First time in over twenty years
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Over the past 20+ years, I've been getting a significant fraction of my coins, hundreds of them, through Heritage auctions. A first for me happened after a recent auction win: the wrong lot was delivered to me. I have contacted Heritage, and they are working to straighten things out. Hopefully it's as easy as only two lots being swapped, and not a bigger problem!
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
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Yikes! I hope they straighten that out soon.
One mix up out of hundreds is good odds. I’ll bet they sort it out for you.
Had that happen once. I had the better coin, so no angst. Straightened out in a few days. The other party was highly motivated.
PS I live in Dallas so that speeded things up a bit.
What was it you got?
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I'm in the situation of having the better coin, if I assume a straight swap of just two coins. In that case, what I received cost another customer more than 4x what I paid. So, the "other party was highly motivated" angle hopefully is in play. I want the coin I paid for, and already have a nicer example of the one I received.
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
It happened to me about 20 years ago.
Clickbait title! Would be courteous to include Heritage as a reference so that readers could decide whether to open the thread.
Surely, your Heritage issue can be resolved amicably. Best wishes.
Probably, as HA could ban someone. But a recent ebay situation, the person who got the incorrect coin that was higher valued has been unresponsive to the seller about getting it rectified. Luckily a low $ deal so no big loss, but that may not always be true.
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One time I received notification from Heritage that I won a lot in an auction I never bid on! That was weird, but an email straightened it out quickly.
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Happened to me a few years ago. Contacted Heritage, they sent me a label to return the coin, two or three weeks later I got the coin I won.
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I had a well-known dealer ship me a coin a few years ago that I had not ordered. I liked the coin and was tempted to say I will take it.
I emailed him and he called immediately and apologized. Said it was supposed to go to another client who happens to have the same first name as me!
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Maybe, they'll be like Amazon?
You get to keep them!
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No, all kidding aside.
Hope all gets resolved?
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"I found a coin on Ebay that was not grossly overpriced".
I have had the wrong coin sent to me before (Early copper) and it was so nice, I hated to return it for the coin that was supposed to be sent.
It has happened once to me in over 20 years.
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Only two issues with HA over the decades. Once I won a big honking European gold piece, Hungarian I believe, at an amazing price. A week later I was notified there was an issue and my bids didn’t register and it went to the under bidder. What a score that dude must’ve gotten.
The second time I was told to pay for an MS64 Hudson I never bid on. Didn’t even know there was an auction that day, let alone that month. That was sorted no problem.
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Once I won a lot at American Numismatic Rarities. I won it with a mail bid. A floor bidder matched it, and the coin accidentally went to the floor bidder. I pointed out that since I had the first bid on that coin for that amount, the coin was mine. They asked the person to whom they mistakenly shipped the coin to return it, and the asqueroso refused.
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Update, in case anyone reads threads that are getting a little old... What is supposed to be the correct coin is waiting at my front door.
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
pics? hope it turns out for you like it should be. +++
Well, I was trying to avoid that. I realized after the initial post that this is the wrong forum, in that the coin in question is a 2000 Iceland Leif Ericsson silver commem, NGC PF70UC. But, in principle, it could have been a U.S. coin... The one I received by mistake and sent back is another Iceland commem, but gold 1974 First Settlement (1000 years prior).
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
I've had it happen a couple of times over the last 30 years. Both times easily remedied by the auction house.