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Wash. .25 40-D in a altered PCGS holder

5thwheel5thwheel Posts: 1
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Hello,

Just wanted to let everyone one know to be wary if you win a item on Ebay from Chris Thomas his user ID is gerdrvn. About a month ago I won a 1940-D Washington Quarter in a PCGS MS67 Holder that upon arrival I noticed a crack running along the complete edge of the holder. I sent the coin to PCGS for verification and received a letter saying the holder had been tampered with. Apparently the holder was cracked open, the original coin taken out and another coin of lesser quality put in its place and then the holder was put back together. Mr. Thomas has refused to refund my money. Ebay and my Credit Card Co. hve been notified of the scam. If there is anything else I can do please let me know.

Thanks

Joe

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  • psxchellypsxchelly Posts: 568 ✭✭
    First of all, just so you know, EBAY wont do anything unless the authorities are involved in some way... like a warrant for arrest.

    You will be better trying to reverse charges on your credit card... I am embarrassed to say that I was ripped for 700$ for a computer I purchased on EBAY last summer. Ebay told me to file a fraud report, which i did, and never heard from EBay again. I wrote a letter to my credit card company explained everything, gave them names address, photocopies of emails, etc etc, and after about 30 days of them investigating I received a full refund with interest.

    In my opinion if you take the time to explain things to the credit card company you have a better chance of results.

    message me if you like
    michelle
  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭
    thanks for the great thread 5thwheel and also thanks michelle that was a great helpful response and i am sure you will have helped and will help many people with your experiences

    sincerely michael
  • DabigkahunaDabigkahuna Posts: 3,419
    Its been awhile but I think if you file the fraud with Loyds of London at Ebay you can collect from them as well. There used to be a $50 deductable on claims upto $250. I may have to go read the rules again myself.


    Sorry to hear about the bad trades. Ebay itself is almost useless if you have a problem. I wouldn't think twice about collecting from thier insurance policy. They have absolutely no consideration for seller also. My favorite one is how BillPoint will send you a payment notice with the customers address but then when there is any problem they hit the seller with a chargeback months after the item was sent. Then they give you 5 days to come up with the signiture card that takes the post office weeks to send. Oh, now you have me started!imageimage

    Thanks for the heads up!

    Larry
    Dabigkahuna
    My Ebay Auctions
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  • quattrocoinsquattrocoins Posts: 1,881
    Hey Joe,

    "Where ya goin' with that gun in your hand?"
    Oops! Wrong forum! image

    Seriously, sorry to hear of all the sh*t this guy is putting you through. Can PCGS help since it was their slab that was tampered with? Perhaps you have some unknown cc protection insurance and can cancel the payment.

    Good luck, and keep us updated.

    Oh, and NUKE the bastid with neg. feedback!!!

    Regards,

    Don
    FULL Heads RULE!
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