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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 1143014, member: 13307"]I prefer selling coins on craigslist. No fees, no shipping charges, and no crazies asking for refunds they don't deserve. The biggest problem I've had with Craigslist has been no-shows (or the odd person who offers me ten percent of what my coins are worth.)</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite eBay horror story was a box of 2009 Lincoln cents I got from a bank. It wasn't pure 2009 Lincolns...there were a few mixed coins in the rolls. The ad was clearly titled "mixed." I took all the rolls out and photographed them, clearly demonstrating that they had a few old coppers. I even went so far as to COUNT the total number of coins that appeared circulated...described all this in my item description, even going to far as to state "please read the ad fully before purchasing - these are sold "as is" and there will be no refunds offered."</p><p><br /></p><p>What happens? Some guy buys them within 20 minutes of my posting it as a buy it now. Gets the item...then proceeds to curse me out because it is mixed and I misled him. I refuse to give him a refund because I described them as partially mixed about 5 times in the ad. He gives me negative feedback, calling me a liar and a fraud. eBay does absolutely nothing to assist me in clearing my record - even though I am 100% in the right. THAT is modern American customer service, my friends, and why I sell on craigslist. That and I hate paying those jerks fees. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 1143014, member: 13307"]I prefer selling coins on craigslist. No fees, no shipping charges, and no crazies asking for refunds they don't deserve. The biggest problem I've had with Craigslist has been no-shows (or the odd person who offers me ten percent of what my coins are worth.) My favorite eBay horror story was a box of 2009 Lincoln cents I got from a bank. It wasn't pure 2009 Lincolns...there were a few mixed coins in the rolls. The ad was clearly titled "mixed." I took all the rolls out and photographed them, clearly demonstrating that they had a few old coppers. I even went so far as to COUNT the total number of coins that appeared circulated...described all this in my item description, even going to far as to state "please read the ad fully before purchasing - these are sold "as is" and there will be no refunds offered." What happens? Some guy buys them within 20 minutes of my posting it as a buy it now. Gets the item...then proceeds to curse me out because it is mixed and I misled him. I refuse to give him a refund because I described them as partially mixed about 5 times in the ad. He gives me negative feedback, calling me a liar and a fraud. eBay does absolutely nothing to assist me in clearing my record - even though I am 100% in the right. THAT is modern American customer service, my friends, and why I sell on craigslist. That and I hate paying those jerks fees. :)[/QUOTE]
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