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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 3028526, member: 83956&quot;][ATTACH=full]754408[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An update:</p><p><br /></p><p>I received a refund on this forged coin from the Spanish seller. The seller acknowledged it was a forgery upon further review; he apologized for the sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>The refund was for $284.84. I originally paid a total of $295 to buy the coin; the coin was €240 plus €9 shipping. (Exchange rate $295.38 USD = €249.00 €1 USD = 0.84 EUR.) I expected to at least have my original shipping refunded and was prepared to eat my return shipping. But I don’t think I got either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even with exchange rates fluctuating by 3 cents, I don’t quite understand why I received only $284.84–the equivalent of €231. Is the seller deducting the PayPal fees from the purchase and return?</p><p><br /></p><p>All totaled, I have spent $310 on this forgery fiasco and got back $284.84, a difference of $25.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing I can see is that the seller is just giving me back the base price of the coin; apparently I eat the shipping both ways on a forged coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I were a seller and accidentally sold a forged coin, I think I would make sure the buyer is not out any money; I certainly wouldn’t expect the buyer to pay shipping both ways on a coin that should have never been sold in the first place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Part of me wants to ask the seller to at least refund my original shipping. Then part of me says I shouldn’t be petty and just eat the $25 and be happy I got most of my money back. But it’s the principle of the thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I missing something? I mean, besides an extra $25? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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