I've seen a lot of questionable auctions since before Christmas.
Here's what I think is happening:
List high value coin with stolen pictures and descriptions let auction finish. collect money and contact buyer to tell them it going to ship. potentially provide a tracking number. empty accounts. Put off buyer long enough to clean out & close accounts. Buyer files claim and wins.
eBay and Paypal eat the loss trying to collect from the cleaned out accounts and account holder.
Winning and paying actually enables the criminal.
At the very least, this listing is obviously using misappropriated pictures and uses a (invalid) numerical grade when it not shown to be certified.
The winning bidder sent this message to the seller and will post any updates that arise.:
"Dear seller,
I have been informed that you do not own the coin pictured in your listing and that you took the picture from the listing of the person who really does own the coin. Please explain?
<< <i>The winning bidder sent this message to the seller and will post any updates that arise.:
"Dear seller,
I have been informed that you do not own the coin pictured in your listing and that you took the picture from the listing of the person who really does own the coin. Please explain?
Well, there are a few other ways I could know what the winning bidder wrote to the seller....
I could be the seller. Or, I could know the seller or the winning bidder, either of whom could have told me what was written. I'll leave it to you to decide
coin22lover
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<< <i>Notice how in the description, there is a link to the same coin?
link >>
The ANACS AU58 @ BIN 9450 didn't work, so might as well lower it a grade to ANACS AU57 and auction it. I file this in the ebay WTF category.
bob
I've seen a lot of questionable auctions since before Christmas.
Here's what I think is happening:
List high value coin with stolen pictures and descriptions
let auction finish.
collect money and contact buyer to tell them it going to ship.
potentially provide a tracking number.
empty accounts.
Put off buyer long enough to clean out & close accounts.
Buyer files claim and wins.
eBay and Paypal eat the loss trying to collect from the cleaned out accounts and account holder.
Winning and paying actually enables the criminal.
At the very least, this listing is obviously using misappropriated pictures and uses a (invalid) numerical grade when it not shown to be certified.
I've reported it using the special "selling Coins" page
"Dear seller,
I have been informed that you do not own the coin pictured in your listing and that you took the picture from the listing of the person who really does own the coin. Please explain?
Thanks."
<< <i>The winning bidder sent this message to the seller and will post any updates that arise.:
"Dear seller,
I have been informed that you do not own the coin pictured in your listing and that you took the picture from the listing of the person who really does own the coin. Please explain?
Thanks." >>
How do you know this?
My PCGS Set Registry Profile
<< <i>hahaha, so you won this coin, mark??
Well, there are a few other ways I could know what the winning bidder wrote to the seller....
I could be the seller. Or, I could know the seller or the winning bidder, either of whom could have told me what was written. I'll leave it to you to decide