I've read and learned that having a return policy on e-bay, etc. can increase sales. But what about when you are offering a roll of circulated mercury dimes? If you offer a return policy, you take the risk of getting some cherry picker to take advantage of you. In my own case, I offer returns on anything except auctions like the one above. Or is there a better way to do it?
It is possible that there may be a few CherryPickers out there that would do such a thing but most folks are more interested in Mercury Dimes to complete a set or just purchasing then as they are 90% Silver! Just in case, you could leave off the "Return Policy" for such Auctions and can choose whether to include the wording "Sold As Is" or not in the listing description. Frank
Great question. I would agree with Huntsman. In those auctions I would say something to the effect, you are getting 50 circulated undamaged mercury dimes and they are sold as is. Thumbs up Hunt..
That is something to think about. In the event that a roll of circulated Mercury Dimes were being offered I find it unbelievable that the seller wouldn't know what was included in those 50 coins. The seller never said they weren't searched or cherry-picked. Just 50 circulated dimes... I would suggest writing down or better yet take pictures of the dates and mint-marks of the coins sold if you feel they may be returned for whatever reason. If the roll is returned with differing dates then you've got them for mail fraud, etc. Take Care Ben
When selling sight-unseen, I think it's pretty reasonable to sell a roll of coins as-is, even when offering return privilege on everything else. Ben's idea of offering return privilege and scanning all 50 dimes is also reasonable.
