Which Ebay seller would you rather buy from...?

Blackhawk

...the one selling the estate of the oldtime local banker or the one selling the estate of his uncle the longtime corner store owner? How about the seller who is marketing the estate of the local lady who emptied the collections plates at church for the last 50 years? Maybe Ebay has a template somewhere that allows you to pick one of these scenarios for your auction when you list, because there sure are a lot of sellers who use these tired old stories. Did you ever notice that there are a lot of sellers from the Dakotas with 55 gallon barrels full of wheat cents?

Fairlaneman

Since Amazon or whoever it was shut their auctions down a bunch more of this junk has popped up. What I love is the "U-Grade" grade that many are useing now.

Ken

storm888

I usually hit the back-button, when I see a "special story" in a listing.

Sellers should JUST list the thing, with clear photos and a good description,
and get out of the buyers' way.

fc

oh shucks man. that is ebay nonsense.

you should see how refined the stories get with BIGTIME dealers.
fresh original coins from a mysterious unnamed source. monster
toned coins straight from a bag that sat in a damp basement next
to a water heater for 50 years. you name it! real colorful stories.

ebay cannot hold a candle to dealers that grace us with their presence at major shows.

Blackhawk

dbldie55

There are many sellers I would never buy from including many on these boards. However, selling has always involved a good story, why should Ebay be any different?

Dog97

It won't be from the lady who stole from the church collection plate cause I don't want to go to Hell with her!