1955 Claimed to be PCGS graded, but its not in a slab. Is this against ebay rules?

MarkW63

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255218387220?hash=item3b6c338914:g:oMEAAOSwRzVhiTtA

jmlanzaf

Yes. Happens a lot. People copy a listing and call to correct it

MsMorrisine

Probably copied listing via “sell one like this”

WAYNEAS

Yeah, too many excuses about listing a misleading listing.
IMO: sellers know exactly what they are listing.
WE need to research all listings before submitting a price.
Wayne

MarkW63

@MsMorrisine said:
Probably copied listing via “sell one like this”

That's what I'm thinking too, that's why at present I'm undecided about doing anything with the listing, from the pictures I saw of it if its a DDO at all, its one of those they call "Poor Mans DDO"

MrBluster

Blurry picture makes it a double die.

MFeld

Whether intentional or not, by mentioning PCGS, the seller is guilty of keyword spamming. Not to mention, the coin isn’t THE doubled die.

MsMorrisine

perhaps a note to the seller is in order

MFeld

@MsMorrisine said:
perhaps a not to the seller is in order

I already sent one.

jmlanzaf

@WAYNEAS said:
Yeah, too many excuses about listing a misleading listing.
IMO: sellers know exactly what they are listing.
WE need to research all listings before submitting a price.
Wayne

That's silly. Mistakes happen. Sometimes I catch them and fix them. Other times I don't until someone tells me. I've accidentally clicked PCGS instead of NGC. I've had the wrong composition checked because it was pre-filled. I've even had the wrong image uploaded by mistake.

Not EVERY listing of mine has mistakes, of course, but over the years I've had dozens of mistakes.

I'm not sure what kind of scam it would be if you show a picture of a raw coin and call it PCGS. Anyone who knows what PCGS is would know your coin wasn't slabbed.

jmlanzaf

@MarkW63 said:

@MsMorrisine said:
Probably copied listing via “sell one like this”

That's what I'm thinking too, that's why at present I'm undecided about doing anything with the listing, from the pictures I saw of it if its a DDO at all, its one of those they call "Poor Mans DDO"

@MFeld said:

@MsMorrisine said:
perhaps a not to the seller is in order

I already sent one.

I also sent a message to the seller, explaining what "PCGS" means and that the coin is not a doubled die.

I'm not sure why that isn't the approach that anyone would take with an erroneous listing like that. There's not much else worth doing. Even if it wasn't a violation of PCGS rules, it's just neighborly.

ricko

Listing has been pulled... not PCGS and not a DDO.... Cheers, RickO

braddick

Listing pulled by eBay though and not the seller. . .

MarkW63

Wind Blew and POOF!
Great Job everyone.