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<p>[QUOTE="mikep, post: 22380381, member: 50620"]I shipped an expensive graded coin (1909s VDB), that I had authenticated and graded with PCGS and set it in my registry, to a buyer with good feedback, it was signature confirmation and insurance to a PO Box, he signed for it, left the post office with the box and then messaged that the box was tampered with opened and no item was in it, including a picture, all via ebay messages. We discussed it back and forth for a few days then he just stopped discussing it. 25 days later he filed a not as described claim and I was told by ebay CS to wait til they step in and that I have nothing to worry about.</p><p>Famous last words, they decided in his favor and then I appealed and lost the appeal because he provided a Police report. I then called the US Postal Inspectors office and made a report and got pictures of the item in the condition it arrived in from the receiving post office as well as an official email from the supv at that post office stating the same, plus I also pointed out the entire conversation with him via their messaging system and the 25 day gap in filing a claim and getting a police report. Now they are re-reviewing the case via the "back office" group, which I have zero confidence in. I filed a claim with the insurance offered and apparently they don't cover coins so there goes that. I asked them to refund my insurance and they dont do that. Ebay is terrible and I will no longer sell high end coins on it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikep, post: 22380381, member: 50620"]I shipped an expensive graded coin (1909s VDB), that I had authenticated and graded with PCGS and set it in my registry, to a buyer with good feedback, it was signature confirmation and insurance to a PO Box, he signed for it, left the post office with the box and then messaged that the box was tampered with opened and no item was in it, including a picture, all via ebay messages. We discussed it back and forth for a few days then he just stopped discussing it. 25 days later he filed a not as described claim and I was told by ebay CS to wait til they step in and that I have nothing to worry about. Famous last words, they decided in his favor and then I appealed and lost the appeal because he provided a Police report. I then called the US Postal Inspectors office and made a report and got pictures of the item in the condition it arrived in from the receiving post office as well as an official email from the supv at that post office stating the same, plus I also pointed out the entire conversation with him via their messaging system and the 25 day gap in filing a claim and getting a police report. Now they are re-reviewing the case via the "back office" group, which I have zero confidence in. I filed a claim with the insurance offered and apparently they don't cover coins so there goes that. I asked them to refund my insurance and they dont do that. Ebay is terrible and I will no longer sell high end coins on it.[/QUOTE]
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