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Why do people feel compelled to ridicule and belittle ebay auctions?
mdwoods
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I can understand bringing it to peoples attention if a auction is for a counterfeit coin, or a mis-attributed coin. But why point out an auction for it's description and belittle the
seller when you have no real idea of what that person is like. I see this all the time on the US Coin Forum. Almost all here know that a beautifully toned coin can look ugly and dull in a photo and yet that doesn't seem to make any difference when the pack is on the hunt.
seller when you have no real idea of what that person is like. I see this all the time on the US Coin Forum. Almost all here know that a beautifully toned coin can look ugly and dull in a photo and yet that doesn't seem to make any difference when the pack is on the hunt.
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Some are outright funny & entertaining. Others show ridiculous terms & conditions (like a $5 in store pick-up fee). I think it just comes
down to a matter of making conversation on these topics with no ill intent.
I don't mean those kind of threads. Perhaps the internet is bad in the way it can reduce people to icons, if we don't stop and think about it. Even the best
of us has a mean streak, it just seems to come out in certain threads.
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
<< <i>Anyone who describes a coin as "delicious" should be ridiculed.
Or a "stinker"!
You rang?
The answer, of course, is that they're all working on killing their fathers and marrying their mothers, without causing too much notoriety.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
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We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
Sometimes I think its because they want to be heard and don't have much numismatically to offer. Having said all of this some of those auctions are downright hilarious, especially ones like the guy selling his exes beanie babies.
Hmmh, interesting! This may have SOME direct correlation with Herbert Cooley's "Looking glass self."
Can you elaborate a bit?
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
The vast majority of my ebay auction buys have been pleasurable experiences. I have yet to give a negative input, and if I've ended up with a loser coin in the long run, it's been because of my own lack of knowledge and not returning the piece.
Even in a bigger city like San Diego, I'm having trouble finding the pieces I need/want at reasonable prices. My collection would be nowhere if I didn't go to ebay. What are my other options ?? The mail order rip off joints ?? Been there and done that, and have the battle scars. The Legends and Pinnacles who have top shelf stuff and quality service, but are generally beyond my reach ??
What you stated, does it NOT sound like some are still in the developmental stages of self, even in adulthood? Does this sound like there are those, including myself, that will boast such dialect to achieve a reaction to develop, only if momentarily, a self-concept? Kind of, 'FITTING IN'?
The soothing waters of the Bay of Eee have often been a healing balm for my weary soul.
...and I've scored some good rips, too.
Clankeye
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
a great looking, no problem coin (in my opinion
When I'm seeking higher grade examples of coins, it just seems I can't always find them at the local show. They do pop up now & then
but never when I'm in a position to buy or sometimes when I'm hunting down something else. On eBay I can find what I'm looking for
much more often then I can at a show. It's just convenient & there's a large inventory with good turnover.
On the other hand, I do like shopping at the shows and seeing the coin before buying it. It's easier than going back & forth with e-mailed
questions before placing bids.
If it wasn't for eBay, my collection would be about 1/4 the size it is now.
I hate it when you see my post before I can edit the spelling.
Always looking for nice type coins
my local dealer
Exposing con artists is a good thing.
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
Notice they NEVER say one of their own is enhancing pics? They might be nice coins indeed but you think any board member sellers enhance pics? Sell AT? cancel auctions early? Be jerks in their emails when asked questions? Have people bump up their auctions? Have 'Hidden" reserves? Have their friends or consignors bid on their auctions? Bid on their own auctions? OK I better stop this is getting to be too much fun.
Because it helps us feel good about ourselves.
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