Enough is ENOUGH!!!!!!!!

longtimecollector · April 28, 2004 11:31PM

I did it.........

COLD TURKEY..........

Wrote to EBAY and asked them to "close" my account !!!!!!!!!

I'm soooooooo tired of "bidiots"...........

27 listings shown........... 18 fron Singapore, 5 from "estates"........ 2 modern proof replicas............... 1 whizzed piece of crap from grandpas attic..............

I'll save my $$$$$$$ and more importantly MY TIME................

I'll still collect, but more the "old fashioned" way........... clubs, shows, and use a few major shows a year as a get-a-way opportunity for the Ms. and me............

Ta Ta Sleazebay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jbsteven · April 28, 2004 11:32PM

I used to think the same way until I only bought PCGS/NGC coins from ebay. No problems since.

Stuart · April 28, 2004 11:35PM

LongTimeCollector: I stopped bidding on E-Bay items months ago, and have much more spare time to enjoy other things including my coin collection. I got a few good deals there, but decided that it was not worth my time, and the hassle of shipping & receiving the items, and returning those that did not meet my satisfaction.

I have found that I enjoy the social aspects of coin collecting at Coin Shows, Coin Shops and Swap Meets. I also do alot better purchasing coins in person rather than from digital images.

longtimecollector · April 28, 2004 11:43PM

When I first discovered Ebay about 7 years ago, it was really innovative......... In the beginning, I bought and sold MANYcoins WITHOUT PICTURES and rarely had a problem............. Today, images are stolen, ID's are fraudulent or stolen, sellers auction non-existant coins.... People tying SEGS or ACG holdered coins to PCGS's pie in the sky price charts............ the words "estate" and " unsearched" are now synonomous with SCAM......... Sellers who have "hissy" fits when the check isnt in their hand in 3 days, buyers who email 12 times in 2 days. did you get my check........... did you ship my coins........... GIMME A FREAKIN BREAK !!!!!!!......... This is my hobby, not my life !!!!!!!!!

kieferscoins · April 28, 2004 11:45PM

<< <i>GIMME A FREAKIN BREAK !!!!!!!......... This is my hobby, not my life !!!!!!!!! >>

Tell us how you really feel

Cameron Kiefer

LucyBop · April 28, 2004 11:47PM

More Ebay for me!

XpipedreamR · April 28, 2004 11:55PM

nOoBiEeE · April 29, 2004 12:00AM

More power to you longtimecollector... I like it when people leave Ebay, less competition...

Sphinx357 · April 29, 2004 12:11AM

<< <i>More power to you longtimecollector... I like it when people leave Ebay, less competition...

>>

hehehe

FrattLaw · April 29, 2004 12:23AM

<< <i>I'm soooooooo tired of "bidiots"........... >>

<< <i>27 listings shown........... 18 fron Singapore, 5 from "estates"........ 2 modern proof replicas............... 1 whizzed piece of crap from grandpas attic.............. >>

You forgot to mention sample slabs with circulated coins selling for laughable $$$$.

Michael

Tsimmerdown · April 29, 2004 12:29AM

I'm starting a fund to buy the rarest sample slab known.....................

So I can crack out the coin!

keets · April 29, 2004 12:34AM

When I first discovered Ebay about 7 years ago, it was really innovative......... In the beginning, I bought and sold MANYcoins WITHOUT PICTURES and rarely had a problem............. Today, images are stolen, ID's are fraudulent or stolen, sellers auction non-existant coins.... People tying SEGS or ACG holdered coins to PCGS's pie in the sky price charts............ the words "estate" and " unsearched" are now synonomous with SCAM......... Sellers who have "hissy" fits when the check isnt in their hand in 3 days, buyers who email 12 times in 2 days. did you get my check........... did you ship my coins........... GIMME A FREAKIN BREAK !!!!!!!......... This is my hobby, not my life !!!!!!!!!

I'll still collect, but more the "old fashioned" way........... clubs, shows, and use a few major shows a year as a get-a-way opportunity for the Ms. and me............

............perspective is sometimes everything.

