Have you ever bought from an ebay seller who turns out to live a block from you?

ROBERTB · August 27, 2005 8:09AM

It's happened twice to me now. In two different places no less? This time I'm working with the seller to buy his extras.

goose3 · August 27, 2005 8:12AM

not quite that close but in the same small town.

he dropped the item off at my work and I paid him a few bux extra.

Craton · August 27, 2005 8:12AM

Nope. It would be cool to have a coin buddy so close though!

jdimmick · August 27, 2005 8:13AM

No,

But a few years ago, I sold a 1914 Barber half once to a guy who turned out to only live about 1/2 mile up the road. Not only that he was also a member of out local coin club, but I did not know that at the time. Since then, we have become good freinds.

jim

RedneckHB · August 27, 2005 8:15AM

Not up the block but with 10 miles. Twice. Where I live 10 miles is about a block away.

lordmarcovan · August 27, 2005 8:15AM

No, but I discovered that somebody on the MD Forum is from my same town and hunts the same sites as me and was in fact the person I met in a local park in 1981, who inspired me to become a serious detectorist in the first place.

I was accidentally reunited with at least three of my old pre-Internet numismatic trading partners here, too. (Who I met through the NumiNews classifieds in the old days).

It's still a small world, sometimes.

tjkillian · August 27, 2005 8:18AM

I sold a MAD comic (Number 1) to someone only a couple of blocks away. He paid cash and we both saved in the hassle and expense of mailing it.

Tom

Russ · August 27, 2005 8:21AM

I once responded to a personals ad, met the gal for brunch and discovered she lived on the same street three houses down.

Russ, NCNE

BigE2 · August 27, 2005 8:21AM

Not a block , but in the same store I work at. I didn't charge him the shipping

mozin · August 27, 2005 8:38AM

Never. I don't think the type of coin I buy is for sale in my neck of the woods.

Purple73 · August 27, 2005 8:42AM

<< <i>I once responded to a personals ad, met the gal for brunch and discovered she lived on the same street three houses down.

Russ, NCNE >>

The CallGirls and Street walkers dont count Russ sorry.

PURPLE!

BulletBiter · August 27, 2005 9:39AM

A couple of years ago I bought a coin from what I thought was a local dealer on ebay. We exchanged emails a couple of times and decided to meet in a local watering hole to make the exchange and he’d give me a break on shipping and insurance for it. We met and it turned out to be someone that worked for the same company, in the same building, same elevator bank, and 2 floors below mine. We recognized each other when I walk into the bar. Funny and certainly a small world.

CarlWohlforth · August 27, 2005 9:41AM

I guy wrote me for advice with his Morgan Dollar collection. Turns out he lives 10 minutes away. We had several great conversations and have agreed to do some business (non coin related) together.

Tootawl · August 27, 2005 9:53AM

No one is dumb enough to live in St Mary's county, Maryland.

moneyhungry · August 27, 2005 10:02AM

<< <i>I once responded to a personals ad, met the gal for brunch and discovered she lived on the same street three houses down.

Russ, NCNE >>

Russ------------ That is way to COOL.........................That's what I call saving on gas and time.

LikesCents · August 27, 2005 11:50AM

About a year ago, I bought a large cent off ebay and the seller lived just a few miles away. I offered to stop by and pick it up on my way home from work but the seller insisted I pay the postage, which was reasonalble, and he mail it. Security reasons I'll bet. No problem here, but it is too bad people have to be so cautious.

Have you ever bought from an ebay seller who turns out to live a block from you?

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