font two color auctions, absent of other indicators, are ripping people off. However, I would respectfully suggest that a large number of scam artists on eBay use exactly this tactic. Taken with the other characteristics I listed in an earlier post, it leads me to believe that this seller is trying to take advantage of others, or at a minimum has structured the auctions such that those with little experience are likely to bid and get stuck with coins that are not worth what they are paying. Perhaps some can sit idly by while others get taken advantage of. I cannot, and I apologize if you read my posts as overly critical. My only intent was to warn others from making what I believe to be a mistake. Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]
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