Another e-bay burn....

sumrtym · May 24, 2009 9:02AM

Check out this auction.

He's very careful in his wording and has legitimate feedback on other things before beginning to pull this stunt. No, I did not get suckered in, but thought it was worth the mention. Check the feedback if you're not seeing what I'm talking about. I'm doubting the way it's phrased and terms that even paypal would side with the buyers.

rgCoinGuy · May 24, 2009 9:30AM

This would probably be better to post on the USCF. I doubt many people on the PM forum here would even give that auction a second look for a lot of reasons.

fc · May 24, 2009 9:42AM

the seller is scum. the seller knows exactly what it is doing and i hope
it gets their due in the end.

Weiss · May 24, 2009 10:01AM

For those who just give the thread a cursory glance: He's selling post-64 quarters and wording the auction so that gullible people might think they're 90% silver.

I have to say this one doesn't bother me at all. He doesn't say they're silver, his feedback spells it out clearly.The photograph doesn't let you see the dates. These aren't just clues and hints. They're clear explanations that the coins are NOT silver.

People see what they want to see. He's a crook, no question about it. But the buyers are stupid. Maybe spending $110 for $13 worth of junk coins will save them $1,000 or $10,000 next time.

advalorem · May 24, 2009 11:44AM

Weiss, good summary. His feedback gives away his con. His "no refunds" wouldn't work with paypal. I would just send the coins back, put in a claim with paypal and explain what happened. Paypal sides with the sellers in cases like this.

Getting burned for $100 is a good learning experience as you said. It will hopefully keep one away from the $1,000 learning experiences.