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Man buys gold coins on Ebay, gets rocks instead

MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
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Salina anesthesiologist Mark Snyder thought he had purchased eight South African Krugerrand gold coins through eBay, but when he opened the package shipped to his home Tuesday he found it contained only rocks, Saline County Undersheriff Dave Dunstan said.

Snyder told officers he bought the coins through a man in Federal Way, Wash., and that his payment of $5,077 was made through PayPal, a company that handles money transactions for Internet purchases.

Dunstan said a sheriff's investigator has been assigned to the case.

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    relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭
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    rgl1345rgl1345 Posts: 674
    Oh yeah? I shipped the coins and the doctor switch a rock to the package. Prove it!image
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    KipKip Posts: 852
    Well it wasnt Kent Washington so it probably wasnt Russ...but.....image
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    CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    Hmm. Did I send some coins to PCGS in that registered package or a bunch of rocks?
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    MrSpudMrSpud Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭
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    RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "I got a Stella in PCGS PR65DCAM, and an 1804 Dollar! What did you get?"

    "I got a rock."

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    UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭
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    Joe.
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    ccrccr Posts: 2,446
    Maybe it was one of those " Do-It-Yourself " smelting sets. Ore provided. image
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    LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,660 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe they are nuggets??
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    NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,036 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>and that his payment of $5,077 was made through PayPal >>


    Those are some expensive rocks!image
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    Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,914 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Shipping error? Maybe some guy in White Center, WA is staring at 8 gold coins, expecting to see rocks?

    Dave
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    JustMakesCentsJustMakesCents Posts: 319 ✭✭✭
    The funny thing is that is from my home town and I hadn't heard anything about it until Michigan posted it. image

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    MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    That would ruin my day..... image
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    caitlincaitlin Posts: 858 ✭✭✭
    :Funny
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    lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 9,337 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ...ssssooooo....are those rocks in your pocket...or are you just happy to see me??image
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    DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not funny at all... not one damn bit.

    Someone needs to go to jail for this.
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,518 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Not funny at all... not one damn bit.

    Someone needs to go to jail for this. >>

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    lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 9,337 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If this wasn't some sort of sick mistake of course someone should go to jail! Over $5K is at least grand theft not to mention mail fraud.
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    anablepanablep Posts: 5,204 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sad and funny.

    Hard to prove the rocks were shipped instead of coins & not switched in by the purchaser?
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    MAD4MORGANSMAD4MORGANS Posts: 2,044


    << <i>Shipping error? Maybe some guy in White Center, WA is staring at 8 gold coins, expecting to see rocks?

    Dave >>



    And they're pi$$ed...

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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Link?

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    CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭


    << <i>Sad and funny.

    Hard to prove the rocks were shipped instead of coins & not switched in by the purchaser? >>



    The accusation could be made and the seller might have to identify the source of the coins and perhaps prove he possessed them. This is the sort of thing eBay was asking of sellers and NARUing when they refused to provide, right?
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    JustMakesCentsJustMakesCents Posts: 319 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Link?

    Russ, NCNE >>



    Russ, here you go ...
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    eagle7eagle7 Posts: 1,441
    I wonder what service/vendor was used to ship the package? Be nice to know that info. Bad deal all the way around.
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