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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 1355274, member: 15019"]We've all seen eBay listings that were honest and those that were not. This one strikes me as just plain odd. The seller does the least bit to be honest about the coin being polished, but everything else about the description is really grimy and contradictory. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example "...I am by no means an expert. One person may grade a coin as an AU while another one grade it as an AU+...". (lol!)</p><p><br /></p><p>And... "The coin is polished... The coin is in raw uncertified condition and is a very nice original coin." (original?)</p><p><br /></p><p>And... "I do not attach a grade to the coin as grading is very subjective..." (Title and description grade it as AU)</p><p><br /></p><p>Just seems really weird, especially for a seller that's doing so much business on the site. I can't recall any that were this bipolar.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FChoice-AU-1833-Half-Cent-FREE-S-H-%2F230728753034%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem35b8815f8a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FChoice-AU-1833-Half-Cent-FREE-S-H-%2F230728753034%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem35b8815f8a" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Choice-AU-1833-Half-Cent-FREE-S-H-/230728753034?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item35b8815f8a</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 1355274, member: 15019"]We've all seen eBay listings that were honest and those that were not. This one strikes me as just plain odd. The seller does the least bit to be honest about the coin being polished, but everything else about the description is really grimy and contradictory. For example "...I am by no means an expert. One person may grade a coin as an AU while another one grade it as an AU+...". (lol!) And... "The coin is polished... The coin is in raw uncertified condition and is a very nice original coin." (original?) And... "I do not attach a grade to the coin as grading is very subjective..." (Title and description grade it as AU) Just seems really weird, especially for a seller that's doing so much business on the site. I can't recall any that were this bipolar. [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FChoice-AU-1833-Half-Cent-FREE-S-H-%2F230728753034%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem35b8815f8a"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Choice-AU-1833-Half-Cent-FREE-S-H-/230728753034?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item35b8815f8a[/URL][/QUOTE]
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