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<p>[QUOTE="Luis, post: 558185, member: 17336"]<font face="Arial">I bought this coin: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200319438691&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200319438691&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200319438691&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.aspencoins.com/ebay/65737" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.aspencoins.com/ebay/65738" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial">What I couldn't tell form the scans was this:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6518/coinscratch.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial">At first glance the coin doesn't look cleaned. It's not polished or anything. I would even say the color looks natural, but clearly it was cleaned sometime in the past. This was the first (out of 5 or 6 coins) time that I wasn't satisfied with this seller's product. The thing is, I still like the coin (in fact I had some trouble taking a picture that would show the hairlines) but I wouldn't have bid that high if I knew it had hairlines. Before losing 6 or 7 dollars in shipping back and forth, I let the seller know all this. Here is their reply:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><font face="Arial">Hel</font><font face="Arial">lo - Sorry you we<font face="Microsoft Sans Serif">re disappointed on this coin. Yes - I should have mentioned that this coi</font></font><font face="Arial">n was cleaned. Of course you can return the coin for a full refund OR how about if I send you a $10 partial paypal refund to make up for the problem?</font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><font face="Arial">Thanks for being a repeat customer.</font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><font face="Arial">I am just looking for your input on this situation, and perhaps some advice (other than "<b><font size="3">don't buy raw coins on ebay</font></b>", please).</font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"><font face="Arial">Thanks</font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="arial"></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Luis, post: 558185, member: 17336"][FONT=Arial]I bought this coin: [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200319438691&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123[/URL][/FONT] [IMG]http://www.aspencoins.com/ebay/65737[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.aspencoins.com/ebay/65738[/IMG] [FONT=Arial]What I couldn't tell form the scans was this:[/FONT] [IMG]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6518/coinscratch.jpg[/IMG] [FONT=Arial]At first glance the coin doesn't look cleaned. It's not polished or anything. I would even say the color looks natural, but clearly it was cleaned sometime in the past. This was the first (out of 5 or 6 coins) time that I wasn't satisfied with this seller's product. The thing is, I still like the coin (in fact I had some trouble taking a picture that would show the hairlines) but I wouldn't have bid that high if I knew it had hairlines. Before losing 6 or 7 dollars in shipping back and forth, I let the seller know all this. Here is their reply: [/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][FONT=Arial]Hel[/FONT][FONT=Arial]lo - Sorry you we[FONT=Microsoft Sans Serif]re disappointed on this coin. Yes - I should have mentioned that this coi[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial]n was cleaned. Of course you can return the coin for a full refund OR how about if I send you a $10 partial paypal refund to make up for the problem? Thanks for being a repeat customer. I am just looking for your input on this situation, and perhaps some advice (other than "[B][SIZE=3]don't buy raw coins on ebay[/SIZE][/B]", please). Thanks[/FONT] [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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