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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 523141, member: 12965&quot;]Here&#039;s one that incorporates various common sales tactics:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2FNice-Lot-of-6-Large-Cents-1802-1804-Chocolate_W0QQitemZ320340519501" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2FNice-Lot-of-6-Large-Cents-1802-1804-Chocolate_W0QQitemZ320340519501" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Nice-Lot-of-6-Large-Cents-1802-1804-Chocolate_W0QQitemZ320340519501</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>First problem, they say they are Good to Very Good in condition, but then, if you read the description, they say some are not readable. The date must be readable for it to be considered Good (with certain exceptions), so they have easily overgraded them, which is very common on Ebay. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Second problem, the dates. This seller lists these as 1802-1804 but then they say some are not readable and considering the DBC&#039;s start at 1796 and end at 1807, why did they choose those dates? Answer - an 1804 is worth a couple thousand in Good condition! The problem is, there isn&#039;t an 1804 in the group and considering the dates aren&#039;t readable, the chances are good there&#039;s more than the three possible dates in the group. So the reasoning behind using the 1802-1804 dates in the description/title is obvious. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I see many unreadable date DBC&#039;s with either 1799 or 1804 questioned as being the possible date, which is nothing more than using the Power of Suggestion to get the Bidiots to bid it up and it&#039;s amazing how often that tactic works! :goofer:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ps: The term &quot;Bidiot&quot; was coined by a member of the CFE Group, to describe the peeps that bid on obvious fakes or fraudulent auctions and it has been determined that a group of Bidiots, 3 or more bidiots bidding on the same item, constitutes a Barnum of bidiots. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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