Ebay and Anacs........Poll

relicsncoins

Since Anacs is one of the blessed graders on Ebay and they slab problem coins with a details grade; Do you think it should be a requirement that the seller list the fact that it is problem holder in the title? Many times I see an auction such as ****1857 Flying Eagle Cent AU-50**** Only to find when I view the auction it's for an AU-50 details cleaned.

GrumpyEd

I say yes because so many auctions list the grade and bargain price so you end up opening the listing only to see the problem.

Same with PCGS genuine holders, they should need to state the decoded problem in the title and PCGS should put it on the holder.

TavernTreasures

The EBAY drones do not need any more rules to enforce. They barely know what is flying now. Just move on when you get to an auction like that.

CoinJunkie

It would seem to me to make the most sense to treat problem coins in slabs the same as raw
coins and disallow the stating of a numerical grade in the title.

greghansen

The EBAY 'police' must love it when we run a thread here and see how the overwhelming majority want them to enact more rules limited what sellers can and can not say. You people have to be kidding! 80% currently say yes, make them disclose the problem in title heading so I don't have to open the auction and read the label and...god forbid...look at the actual coin! Give me a break. Keep EBAY rules out of my life.

Blackhawk

The sellers should state the fact that the coin is a net grade, but if photos are included I'd imagine that a buyer could see that for him/herself. I personally see a value to the hobby in having a grading company that holders authentic coins with problems. If there is deception, it's the sellers fault, not the grading company's (ANACS).

Wolf359

<< <i>The EBAY 'police' must love it when we run a thread here and see how the overwhelming majority want them to enact more rules limited what sellers can and can not say. You people have to be kidding! 80% currently say yes, make them disclose the problem in title heading so I don't have to open the auction and read the label and...god forbid...look at the actual coin! Give me a break. Keep EBAY rules out of my life. >>



I feel the same way. Buyer beware.

intence

couldnt have said it better my self

CoinJunkie

The issue isn't so much about deception as it is about wasting the valuable time of potential buyers.

doh

I say no.

Bochiman

Doesn't matter what I would want or say in this thread. This isn't ebay and no one here can change ebay's rules/mind.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

I don't feel it's necessary for a seller the say what the specific problem is in the title. I'm satisfied as long as they use "Details...", such as "ANACS AU Details"

Mercury10c

I voted yes, but I changed my mind. They should disclose it, period. Doesn't matter where.

OKbustchaser

Where is the "Who cares? I can actually read a lable myself." option?

OKbustchaser

By the way, if you think that sellers should be forced to disclose ANACS detail grades in the title then should sellers also be forced to state it in the title if they are selling a cleaned/scratched coin in a PGCS or NGC holder? At least with the ANACS details holder the bidder can see the problem described in the slab pics.


Edit: Man I wish that my keyboard would type what I mean rather than what I type.

pheh

No. Pictures of the slab are required. If you can't be bothered to pay attention to the details of the auction, then you shouldn't be bidding.

relicsncoins

I search through hundreds of coins on ebay several times a week searching for Anacs certificates. I don't nescessarily think that they need to list what the problem is in the title, just the fact that it's in a details holder such as ***1857 Flying Eagle Cent Anacs AU-50 details***. I personally have no desire to look at problem coins and therefor it just saves me some time.

JJ

BlindedByEgo

I heard somewhere to buy the coin, not the holder.

rbf

I say no! As a seller, it's hard enough to sell coins in 'problem' holders as it is. Especially if it's a really minor problem, it would be really unfair to be forced to disclose it in the title. That would scare away most would-be buyers right off the bat, even though in reality you may have a very nice 'almost-perfect' coin.

rld14

I hate to say it but YES!

They should require that any problem coin be listed with a clear statement as to why it's a problem coin but the bigger issues that I see are with PCGS Genuine and NCS Coins. Dealer Coins Plus out of Washington State recently listed a PCGS Genuine AT 1927-S SLQ. It got the Genuine grade for AT no less.

What was it advertised as? Why a beautiful rainbow toned SLQ. I shot them an e-mail and asked why it was in a genuine holder, guess what they said? Not a peep about AT, just said it was a PCGS Genuine coin and a real beauty, etc.

I then responded with the AT question and mentioned the code, guess who then shut up?

There was a lot of talk on here that Genuine slabs would cause problems... they are.

1Mike1

I voted no. Raw coins are a much bigger gamble and they rarely mention anything about condition and if they do it is an overstatement. It is not anymore difficult to open up this thread to read this than it is to open up and look at a slabbed coin and know if it is a problem.