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MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
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after an auction has ended to tell them they've been robbed??????? If it wasn't for the fact that ebay deals hard with those that try to warn people over crooks I would have emailed a bidder about this auction. I posted about this auction in a thread "proof or not proof that is the question." I emailed the seller asking for better images because I know this coin was not a proof.
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The reply, and he even states in his relpy to my question posted on the auction, Quote "It is a proof and proof surfaces are a bit difficult to scan. To me FDC is 'as minted'. I don't think there are any original first strike 1928 proof in 'FDC' available as this means they are untoned, untouched and unadulterated. I just don't think those are around." Personally I think the guy is yet another crook because he seems to be always pulling rare Irish free state proofs out of thin air and then they look just like this one in the auction....Mint state. We all know a proof coin when we see one scanned or not. I have seen plenty of scanned proofs and they look like proofs. The coin offered in his auction was MS at best. It just makes me angry when I see this type of rubbish. OKay I'm done ranting now.

Omnicoin

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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Jeez, what a ridiculous price for that piece image
    That is not a proof. Oh, well ... "Let the Ebayer Beware".
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  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    I guess you're right Tom. Just tees me off I shouldn't let it bother me and be on my way. I just have never seen so many people want to part with their so they do on ebay.
    Omnicoin
  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    It is very sad. With E-bilge's rules, though, we can't do much anymore to warn unwary buyers. Just post the auctions and concerns here, and hope we save someone from making a large mistake. You did all you could by doing that in the beginning of this auction, so pat yourself on the back image
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  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    what you do next time, is start a thread here and then send the bidder an e-mail pointing them to the thread. you will not violate ebay policy because you di d not tell the bidder that the auction was crap and the seller was a thief - they will have found that out by themselves....
    Cecil
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,967 ✭✭✭
    Yes, I have wanted to email a bidder - many times - to let them know that they are not buying what they think.



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  • PuddlePiratePuddlePirate Posts: 728 ✭
    ACTUALLY... 04/16/05 I had five splendid Roman Imperials up on the Bay of E. I got emails from two different fellows from the Ancient-Coins-Forum.com who told me they were 99% sure that three were contemporary fakes. I pulled the auctions immediately. Sad to say it appears they were right. I ended up closing out three coins on which I was actually making a little money on. The "buyers" were appreciative that I told them about finding out the coins were possible fakes and let them pull their bids. They all stated they will be coming back, so honesty has its place.

    Ebay policy as I recall is that you are not to "sell or offer to sell" via email, I do not recall anything about telling a bidder to look elsewhere for information.

    As for THAT coin, MS, no way that is a proof.
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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    "Have you ever wanted to email a bidder... after an auction has ended to tell them they've been robbed?"

    I actually did this, both before and after a coin was sold. The seller (crook) was listing a 1914-S US Barber Half Dollar as if it was a 1914-P. (As I recall this was a low grade coin, probably a VG, but even so the "P" coin lists for $85 today while the "S" coin lists for $16). He listed all the mintage information for the "P" coin, gave pricing information for the "P" coin, but the pictures showed that it was the "S" mint-marked coin. I asked him about it, and he said that the pictures were correct and that there was an "S" on the coin. I then alerted the high bidder, who was obviously bidding as if it was the "P" coin. That person never responded to me, but they cancelled their bid. The final winner, who sniped at the last moment, also bid as if it was the "P" coin, so I sent the information to that person as well. She got back to me, thanked me for the info, and never completed the sale. The crook eventually relisted the coin, again without specifying that it was the "S" mint-marked coin, but without most of the misleading info. At that point, it sold for more than it should have, but the buyer should have realized that it was the "S" coin, so I didn't interfere. This was before I knew all the eBay rules, but for an auction as crooked as that one, today I would probably report the auction to eBay and then act if they didn't.
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