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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 711262, member: 13650"]Well, unfortunately they have a good point. Because I've seen the "I don't know anything about coins" excuse given in just about every non-dealer auction. Why is that disclaimer needed by every random person selling an 'unsearched' roll or grab bag? Why? Because they don't want to be held accountable for what they send AND they want to give potential buyers a hyped up sense of adventure so they will over bid. Those are negatives I'd prefer to stay away from.</p><p><br /></p><p> First, I'll be surprised if the guy sends everything that's in the picture. Whether on accident or on purpose. Half of people wouldn't bother checking.</p><p><br /></p><p> Second, he probably didn't pay $26 at the estate sale, if he even went to one. </p><p> If he did pay more, than he's already kept the keepers out of it and is sweetening the deal by selling off the rest he didn't want for cash back. I've done it myself.</p><p><br /></p><p> If they're worth $1 a piece, why didn't the guy list them all individually and get more money? Next question, are you willing to create 33 separate auctions yourself to make the profit he missed out on if you don't want them? Creating one ebay auction and shipping out one item is a hassle.</p><p><br /></p><p> That said, I wish you luck. But I'd never trust people on ebay with these grab bags. Luckily, this was a low enough price where you could possibly get your money's worth of coins out of it, if that's all you were looking for. </p><p><br /></p><p> I'll be the happiest one for you if you get a key date out of the deal. At least you realize you have lottery odds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 711262, member: 13650"]Well, unfortunately they have a good point. Because I've seen the "I don't know anything about coins" excuse given in just about every non-dealer auction. Why is that disclaimer needed by every random person selling an 'unsearched' roll or grab bag? Why? Because they don't want to be held accountable for what they send AND they want to give potential buyers a hyped up sense of adventure so they will over bid. Those are negatives I'd prefer to stay away from. First, I'll be surprised if the guy sends everything that's in the picture. Whether on accident or on purpose. Half of people wouldn't bother checking. Second, he probably didn't pay $26 at the estate sale, if he even went to one. If he did pay more, than he's already kept the keepers out of it and is sweetening the deal by selling off the rest he didn't want for cash back. I've done it myself. If they're worth $1 a piece, why didn't the guy list them all individually and get more money? Next question, are you willing to create 33 separate auctions yourself to make the profit he missed out on if you don't want them? Creating one ebay auction and shipping out one item is a hassle. That said, I wish you luck. But I'd never trust people on ebay with these grab bags. Luckily, this was a low enough price where you could possibly get your money's worth of coins out of it, if that's all you were looking for. I'll be the happiest one for you if you get a key date out of the deal. At least you realize you have lottery odds.[/QUOTE]
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