When I first discovered coin collecting about 40 years ago, it was really innovative......... In the beginning, I bought and sold ANY coins and never knew i'd had a problem............. Today, i'm smarter and realize my innocence was taken advantage of by all kinds of dealers at shows, shops and through the mail.... People tying SEGS or ACG holdered coins to PCGS's pie in the sky price charts are rather humorous and i generally avoid them............ the words "estate" and " unsearched" are now ignored, also, along with most of the continual hype at shows, shops, catologs and online dealer sites......... Sellers who have "hissy" fits when the check isnt in their hand in 3 days, buyers who email 12 times in 2 days. did you get my check........... did you ship my coins........... they test my patience but i hold up my end of the deal and let time work things out......... This is my hobby and i enjoy it immensely. things have changed a lot since the 60's, but much remains the same !!!!!!!!!

I'll still collect as a get-a-way opportunity from the toil of everyday life. as for the Ms. and me, we'll use some of the major shows as an oppurtunity to vacation together............

al h.

ss350camaro · April 29, 2004 12:39AM

Al

TheNumish · April 29, 2004 12:42AM

I've always felt that all the idiots that overhype, overgrade, missrepresent items, blah, blah blah would in the long run ruin ebay. Don't know what ebay can do. It would be too much for them to become coin police. If people would stop buying that junk the sellers would go away but that will never happen. There are too many people who love to buy coins and don't really understand the system that keep these people going. On the surface the items seem like bargains so novices take the bait and buy the junk. What's also amazing is how often nice legitimate coins go for low wholesale prices while junk brings way too much.

The problem of rip off artists on ebay is pervasive in the business. I often wonder what the coin business would be like if these people didn't exist.

Boom · April 29, 2004 12:50AM

eBay been betty betty gooood to me!

millennium · April 29, 2004 12:55AM

I have no problem with eBay..and I bet I have been there longer than most of you guys. The difference is I must be a better shopper????

mgoodm3 · April 29, 2004 12:58AM

I have an Ebay account thast I started more than five years ago. I bought 3 things and haven't done anything since.

ARCO · April 29, 2004 1:02AM

Ebay for sure has much junk, but that just makes the quality coins all the more desireable to those who remain. As a collector selling off my coins, I get prices that would have been mostly impossible before the advent of Ebay.

Ebay makes collecting truly enjoyable because I can now find the coins and enjoy the thrill of that, and also sell the coins and watch the bidding go ape sh*t on my auctions because I can offer quality where the majority is junky.

Tyler

Fragmentum · April 29, 2004 1:09AM

longtimecollector and others,
I feel your pain, brother, and there is no substitute to sitting down at a coin show with a dealer and discussing the coin issues of the day! As long as they have the time and an interest in you as a collector and possibly a buyer as well, that is the greatest satisfaction I derive from the hobby. More so than the coin and its value! People who care about others in the hobby and have valuable discourse with you is the most satisfying experiences in my view.
So, having said ALL that, use ebay for the entertainment value it offers. Nod your head when you agree and shake your head when you don't. Then move on to the next 'entertaining' tidbit you view there.
Ebay is NOT the end all that will meet all, but it is a boiling pot of the best and the worst we can get in our hobby, as well as others.
I've had successes and disappointments there. Mostly were valuable and so far, none too costly.

All in my humble opinion, of course!!!

Bikingnut · April 29, 2004 1:27AM

I'm not there yet. There are still good deals to be had. You just have to scrutinize and buy carefully.

Clankeye · April 29, 2004 1:50AM

I don't see the problem, you guys. Ebay is what you make of it.

I have built a whole collection of a certain type of Canadian coins from eBay that I really couldn't have had access to anywhere else.

I am able to move coins I want to sell from my collection for way more money than I would be offered by local dealers.

I have found some great coins--and enjoyed the process.

I look at my eBay account as an asset I have maintained and one that is important to me. Like anything else you have to use eBay with some descrimination and common sense. If it's a zero feedback seller--don't bid. If they have a few negs (and especially look at how they respond to them)--don't bid. If you have any bad feeling at all--don't bid. There's always another auction.

Clankeye

drainbamage · April 29, 2004 2:09AM

Yup..... Were e-bay addicts.

But you gotta give us credit, we the fastest clickers in the west!!!!!

Kriek · April 29, 2004 7:48AM

I suppose I am just an eBay Hound

relayer · April 29, 2004 8:02AM

The nice people on eBay can be pretty annoying

Enough is ENOUGH!!!!!!!!

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