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Coinzip auction result - New Twist!

Opinions wanted. How many coins did I win?

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Now, a day after it ended I find this: LINK2

What would you think?
Brad Swain

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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    1......he says at the very bottom......(106 coins total) please let me know which coin you are bidding on. Weird auction.
    Becky
  • BailathaclBailathacl Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭

    I saw that auction. It gave me a headache trying to figure it out. So I moved on....


    "The Internet? Is that thing still around??" - Homer Simpson
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You've won one coin.

    I recently tried my first Dutch auction on Coinzip, and it went off as a regular auction at first, until I went back and edited it. (By the way, a seller on CoinZip can edit an auction that has bids, unlike eBay, for what it's worth- which is good for a seller who discovers a screwup, but bad for the bidder if the seller wants to play dishonest games.)

    I don't think there is anything dishonest going on there- just a newbie CoinZipper with a confusing auction. (Part of which may be a result of the unfamiliar site and part of it being his own fault).

    Sounds like you get to pick which one, since he says "let me know which one you are bidding on". I agree that it is strange.

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  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500
    I think you probably can purchase as many as 106 at $1/
  • Please bring auctions like this to my attention, before bidding.
    And for your sake don't bid on anything that is not perfectly clear, on CoinZip or any other Auction, live or Online.

    Its a confusing auction, you can not tell what you are bidding on, and I will address the issue with the seller.

    Alan
  • OK, I can accept I only get 1 coin of my choice.

    So, I emailed him:

    'I'll choose the Great Britain 1889 One Penny AU55+'

    And got this reply:

    'That's fine. It is $70.00 plus $.75 shipping.'

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    Your bid: 1.00 USD
    Auction End Date: 31, 1969 - 18:59
    URL: http://coinzip.com/item.php?id=1000001535
    Shipping costs: Buyer pays actual shipping cost 0.50 USD
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    SELLER"S INFO
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    bonham3
    Brad Swain

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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    OK then......that is just wrong.image
    Becky
  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Bait and switch, relying on the obfuscation in the listing.

    This must be one of those sellers that eBay is attempting to jettison... image
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,070 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just plain wrong. I hope the operator of the site does something about this.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500
    pm seemyauction


    return an email to auction guy and say you only bid $1

    and that is what you won it at
  • ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
    Hey Tbirde.... look what I found!!
    1889 GB Penny
    Todd
  • Geez! image
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  • ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
    Did you PM seemyauctions?? He runs Coinzip. I'm sure he would deal with this. He seems down to earth.
    Todd
  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
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  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500
    Is that penny harshly cleaned?

    or die-polish?
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Harshly cleaned.

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  • I notified the seller that the auction was not clear. I believe the seller was attempting to use the service as a classified ad.


    CoinZip Auctions are new, sellers are still trying to learn how to use the program. People make mistakes, its part of the learning process. You can help me make CoinZip a better place for everyone by letting me know about misleading or scam auctions, I promise you I will remove them, and take the necessary actions to keep sellers from taking advantage of buyers.

    Alan Stullenbarger
  • So, I won a non-auction. Yay. image
    Brad Swain

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