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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pandacollector, post: 971395, member: 26583&quot;]During this discussion one poster asserted that there aren&#039;t limits on eBay&#039;s Buyer protection. &quot;eBay will cover your purchase price plus original shipping. Again, that is quoted straight from the listing you sited.&nbsp; There are no conditions on that.&nbsp; Read it!&quot; I disagree. It&#039;s important for buyers to understand the time limit on eBay&#039;s Buyer Protection policy: &quot;Also, items must be purchased on the U.S. eBay.com website to qualify&nbsp; for eBay Buyer Protection coverage, <b>and are covered for 45 days from the&nbsp; date of payment</b>.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>The hitch in this policy for coin buyers is that it may not be possible to determine within 45 days of the payment date if a coin is genuine. In many instances the buyer does not have the expertise to recognize a fake. In fact, many buyers remain unaware of fakes in their collection for years. It also may not be possible to get a coin authenticated by a third party grading service in this amount of time. PCGS, in particular, rarely returns a coin (at least to me) in under 45 days. As a result, eBay Buyer Protection is frequently a hollow guarantee and buyers must fend for themselves. IMO, buyers need information at least as much as they need limited protection policies. </p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone is particularly interested in the differences between real and fake Pandas I have a web page at <a href="http://www.pandacollector.com/rogue.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pandacollector.com/rogue.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pandacollector.com/rogue.html</a> devoted to this specific topic. The best part is the emails I&#039;ve gotten from collectors who say that this page has helped them avoid bad coins, or allowed them to return their purchases within the 45 day time frame that eBay sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best wishes,</p><p>Peter Anthony</p><p><a href="http://www.pandacollector.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pandacollector.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pandacollector.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. One last note on this thread. I hope it is clear that I consider <i>alderwood </i>to be a completely innocent victim of whatever Cheetah did that got his (Cheetah&#039;s) listings booted off eBay. All my communications with <i>alderwood</i> suggest he is a stand-up guy and the legitimate owner of a rare coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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