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I feel kinda guilty about this one (eBay purchase)

Another board member posted this eBay auction on the BST board. I bid a little under $50 sure I would be outbid. To my surprise, the coin closed at under $29. Why didn't anyone else bid? Sure, it's only a 62, it's not a monster, but it does have nice color. This is a perfect example of why I won't sell material like this on eBay.

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    BigGreekBigGreek Posts: 1,090
    I know guilt is a terrible thing. Why not send it to me.
    I think it might help.
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    Please check out my eBay auctions!
    My WLH Short Set Registry Collection
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    Certainly worth every bit of $29......pretty suprising as I would have guestimated close to $45-$50 bucks on this one.


    Strange....sometimes it's better to be lucky than good image
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    THIEF, THIEF !!




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    Nice Morgan image

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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295
    I've seen some on TT that didn't have this much color go for $80-100. When you think about it, how much does it cost to holder a coin? Someone took a royal screwing on this one. The problem on eBay is so many people play with photos a lot of bidders just aren't willing to bid strong money.
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    I'd be perfectly happy owning that one image

    Congrats on a nice pick-up Eric


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    eyoung429eyoung429 Posts: 6,374
    YOU SUCK!!!!!!

    Nice coin!!!!
    This is a very dumb ass thread. - Laura Sperber - Tuesday January 09, 2007 11:16 AM image

    Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295


    << <i>YOU SUCK!!!!!! >>



    Hey, my second you suck! image
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    XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    Wow, that's nice color...



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    ccexccex Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭
    Nice buy, Eric! I agree with your point that with so much misrepresentation on eBay, common coins in slightly less than wonderful grades go begging when the seller posts an honest description like this one. I'm glad you enjoy the coin for what it is.

    Recently I purchased a raw common date XF Barber dime from a fellow forum member's eBay auction for $2.25. CDN bid on these is $16, but these regularly sell on eBay (where most collectors focus on better dates or grades) for $9 to $12. The trick is to find the honest sellers with accurate pictures. Sure, the key and semi-key dates get bid way up, but there are still overlooked coins on eBay, if one can ignore the majority of grades in the auction titles and discern from the photos when a coin has been messed with or not.
    "Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity" - Hanlon's Razor
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    numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136
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