Pet peeve of mine regarding ebay coin sellers

rhedden

I truly hate it when I am looking through Ebay listings, and I find a common date coin advertised as a key date. You know what I am talking about- "1881-S MORGAN DOLLAR- RARE!!! MAJOR KEY DATE!!!!!!!" Of course, I collect mainly Bust and Seated coinage, so it's usually a common 1853 Arrows Quarter, or an 1826 Bust half, etc. The first thing that pops into my mind is, "what else is this guy lying about?" I don't know why this type of exaggeration annoys me so much, when there are so many other things in numismatics to be annoyed with.... but it really gets under my skin.


Exhibit A. Not a Key Date.

segoja

Then stear clear

Some sellers are not as educated about coins as most baord members are

Barry

It's 100 years old, so it must be rare!

mingot

My pet peeve is "This coin will look good in any collection!".

DIMEMAN

I like it when you click on enlarge and it brings up the SAME image in a bigger box!!

sinin1

actually I frequently check their other auctions because usually they have no clue of what they have


and put them in wrong categories, bad pics, description, title

and I occasionally get a 'sleeper' lot that turns out to be a great deal for me

SUMORADA

like it when you click on enlarge and it brings up the SAME image in a bigger box!!


.......or smaller.......

Coin Finder

I so agree with you it hurts.....This is fraud in my opinion.

Moldnut

I hate when ebay seller says, "Beat up 1840-O w/drapery quarter for sale" And you look at the reverse and its the large "O".

AMRC

Yes, it is dumb. Move on.

lkenefic

<< <i>I like it when you click on enlarge and it brings up the SAME image in a bigger box!! >>

ebaybuyer

could be that the seller isnt "LYING" he just may not be completely aware of what he/she is selling. which would be an innocent mistake, not misrepresentation.

derryb

I always send them a message "what makes this a key coin?" This ensures I get blocked and never bid on their items.

rhedden

could be that the seller isnt "LYING" he just may not be completely aware of what he/she is selling.


Most of the time, the guilty party is a prolific coin seller who knows exactly what he/she is doing. Many sellers deliberately make themselves look clueless in order to get more looks for their items- much like a card shark going to a poker table and pretending he/she just learned how to play cards yesterday. In addition, if they proceed to sell you a miserable, hairlined coin at full-blown retail based upon a bad photo, they can claim ignorance when you decide to return it. I'd like to know how many of these "clueless" sellers spend 40 hrs. a week selling coins. I would guess it's a large percentage of them.

The truly clueless sellers tend to make low-key auction headings like "1870 half dollar, No Reserve." When one opens the auction, it's an 1870-CC half dollar they found in an old piece of furniture. That kind of mistake (omitting a mint mark in the title) often indicates true naivety.