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<p>[QUOTE="jmon, post: 1142070, member: 19422"]I've sold ~50 items on eBay in the past; though most were good transactions, a couple were down-right horrible. I even had on person that was so intent on stealing from me he kept changing his story. </p><p> </p><p>In this case, I had sold a box of 2009 Lincolns; first he claimed some were missing (~10 rolls if I recall correctly), and sent a picture of a busted box. He claimed my packing was the problem, and that I had wrapped the coins in some plastic - and he of course had pictures. He wanted me to send him another box to offset the shortage and compensate him for the problems.... </p><p> </p><p>Luckly, this person demanded Priority Mail, and I packed the coins at the PO in front of a clerk I knew. She offered to attest to the fact that the coins were not only packed very well, but, that there was no plastic. The seller then claimed (a couple of days later) that I had sent him a box of rocks.... And, as you might guess - he had pictures! Luckly he didnt pursure it and make me fight with eBay (I think he tucked tail and ran when I copied his first emails and threatened to report him to eBay and attempt to pursue criminal charges for extortion).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jmon, post: 1142070, member: 19422"]I've sold ~50 items on eBay in the past; though most were good transactions, a couple were down-right horrible. I even had on person that was so intent on stealing from me he kept changing his story. In this case, I had sold a box of 2009 Lincolns; first he claimed some were missing (~10 rolls if I recall correctly), and sent a picture of a busted box. He claimed my packing was the problem, and that I had wrapped the coins in some plastic - and he of course had pictures. He wanted me to send him another box to offset the shortage and compensate him for the problems.... Luckly, this person demanded Priority Mail, and I packed the coins at the PO in front of a clerk I knew. She offered to attest to the fact that the coins were not only packed very well, but, that there was no plastic. The seller then claimed (a couple of days later) that I had sent him a box of rocks.... And, as you might guess - he had pictures! Luckly he didnt pursure it and make me fight with eBay (I think he tucked tail and ran when I copied his first emails and threatened to report him to eBay and attempt to pursue criminal charges for extortion).[/QUOTE]
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