EDITED..Just bought a 1928 Peace dollar, I'm crossing my fingers...

Trooper · February 22, 2004 6:54AM

Well recieved an email from the seller, a day after the invoice.

<<Hi, thankyou for your purchase...i accidently put
this on a buy it now ...however thats life...you got
it fair and square...after you receive the coin
plese leave a positive feedback...if you feel so
inclined...respectfully XXXX XXXX>>>

I'm assuming that there wasn't supposed to be the $1 in the BIN spot.

My reply

<<XXXX
If the coin is a 1928. I have one heck of a deal.
Sometimes it's hard to tell the date in those plastic
holder. Many times the coin is a 1923. (Please check) (atribute this line to Peaceman!!!(thanks))
Do me a favor. Since it seemed to good to be true,
and I firmly beleive it was a mistake, when the Money
Orders arrives, please cash it and send me back $7($5
+ $2 money order service charge)and we will call it
even. Please don't send the MO back(it's a hassle). (made that up, is it?)
I'll leave a positive when the return money is
recieved.
Relist the coin after that.
You'd be surprised on some deals I have had through
the buy it nows that sellers just wanted to get rid
some coins.
I hope this seems fair to you.
Thanks
Tom>>

Well, we will see what comes in the mail. Either a coin or cash.
He made an honest mistake and what the heck, it's only a Peace dollar(Just Kidding).
Tom

It cost a bunch and the shipping was only $4 bucks.
I hope it doesn't have the "s" mint mark. Couldn't tell from the pic.
Tom

1928 Peace Dollar

merz2 · February 22, 2004 6:56AM

Trooper
That is the Philly mint.It is of course a hole filler.

SarasotaFrank · February 22, 2004 6:56AM

That may be a record paying 4x the cost for shipping!

Russ · February 22, 2004 6:58AM

Even a hole filler is worth quite a bit more than the $5 total.

Russ, NCNE

Russ · February 22, 2004 7:00AM

Geez, I just realized that $1 was a Buy It Now. What the hell is this guy doing listing a BIN of one whole dollar? Man, this is almost as good as the $15 GSA Morgans! You sure have a nack for finding them!

Russ, NCNE

JxnBoy · February 22, 2004 7:13AM

Yeah, and this one was listed for all of 6 minutes.

Good work Trooper.

BigAl · February 22, 2004 7:27AM

once again....you suck!

Peaceman · February 22, 2004 8:05AM

How much you want to bet when you open the package (that has one stamp on it) that it's a 1923.... I'll put $ on it.... I always ask before I bid on a qustionable auction... they always come back..... "OMG... you're right.... it IS a 23....."

richbeat · February 22, 2004 8:08AM

I hope it doesn't come in "pieces!" (Heading says "Piece" dollar)

richbeat · February 22, 2004 8:10AM

Peaceman may be right. That pic is so blurry that it could easily be a 3 instead of an 8, and may be intentionally blurry just for that reason. Hope not.

Trooper · February 22, 2004 8:14AM

You guys could be right, about it being a 23. But considering it was a $1 (one dollar) Buy it now, I'll take the chance... I have a total of 5 bucks into the coin. It also could be a 1928.

I remember one guy selling GSA dollars for $15 bucks each once(last month).........Ah those were the days.

Ya just never know.

Tom

Russ · February 22, 2004 8:15AM

<< <i>How much you want to bet when you open the package (that has one stamp on it) that it's a 1923 >>

For $5 shipped it's probably worth the risk.

Russ, NCNE

braddick · February 22, 2004 8:20AM

Could be too he missed and meant to type in $100.00 instead of $1. You might get a friendly email from the Seller stating such.

Trooper · February 22, 2004 8:32AM

Braddick, thats what I was thinking but he already send an invoice. I'm not sure if you can do an automatic invoice.
We'll have to see.

Tom

braddick · February 22, 2004 8:35AM

Good luck Tom. That would be killer (and, honest!) score.
Well deserved for catching it so quickly.

Peaceman · February 22, 2004 8:36AM

Not trying to put your hopes down..... it just doesn't sound good... take for isnstance this auction....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2227087229&category=11980

After contacting the seller... they're all 1923.......

Usually when you score a WIN... it's the seller messing up on the auction.... I get some great bargains because people forget to put "PCGS" in the auction or other simple things like that. THis auction was "7 silver dollars" something nobody looks at... if they were actually 1928.... I would have made 2-300% return....

Trooper · February 24, 2004 5:40AM

I'll edit the post again when (?) arrives.
Tom

Shamika · February 24, 2004 5:43AM

Trooper,

You are a saint.

Russ · February 24, 2004 5:44AM

Trooper,

If I understand you correctly, you're letting him off the hook?

Russ, NCNE

coinguy1 · February 24, 2004 5:46AM

Tom, I just read your (edited) initial post and want to commend you on your fairness and good sportsmanship. I don't think most buyers would be that gracious.

davewang202 · February 24, 2004 5:50AM

Good men all around.

We all make mistakes. It sounds like the seller was/is willing to follow through with the error on his part and let you have the coin at the (clearly mistaken) BIN price. It was/is magnanimous of you to offer to let him off the hook and re-list the auction.

Trooper · February 24, 2004 5:52AM

Yes Russ I am.
I'm feeling good lately.
One reason I'm letting him off the hook is because of his email saying it was a mistake. If he didn't email me I'd expect the coin.
It comes to reason that the $1 Bin shouldn't have been there. Now if he put a $25 Bin or something other than a buck and sold it not realizing what it worth. Different story. But a $1 BIN?

He also just could not of sent it and took the neg.

I know if it happened to one of us or me I'd hope the buyer would understand.
He still might send the coin, i haven't heard back from him..who knows.

Tom

(Now if it was a 1964 AH Cam Kennedy... Hmmmm)

Russ · February 24, 2004 5:56AM

<< <i>One reason I'm letting him off the hook is because of his email saying it was a mistake >>

Agreed. This is what would get him off the hook with me:

<< <i>...however thats life...you got
it fair and square... >>

He stood up like a man and was willing to take his lumps, instead of being a sissy wimp and just refunding your money when he saw what happened.

Russ, NCNE

ibzman350 · February 24, 2004 5:57AM

yea Tom, you did the right thing

I don't know if I would have been that kind.

eisq222 · February 24, 2004 6:00AM

NICE............Looks to be a mistake in listing..............He will be more careful in the future !!!!!!!

Dog97 · February 24, 2004 6:06AM

Hey cool. The seller took it like a man and you're handling like a man. Maybe there's hope for sleazeBay after all.

Trooper · February 24, 2004 6:16AM

<<He also just could not of sent it and took the neg>>

This comment in the previous post was basicaly since I already sent the Mo before his email was made if he didn't return my money.
I'm not going to neg him because of his mistake described in his email...but I shouldn't be out the cash

Tom

Peaceman · February 24, 2004 6:42AM

The same thing happened to me with "HSTURN".... I bought a 1928 raw peace dollar BIN for 9.99 2 years ago from him (that was whizzed and looked 63).... in the end he sent it to me.....?

Either way.... however it turns out.... if everyone is happy...... great...

Weiss · February 24, 2004 6:49AM

You're a mensch, trooper. That was a nice thing to do. Big props from me.

USMC_6115 · February 24, 2004 7:06AM

I agree with everyone. I had a feeling you were a niceguy Trooper

EDITED..Just bought a 1928 Peace dollar, I'm crossing my fingers...

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