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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Neptune, post: 2, member: 72&quot;]<span style="color: darkblue">Here are some examples:</span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">I emailed the Seller and asked if he knew if coins had been cleaned. He replied back that yes, &quot;a couple&quot; of them had been cleaned or &quot;fixed&quot;. </span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">I emailed him back that he should have stated that in his auction and that I was retracting my bid. Here&#039;s the auction.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;amp;item=1384132763&amp;amp;rd=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;amp;item=1384132763&amp;amp;rd=1" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;amp;item=1384132763&amp;amp;rd=1</a></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">There is another link below where this guy really got ripped hard because the Seller &quot;fixed&quot; the pictures, and sent a coin totally different from the one in the pic that&nbsp; he had bid on.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">Totally unbelievable what these folks do! I am learning to be more careful. I have been on eBay for about 5 years now - buying and selling, and have seen all kinds of things. </span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">Some of the things that I do first: Check Sellers feedback. Don&#039;t be lazy - scroll to the bottom&nbsp; of page and click the 200 per page, and actually go there and read the Negs if you want the item that bad. I generally do not bid on any items where the Seller has Neg. However, I do realize that sometimes Negs can be unwarranted - or eventually corrected. The negs only reflect PAST 6 months - so do your research on this!</span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">Another thing that I do, is check the current bidders. That will also give you a clue. If the other bidders have higher feedback themselves, then they will &quot;generally&quot; know a little bit more than if they only have lower feedback and/or they may have purchased from this Seller previously. You can actually learn a lot also if you actually READ the feedback/click on the item numbers and put 2 and 2 together. </span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">I generally try to research some items from all angles. Just because a Seller has a real high feedback rating and is a Power Seller - does NOT mean that all is as it appears. You must always double check these folks too, as they do a lot of business, and a lot of turnaround.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">Another research tactic that I do is that I copy/paste the Seller (and sometimes other Bidders) into the Search By Seller (or Bidder) - this will give you even more clues as to what is going on in the real world. Be sure to click the box to view completed auctions. (This is also a good way to learn a little about your competition).&nbsp; :wink: </span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: darkblue">Hope all my links work!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;amp;threadid=128941" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;amp;threadid=128941" rel="nofollow">http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;amp;threadid=128941</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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