Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1593854, member: 27832&quot;]Just came across this BIN listing, which lasted only a few minutes:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251201124128?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7cc0f720" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251201124128?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7cc0f720" rel="nofollow">1884 &quot;S&quot; Double Eagle $20 Liberty Head Gold Coin</a> -- $1700 BIN</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not too far above gold spot for a double eagle seems like a fair deal, and clearly someone else agreed. Perhaps they didn&#039;t look at the seller&#039;s completed items:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251199998535?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7cafca47" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251199998535?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7cafca47" rel="nofollow">1884 &quot;S&quot; Double Eagle $20 Liberty Head Gold Coin</a> -- $1700 BIN (ended Dec. 13)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251199504332?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7ca83fcc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251199504332?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7ca83fcc" rel="nofollow">1884 &quot;S&quot; Double Eagle $20 Liberty Head Gold Coin</a> -- $1700 BIN (ended Dec. 12)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251196147477?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7c750715" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251196147477?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7c750715" rel="nofollow">1884 &quot;S&quot; Double Eagle $20 Liberty Head Gold Coin</a> -- $1700 BIN (ended Dec. 7)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251183342486?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7bb1a396" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1884-S-Double-Eagle-20-Liberty-Head-Gold-Coin-/251183342486?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a7bb1a396" rel="nofollow">1884 &quot;S&quot; Double Eagle $20 Liberty Head Gold Coin</a> -- $1700 BIN (ended Nov. 12)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While several of these listings have slightly different photos, all clearly show the same coin. No feedback yet on the sale from Nov. 12; wonder if that buyer is still being strung along.</p><p><br /></p><p>I direct-reported this one -- it smells to high heaven. Wonder if the &quot;seller&quot; has already made off with the $6K+ PayPal balance from the previous auctions?</p><p><br /></p><p>I also wonder if eBay is getting ready to change the Buyer and Seller Protection terms for gold coins. I just came out of a Buyer Protection round on a half-eagle that never got delivered, and the process was quite different from previous interactions -- I waited an extra week or two for a final decision, then a refund showed up unannounced in my PayPal account, and then I got a message from eBay that the case had been closed <i>without</i> a refund. It&#039;s easy for me to imagine that they&#039;re seeing a spike in fraudulent gold listings, and that they&#039;re trying to figure out how to reduce their (eBay&#039;s and PayPal&#039;s) exposure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in