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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dimeguy, post: 997748, member: 19855&quot;]Today I became addicted to ebay. In fact, so addicted I am ashamed to admit I spent over two hours looking. I have bought a coin on ebay before, though I was young and severely disappointed in the product...scrubbed clean merc dime. Since then I vowed never to look on ebay for my coins ever again. 8 years later here I am bouncing back and forth the idea of collecitng the new AB Quarters. Then I though, &quot;Well, if I&#039;m going to start that series, I better have the SQ series as well.&quot; The main reason I haven&#039;t started any of the SQ series is because of price. I love my dealer, but at $3.50 for a BU quarter was a bit much. For just P and D that would be a big investment for a very common set. So, I decided to do a little price check on Ebay. One thing led to another and I began checking on&nbsp; Rosies, Mercs, Frankies, Prezs, Sacs, Jefersons, and any other series I was curious about. Here are my observations from a coin buyer who hasn&#039;t looked at ebay for years:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Don&#039;t advertise if you don&#039;t have the pic to back it up: For instance: 1957 P FBL Franklin Half. Click on the link and behold! No picture of the reverse! Same thing with any other designation: Full Torch...Must see! No picture to show me of the reverse. And here&#039;s me, &quot;What?! They have a 1934 D both small and large mint marks in AU or only 12 dollars? What a deal! I can upgrade!&quot; Click and no pic of the reverse! Frankly, this was aggravating and a waste of my time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Advertising on the packaging: This turns me off as a collector for raw coins. I click on the auction and there&#039;s a picture of a 2X2 with garbage advertisements written all over, &quot;XF+ Don&#039;t miss out on this coin! Bid today to bring me home!&quot; Or for Prez dollars, &quot;PF 69 will look good in your album! Bid today!&quot; I would rather the coin tell me whether or not to buy, not the packaging it&#039;s in.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Going back to the quarters: I found that prices may be fair but there&#039;s no way I can ever trust a bulk buys of any kind on ebay. Almost all of the listings have, &quot;Handled with gloved hands, taken directly out of bank/mint rolls.&quot; Who&#039;s to say they are telling the truth? Yes, a return policy is reassuring, but who&#039;s to be picky on one coin when you buy 100? Furthermore, I have difficulty accepting &quot;GEM BU&quot; coins from a buyer who has 10+ of the same auction listed. I understand there are multiple quarters per roll but still....if they have that many that are not selling I am more inclinded to think something is fishy or wrong with this seller despite feedback. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Conclusion of Ebay from a novice: I&#039;m still on the fence. I&#039;m sure if I find the right auction that has the BU SQ, with adequate pictures, with a return policy, for a reasonable price I would risk it. Until then my hesitancy from past experience and common horror stories I read on CT will prevent a near-future buy of the SQ series.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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