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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pnightingale, post: 1248395, member: 32585&quot;]In my experience many if not most of the sellers charging excessive shipping are doing it simply to cheat buyers. They send out junk coins which are nothing like the stock photo, seriously overgraded, damaged or even a completely different date. If you complain they offer you a refund, less shipping of course. </p><p><br /></p><p>So for example you buy a coin which ought to be worth $20 which has a $10 shipping cost, so you adjust your bid to $10. What you invariably get is a coin worth $2 which you now have to pay return shipping, with delivery confirmation of course. You then get a $10 refund on your purchase which by now has cost you $25. Either way the crooked seller wins. Most buyers will simply decide to keep the junk rather than pursue the matter and lose even more money. If they do choose to return the coin the seller has made a couple of bucks on the inflated shipping cost and gets his coin back, rinse and repeat. </p><p><br /></p><p>Avoid the &quot;unsearched&quot; rolls which by a fluke of gravity always have a decent coin on each end and 48 cents picked out of pocket change in between. </p><p><br /></p><p>Avoid &quot;grab bags&quot; and lots of &quot;unsearched treasure&quot;, you are going to get about 50 cents worth of loose change. You can find better coins down the back of your sofa.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t buy from China, India or any country with a lot of &quot;Z&quot;s and &quot;K&quot; in the name and if you buy from Nigeria..... well sorry you are beyond help.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, having said all of the above, the vast majority of sellers are decent, honest and will treat you fairly. Save those to your &quot;favorite sellers&quot; list. Over time you will build up an impressive list of good sellers. Ask around amongst other collectors and see if the same names keep appearing, either good or bad. </p><p><br /></p><p>eBay can be a great place for the savvy buyer, but for the unwary.... well if it wasn&#039;t an eBay seller it would be a Nigerian barrister looking to deposit $50,000,000 into your bank account.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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