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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dollar1948, post: 658493, member: 17239&quot;]I have to wonder how many of these sellers are really &#039;an 82 year old man&#039;.</p><p>I have dozens of ebay sellers that I have dealt with that have made the claim that they are elderly etc.</p><p>In fact in one of the coins I received they sent a small card, thanking me for my purchase from &#039;my 72 year old father&#039;.</p><p>I dont doubt that perhaps some retirees may need to liqudate, but Im still skeptical non the less.</p><p>I bargained through a &#039;make an offer&#039; with a &#039;so called elderly seller&#039; a couple of weeks back for what i thought was an outstanding BU-MS 1934 Lincoln. The picture on ebay just screamed it was so bright. 12 bucks including shipping. I got the thing on Friday and on the obverse and reverse was a blemish that just gnaws away at you.</p><p>When I went back to the ebay listing, and if you squint very hard, you can see the small outline of where those are. I was convinced a little photo shop doctoring took place. I also received some other BU Lincoln at the same time, in which a small carbon spot that was represented on that ebay pic was present. This I expected.</p><p>I left the positive feedbacks for all the other coins I was happy with but expressed my concerns with the seller about the 1934, and made a suggestion that perhaps a 4 dollar (from a 12 dollar) purchase may be warranted.</p><p>He immediatley refunded 4 bucks and sent me a small note that &#039;My 72 year old eyes can&#039;t see everything&#039; That was it, no other explaination opening line or anything.</p><p>I know it was a small minimal purchase but when I am trying to only target specific and pristine examples for this wheatie collection, this coin just ruined it for my 1934 no mint mark. An acetone bath didn&#039;t do squat. I suppose I could have sent it back, but when your only looking at a small purchase is it really worth it?</p><p>BTW, because he sent me 4 dollars back I couldn&#039;t leave him a neutral or negative feedback what so ever. It didnt seem ethical.</p><p>From here on, I walk softely with self-proclaimed elderly sellers, and limit the ebay transactions to a maximum of 50 bucks or so. All other more expensive coins I need to review in person.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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