Just another dishonest seller (for not mentioning it was cleaned). He was probably high bidder in the teletrade auction and will crack the coin when he receives it. Other than that, not a lot different from many of the raw coin sellers. I am sure ebay will do nothing.
Collector and Researcher of Liberty Head Nickels. ANA LM-6053
Contact Ebays "Safe Harbor", and report that the seller is misrepresenting the coin he is selling. Be sure you refer to the Ebay item number..... They will instruct you if any other info is needed.
Remember, once it is cracked out of the ANACS holder, it is no longer an ANACS coin. The seller can describe it as he pleases. Grading is an opinion. This seller's opinion obviously differs from that of ANACS. Judging from the bids it has received on eBay there are apparently some collectors who agree with the seller. No one, buyer or seller, has to agree with what a slab says.
I talked to Teletrade, and he WAS the winning bidder. However, irrespective of that, his auction was one big misrepresentation of the quality of the coin.
Edited to add: eBay told me (before I talked to Teletrade) that they could do nothing unless Teletrade contacted them.
Because you never really know who the seller is, and they might be doing something legitamit (like this auction seems to be) I always contact the person you think owns the coin (teletrade in this instance perhaps) and let them take action.
That's the course of action I followed back when I used to watch eBay for 16-D dimes for sale. I had seen one seller who had tried a couple of times to sell an NGC 63 dime. After the coin hadn't sold and was off of eBay for about a week, a scam artist stole their picture (in this case, the whole image) and was running an auction. So I contacted the seller and refered them to the new auction letting them know someone was using their image. They then contacted eBay and the auction soon came down.
Didn't see that he got booted off E-Bay, but from the feedback (83% positive), he pays for what he buys, just doesn't ship what he sells in a timely manner.
Ratings less than 99% positive are subject to a closer scruitiny.
If he was the actual owner of this coin, having purchased it from Teletrade, he has the right to describe the coin as he sees fit. (Once it was cracked out of its ANACS holder). I didn't check out his return policy, though.
I am a bit disappointed in Teletrade divulging the name of the winning bidder. Did they drop their privacy policy ? That's disappointing !
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
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If you have a free e-mail address make a new eBay account and bid way more than anyone else would pay. Then don't pay and leave negative feedback
Specializing in 1854 and 1855 large FE patterns
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Here is the link to report the misrepresentation.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
<< <i>Thanks. I'll try that. >>
You should snipe though so he dosen't cancel your bid for being a newbie and block you.
Cameron Kiefer
Specializing in 1854 and 1855 large FE patterns
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same coin - if he bought it there $675 + buyers premium + shipping -> $750
if the seller - was just scamming pictures, wouldn't he got something a little further back so people wouldn't remember a very recent sale?
Edited to add: eBay told me (before I talked to Teletrade) that they could do nothing unless Teletrade contacted them.
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Teletrade divulged buyer information to you? So much for their privacy policy.
Russ, NCNE
That's the course of action I followed back when I used to watch eBay for 16-D dimes for sale. I had seen one seller who had tried a couple of times to sell an NGC 63 dime. After the coin hadn't sold and was off of eBay for about a week, a scam artist stole their picture (in this case, the whole image) and was running an auction. So I contacted the seller and refered them to the new auction letting them know someone was using their image. They then contacted eBay and the auction soon came down.
Russ - Yes, they did.
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The slimeball's alter ego perhaps? Man, I wonder how many got shafted before eBay pulled the trigger.
Russ, NCNE
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Ratings less than 99% positive are subject to a closer scruitiny.
If he was the actual owner of this coin, having purchased it from Teletrade, he has the right to describe the coin as he sees fit. (Once it was cracked out of its ANACS holder). I didn't check out his return policy, though.
I am a bit disappointed in Teletrade divulging the name of the winning bidder. Did they drop their privacy policy ?
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
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Good Catch....