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OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited March 2, 2017 1:04PM in Precious Metals

eBay scammer...Sold a sealed APMEX Mint Direct Roll ... see scans below ... buyer claims "Not as described"..claims tube arrived opened.


His scan below alleges the way it arrived

Note: It's impossible to open one of these tubes unless you use a box cutter. In addition, this buyer sells single ASE's or by small lots. It does not take a "Rocket Scientist" to figure out what he did. I've notified eBay with my suspicion and they are investigating the claim. Buyers ebay id: arkansassilver

"Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."

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  • rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭

    whether sealed or not, it's a scam...

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,088 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I trust you over the buyer.

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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @rawteam1 said:
    whether sealed or not, it's a scam...

    Thank you for your opinion. I suspect that most of us realize, it's a sales gimmick that APMEX uses to sell them at a premium. That does not alter the fact, that the buyer, who sells them individually or by small lots from his ebay store, opened the tube, cherry picked the best, and who knows what I'm getting back.

    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • JohnnyCacheJohnnyCache Posts: 1,761 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Appreciate the notice.
    Though I rarely sell on ebay, I can make certain not to buy from them.

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  • silversirensilversiren Posts: 70 ✭✭✭

    You'd think the scammer would have at least scammed APMEX directly instead hassling you . ..

  • rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭

    Hmm I really don't know about cherry picking bullion, seems quite odd...

    keceph `anah
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow...such a blatant scam..... Thanks for the alert...Cheers, RickO

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,781 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, thanks for the heads up :smile:

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you for informing us.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,334 ✭✭✭✭✭

    thanks for the tip off ( or rip off in this case as well )

  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Would eBay NARU me if used their message system to call him a scammer?

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,823 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @rawteam1 said:
    Hmm I really don't know about cherry picking bullion, seems quite odd...

    Thanks. Leaves more MS 70 profit for me.

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  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:

    @rawteam1 said:
    Hmm I really don't know about cherry picking bullion, seems quite odd...

    Thanks. Leaves more MS 70 profit for me.

    You would think that instead of belittling those who do, that others would find a way to use it to their advantage. Guess not.

    theknowitalltroll;
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You wouldn't expect a guy with an 8K feedback rating who also sells a ton of ASEs on ebay to bother trying to scam someone like this.



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  • piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭

    @derryb said:

    @rawteam1 said:
    Hmm I really don't know about cherry picking bullion, seems quite odd...

    Thanks. Leaves more MS 70 profit for me.

    MS70 on brand new bullion is a joke. Our host may not like me saying that, but I'd sure like to know how the heck the differecne is distinguished between 69 & 70 on a brand new coin. They're ALL 69 as far as I'm concerned if they came ina tube.
    Either way, thanks for the heads up OPA.

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,823 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @piecesofme said:

    @derryb said:

    @rawteam1 said:
    Hmm I really don't know about cherry picking bullion, seems quite odd...

    Thanks. Leaves more MS 70 profit for me.

    MS70 on brand new bullion is a joke. Our host may not like me saying that, but I'd sure like to know how the heck the differecne is distinguished between 69 & 70 on a brand new coin. They're ALL 69 as far as I'm concerned if they came ina tube.
    Either way, thanks for the heads up OPA.

    I'm the same way with silver bars, they're all 69s. lol

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  • SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭

    @silversiren said:
    You'd think the scammer would have at least scammed APMEX directly instead hassling you . ..

    It (the scammer )may have already hit APMEX these guys run the same scam with several sellers and eventually cant do it any more Ebay at some point wont let them file claims.

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