eBay seller elliottdoug215 has sold me a counterfeit seated liberty half dollar, and they are mad about the return request. Attached are pictures of the coin i received, screenshots of the listing photos, and their message to me.
It looks like an obvious fake. Why did you buy it in the first place?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Important that you get eBay involved. Those selling fake/altered/cleaned coins can become quite irate and intimidating when someone calls them out on a particular coin. I thought the "S" mintmark was not crisp, but blotchy/blurred.
@panpac said:
Important that you get eBay involved. Those selling fake/altered/cleaned coins can become quite irate and intimidating when someone calls them out on a particular coin. I thought the "S" mintmark was not crisp, but blotchy/blurred.
eBay is involved. I'm expecting the seller to do anything they possibly can to make it more difficult, though.
Good luck.
The juice ceased being worth the squeeze for me on that dumpster fire of a site well over a decade ago.
I’m a 90’s-eBayer and still use it on rare occasion but never on anything that isn’t a layup on trust considerations. Also, many of the ‘mostly above-board’ dealers still engage in marginally, if not outright, unethical practices on stuff like photos, grading, etc.
@MintState70 said:
Good luck.
The juice ceased being worth the squeeze for me on that dumpster fire of a site well over a decade ago.
I’m a 90’s-eBayer and still use it on rare occasion but never on anything that isn’t a layup on trust considerations. Also, many of the ‘mostly above-board’ dealers still engage in marginally, if not outright, unethical practices on stuff like photos, grading, etc.
I ended up getting a refund. I've slowed way down on buying, though. I was getting in a rush, gambling on bad photos (what i thought were bad photos, anyway, turns out the photos weren't out of focus, the coin itself was) and looking for bargains.
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It looks like an obvious fake. Why did you buy it in the first place?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
File a claim and return it
I should have known better, yes. I rolled the dice based on poor photos.
The return has been started, I'm going to have to ask eBay to step in, the seller refuses to take responsibility.
Way cool 😎
(Excellant call)
Important that you get eBay involved. Those selling fake/altered/cleaned coins can become quite irate and intimidating when someone calls them out on a particular coin. I thought the "S" mintmark was not crisp, but blotchy/blurred.
eBay is involved. I'm expecting the seller to do anything they possibly can to make it more difficult, though.
Good luck.
The juice ceased being worth the squeeze for me on that dumpster fire of a site well over a decade ago.
I’m a 90’s-eBayer and still use it on rare occasion but never on anything that isn’t a layup on trust considerations. Also, many of the ‘mostly above-board’ dealers still engage in marginally, if not outright, unethical practices on stuff like photos, grading, etc.
I ended up getting a refund. I've slowed way down on buying, though. I was getting in a rush, gambling on bad photos (what i thought were bad photos, anyway, turns out the photos weren't out of focus, the coin itself was) and looking for bargains.
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