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<p>[QUOTE="cmbdii, post: 4469, member: 655"]Aw, please. Ebay's buyer protection isn't worth fooling with. You may be able to get part of your money back after a few months of jumping through hoops if you're lucky. Most of the hucksters selling grab bags and the other ripoff items are power sellers. A buyer who gets stiffed has little recourse and thousands of buyers get stiffed daily in that venue.</p><p><br /></p><p> Ebay is a minefield for buyers. My advice to collectors is to stick with coin shops where you can walk back in and show the dealer why you think he gave you a raw deal.</p><p><br /></p><p> I won't take your challenge, Bucky. I've already proven to my own satisfaction that buying anything on ebay is a crapshoot. Even the honest dealers who sell there won't refund the postage and insurance if you send a coin back, so if you're willing to pay postage and insurance both ways for the privilege of looking at a coin you wouldn't have given a second glance at a flea market, then bid away.</p><p><br /></p><p> Nothing personal intended toward you, Bucky. I haven't ever been ripped off by you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cmbdii, post: 4469, member: 655"]Aw, please. Ebay's buyer protection isn't worth fooling with. You may be able to get part of your money back after a few months of jumping through hoops if you're lucky. Most of the hucksters selling grab bags and the other ripoff items are power sellers. A buyer who gets stiffed has little recourse and thousands of buyers get stiffed daily in that venue. Ebay is a minefield for buyers. My advice to collectors is to stick with coin shops where you can walk back in and show the dealer why you think he gave you a raw deal. I won't take your challenge, Bucky. I've already proven to my own satisfaction that buying anything on ebay is a crapshoot. Even the honest dealers who sell there won't refund the postage and insurance if you send a coin back, so if you're willing to pay postage and insurance both ways for the privilege of looking at a coin you wouldn't have given a second glance at a flea market, then bid away. Nothing personal intended toward you, Bucky. I haven't ever been ripped off by you.[/QUOTE]
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