Rolling the Dice (Thank Goodness for eBay buyer protection)

And you were surprised by this because...

 

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A fool and his money are soon parted, but eBay buyer protection reunites them with ease.

 

Just look at the seller's recent purchase history and then enjoy your HGE mini ST gaudens 'bullion' coins. Edit: didn't see second page that you've been offered a refund which is good luck on your part. But in the future just check the sellers feedback as a buyer and if you had you'd of seen that they had purchased many of these mini 'gold' bullion coins and avoid yourself a hassle.

 

Yeah this could backfire on you. The seller can argue that they fulfilled the intent of the auction by sending you one of those mini ones worth $25. They come up with new schemes every day it seems.

I was just at a show and 1/10th oz AGEs were going for $190 to $200. Don't expect much gold for $96 even if the auction was legit.

 

I went into this with my eyes wide open. There's always a chance that someone is selling coins without a clue to their value (happens all the time, even though people usually err the complete opposite direction) or selling them in such a way as to minimize their sale price (settlement from a divorce, to spite someone, etc).

The seller's inability to provide tracking information (possibly because they put 31 HGE replica coins in a #10 envelope with 98 cents of USPS postage on it and no delivery confirmation... I'm just guessing here...) makes this an open and shut case for eBay's Buyer Protection department.