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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;aubade21, post: 2140864, member: 44104&quot;]Ugh…</p><p>Well, I just encountered my first ebay scammer.&nbsp; So here is the story. I was looking at a coin on ebay with some poor pictures. The coin was attributed and even tough I couldn’t make out detail, it didn’t look horrible. Still, I wanted to check with the seller just in case. So instead of bidding, I messaged the seller to ask how the coin looked in hand, since I could not make out any detail from the pictures provided. He messages me back AND posts (part of) my question on the auction page to let everybody know that the coin looks great and has no issues. The guy has a 500+ feedback, so despite the bad pictures (that were probably just plucked off the internet) I decide to take a chance and bid. Turns out I win, and the coin comes in the mail a few days later. Unfortunately, the coin that I receive is a corroded piece of garbage that has MAJOR issues. Now, this guy has a no returns on his page (I generally don’t bid from people that don’t except returns) and I sent him a message to say that the coin he sent me is heavily corroded and damaged and was precisely the reason I sent him a message to verify the coins condition. I also studied the picture and coin and despite the fact that the picture was terrible, there is enough detail to conclude that the coin in the photo was a completely different coin. So I told him that I’m initiating a return. He responds back by saying that I swapped coins on him. Which is infuriating, but not far from what I expect from a crook. Anyway, I’m in the waiting period of having ebay settle this issue. It’s the first problem as a buyer or seller on ebay, and although it’s not a massive amount of money, the whole process makes me extremely angry.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those of you that want to know if I’ve learned my lesson, I have. I don’t hate ebay for this, but this guy had two warning signs. 1. Doesn’t accept returns 2. Terrible pictures. I’m hoping ebay does not side with this crook, but I’ll be a more conscientious bidder from now on.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know CT&#039;s rules about posting ebay links or the sellers handle to a forum discussion. The title of the auction was&nbsp; &quot;1797 UNGRADED LARGE CENT WITH STEMS&quot; if you&#039;re curious. (Also, if you recognize where he stole that picture from, please PM me.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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