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BEWARE...Ebay BAIT and SWITCH artist !!!

NumisMeNumisMe Posts: 841 ✭✭
in Buy, Sell, & Trade - U.S. Coins
What would you do ????

I won this auction last week and paid for it, through PayPal, 15 minutes after the auction closed.
Today, I got a standard #10 envelope from the seller, containing a folded napkin, in which I found a badly knicked RAW Jefferson.

Edited: For the few who seem to have missed the point...It was supposed to be a 2004-P Peace Medal Jefferson PCGS MS66 !
Needless to say, I was quite ticked off. image
I emailed the seller who did refund my money, after a small tirade on my part.
But here is the punch line...
I decided to check out his other auctions, and I found this one.
I can't beleive it. This one was placed less than 2 hours after I won mine...image
It is the same auction, for the same coin. Evidently, he wasn't satisfied with the closing price of my auction, so he decided that he was not going to sell it to me.

Edited to add: I just noticed that he edited this auction after he received my email.

So, what do you think I should do? image

Comments

  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    Leave it be, he returned your money, move on.

    BTW.. I would never bid on any of his auctions with a 96.3 feedback.

    Herb
    Remember it's not how you pick your nose that matters, it's where you put the boogers.
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  • CoppernicusCoppernicus Posts: 1,764 ✭
    Thanks for the "heads up" - He thinks the coin was misprinted!! image
    Coppernicus

    Lincoln Wheats (1909 - 1958) Basic Set - Always Interested in Upgrading!
  • 7summits7summits Posts: 316 ✭✭
    eBay has a system for dealing with sellers like this - use it. What a crook.
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  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136 ✭
    If you were in the position that he had not refunded your money, I also think it would have been considered mail fraud. The lawyer-types can confirm this fact. However, since he refunded your money, I believe all you can do is notify eBay of the details.
  • wildjagwildjag Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭

    The auction now states "Please do not bid on this item. It is NOT going to be sold." Right above the bottom picture. I think I am adding this person to my banned list.
  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    why is he showing a slabbed one when hes selling a raw one??? and why are board members bidding on it?

    are you guys just trying to get ripped off?
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  • SemperFISemperFI Posts: 802 ✭✭✭
    Why doesn't the guy just cancel the auction instead of putting the a note in the auction "Please do not bid on this item. It is NOT going to be sold."?
  • LouisLouis Posts: 3,687
    <<So, what do you think I should do?>>


    Quit buying pocket change. image

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  • alergaralergar Posts: 420
    Notify eBay, report this sucker, lets not let him rip off anyone else.

    He refunded your bid price, but did he refund your s/h/i fees; If he didn't he ripped you off.
  • BikingnutBikingnut Posts: 3,383 ✭✭✭
    I'd report him to ebay. It amazes me what some people will try and get away with.
    US Navy CWO3 retired. 12/81-09/04

    Looking for PCGS AU58 Washington's, 32-63.
  • GooberGoober Posts: 980 ✭✭✭
    This is one great reason I came here to this forum, to know who the 'Bad Ebay Eggs' were, I will definitely be placing him on my ban list.
    Prost!

    Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
  • hamiltonjhhamiltonjh Posts: 1,140


    << <i>Leave it be, he returned your money, move on.

    BTW.. I would never bid on any of his auctions with a 96.3 feedback.

    Herb >>



    Perfect advice, and I agree whole-heartedly. Move on. You got your money back.

    And, check seller feedback better before bidding. Alot of ppl ask here first if they know about sellers before bidding; thats not be a bad idea either.
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