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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1465043, member: 37498"]First things first: Trust your gut. If you don't have a good feeling, walk away and don't look back.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I like to check out questionable auctions/sellers. I found this auction and I don't know. He seems <i>OK</i>. I'm not going to say he seems anything above OK, like reputable, or ethical, but just <i>OK</i>. He only has two negative feedbacks and 1104 positives in the past month.</p><p><br /></p><p>But he is like many of those FeeBay sellers where you really have to read every word in the auction or you will be disappointed when you receive your item. Like all those people that expect they are going to receive 15 gold coins when they pay $70 for 15 random coins from an "ESTATE SALE LOT OF MIXED SILVER GOLD CURRENCY COINS" (which was one of his recent auctions). If you read the auction specifics, it says each winner will receive:</p><p><br /></p><p>- Gold in every lot</p><p>- Silver coin(s)...</p><p>- Graded coin...</p><p>- Proof set...</p><p>- etc</p><p><br /></p><p>For whatever reason, people are probably expecting one or more one ounce gold coin in the mail. But, it simply says "gold", not gold coin and not solid gold. Just gold. That means you're getting a small gold plated coin, or one of those little jars with gold flakes in it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes the feedback people leaves me scratching my head:</p><p><br /></p><p>Neutral: "they arrived early & Im pleased with them"</p><p><br /></p><p>So, in the end, is this really the guy you want to buy what you're hoping is a premium Morgan? Probably not. While he might not be a straight up con-artist, good call on walking away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1465043, member: 37498"]First things first: Trust your gut. If you don't have a good feeling, walk away and don't look back. That being said, I like to check out questionable auctions/sellers. I found this auction and I don't know. He seems [I]OK[/I]. I'm not going to say he seems anything above OK, like reputable, or ethical, but just [I]OK[/I]. He only has two negative feedbacks and 1104 positives in the past month. But he is like many of those FeeBay sellers where you really have to read every word in the auction or you will be disappointed when you receive your item. Like all those people that expect they are going to receive 15 gold coins when they pay $70 for 15 random coins from an "ESTATE SALE LOT OF MIXED SILVER GOLD CURRENCY COINS" (which was one of his recent auctions). If you read the auction specifics, it says each winner will receive: - Gold in every lot - Silver coin(s)... - Graded coin... - Proof set... - etc For whatever reason, people are probably expecting one or more one ounce gold coin in the mail. But, it simply says "gold", not gold coin and not solid gold. Just gold. That means you're getting a small gold plated coin, or one of those little jars with gold flakes in it. Sometimes the feedback people leaves me scratching my head: Neutral: "they arrived early & Im pleased with them" So, in the end, is this really the guy you want to buy what you're hoping is a premium Morgan? Probably not. While he might not be a straight up con-artist, good call on walking away.[/QUOTE]
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