Interesting Question from eBay Bidder... how would you respond?
airplanenut
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I just got this question for a toned mint set I have listed, and am curious as to how you would reply.
hello
I am totally new to coin collecting and love these coins and thank you for offering them. I am cautious as a beginner but wonder can you guartanteed I get get them graded by pcgs or NGC and that they are not at [AT] toned. Thank you and apologies for my stupid beginner question but if I win and they are rejected by the grading companies I would most likely never collect coins again.
thank you
Now, I am 100% certain the coins and their colors are legit, and every one of them will slab. However, at the same time, the question seems to be setting me up for:
A- Buyer's remorse
B- Some dissatisfaction because of a misunderstanding
My gut was to reply that while I'm sure the coins are legit, this eBayer shouldn't be buying if he is that unknowledgeable about the items. The coins are textbook examples of NT mint set colors, and something just seems fishy here. The buyer has 100% positive (278) but I don't see any coins in his feedback.
Jeremy
hello
I am totally new to coin collecting and love these coins and thank you for offering them. I am cautious as a beginner but wonder can you guartanteed I get get them graded by pcgs or NGC and that they are not at [AT] toned. Thank you and apologies for my stupid beginner question but if I win and they are rejected by the grading companies I would most likely never collect coins again.
thank you
Now, I am 100% certain the coins and their colors are legit, and every one of them will slab. However, at the same time, the question seems to be setting me up for:
A- Buyer's remorse
B- Some dissatisfaction because of a misunderstanding
My gut was to reply that while I'm sure the coins are legit, this eBayer shouldn't be buying if he is that unknowledgeable about the items. The coins are textbook examples of NT mint set colors, and something just seems fishy here. The buyer has 100% positive (278) but I don't see any coins in his feedback.
Jeremy
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Russ, NCNE
And I would tell that to the bidder, and recomend to him to look for coins that allready graded if that is what he wants.
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Block him.
Coin's for sale/trade.
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<< <i>I see no way that you can guarentee what a third party grader will do.
And I would tell that to the bidder, and recomend to him to look for coins that allready graded if that is what he wants.
>>
The only way to make an economic system truly stable is to permit the free market to take over.
<< <i>I see no way that you can guarentee what a third party grader will do.
And I would tell that to the bidder, and recomend to him to look for coins that allready graded if that is what he wants.
>>
I agree.
best advise you could give, short sweet and to the point
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<< <i>I see no way that you can guarentee what a third party grader will do.
And I would tell that to the bidder, and recomend to him to look for coins that allready graded if that is what he wants.
>>
I agree that this would be his best route to follow.
<< <i>The buyer has 100% positive (278) but I don't see any coins in his feedback. >>
Buyer has probable been burned like the rest of us and is trying a more cautious approach to buying on ebay. Just looking for some assurance from the seller. Just the fact that you reply will put most buyers at ease. (I would advise not wording your reply in broken english )
The only way to make an economic system truly stable is to permit the free market to take over.
<< <i>This is no beginner. >>
I agree. He understands and is just giving himself a way out if they don't slab. He's a beginner that's going to start submitting to a TPG right off the bat? Tell him no guarantee.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>This sure is a cynical bunch.
Russ, NCNE >>
Not all of us
The only way to make an economic system truly stable is to permit the free market to take over.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
You may be 100% certain about the legitimacy of the coins, airplanenut, but I wouldn't be so sure about whether they will all be slabbed. I don't think I would go out of my way to guarantee a common mint set, but I certainly wouldn't run this buyer off either. Just explain what others have already suggested.
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<< <i>This sure is a cynical bunch.
Russ, NCNE >>
Sure seems that way.
<< <i>He's probably on this board, reading the responses right now. >>
Bet it's Russ
The only way to make an economic system truly stable is to permit the free market to take over.
<< <i>This sure is a cynical bunch.
Russ, NCNE >>
What that saying..twice burned.....
Cynic though it makes me, I think I'd come down with those who would not reply -- and block the bidder. Some hassles you just don't need.
I tend to be cynical too and would most likely tell the would-be buyer to learn more about toning before buying raw coins.
I guess it all boils down to your gut feeling and how much potential grief you are willing to endure.
always looking at the negative sure a lot of that these days here.
try this one.................................
Welcome a new collector and invite them to the boards, to learn.
Never know may even make a friend.
Course maybe reading some of the posts here will really turn them off.
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<< <i>You should also explain the subjective and frequently inconsistent nature of third party grading.
Russ, NCNE >>
Ken
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<< <i>I'd tell him/her that if they are that concerned about it to only buy certified coins.
From ACG. >>
Seriously, I would probably block him and then respond telling him he should only buy slabbed coins.
I don't know how much the set you are talking about will sell for, but methinks his grading fees and associated costs would cost him more than the set you are selling.
That said, he is foolish to threaten you, as his bigger loss would be the costs of submitting if they weren't slabbable. So what is his recourse and just how much effort and energy is he willing to expend to prove your coins are the ones that "didn't" get slabbed?
I say your chain is being jerked.