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<p>[QUOTE="d.t.menace, post: 1338803, member: 18944"]I absolutely agree that returns should be allowed to insure that you get a good usable product, whether you are buying a coin for your collection or a pair of jeans. If the coin isn't what you thought it was and you won't be happy with it you should be able to return it. If the pair of jeans has a defect or they sent you the wrong size you should be able to return them. </p><p>Given that, I guess you could argue that because you can't make money on a coin it's an unusable item, to you. You have to admit though, that if too many people do this then it becomes an issue. It would cost sellers money that would have to be passed on to someone else. So is it OK for a few people to do this but not too many? If it's not right , it's not right.</p><p>I would venture that 99% of ebay sellers would block you from bidding if they knew you were this kind of buyer. Sellers just don't want to deal with somebody if they know that chances are the coin will be returned.</p><p>By the way, the example I used about the mint sets wasn't a hypothetical. I remember reading on another forum, a poster was complaining that the mint had cut off his return privileges because of this abuse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="d.t.menace, post: 1338803, member: 18944"]I absolutely agree that returns should be allowed to insure that you get a good usable product, whether you are buying a coin for your collection or a pair of jeans. If the coin isn't what you thought it was and you won't be happy with it you should be able to return it. If the pair of jeans has a defect or they sent you the wrong size you should be able to return them. Given that, I guess you could argue that because you can't make money on a coin it's an unusable item, to you. You have to admit though, that if too many people do this then it becomes an issue. It would cost sellers money that would have to be passed on to someone else. So is it OK for a few people to do this but not too many? If it's not right , it's not right. I would venture that 99% of ebay sellers would block you from bidding if they knew you were this kind of buyer. Sellers just don't want to deal with somebody if they know that chances are the coin will be returned. By the way, the example I used about the mint sets wasn't a hypothetical. I remember reading on another forum, a poster was complaining that the mint had cut off his return privileges because of this abuse.[/QUOTE]
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