What feedback would you give?

bhartman35 · April 4, 2006 9:03AM

Hi, Everyone.

I just got another Merc in the mail today. This one's raw. Here is the auction. The auction says "full split bands", but the coin in hand most certainly doesn't have full bands

The thing is, I'm not sure if the misrepresentation is intentional, and they did supply a picture. How would you handle it?

Dave99B · April 4, 2006 9:08AM

No return policy?

"Ya takes your chances, bro ...."

Dave

MikeInFL · April 4, 2006 9:08AM

I would note the misrepresentation in my feedback. How I would rate him overall depends on a lot of things...Mike

Russ · April 4, 2006 9:09AM

I would leave no feedback. What did you expect from a $6 coin?

Russ, NCNE

Gemineye · April 4, 2006 9:20AM

Brought to you by Flea Bay.............!!!!!!......$Cheap................

NONE...........

21Walker · April 4, 2006 9:35AM

You obviously did not look at the (I'll call them decent pix as compared to others) he/she had in their post. It is obvious it is not a FSB dime. He doesn't list a return policy. 1. If you really want to pay the return shipping, ask him if he has a return policy. 2. take it as a lesson to look closely at the pix. 3. You have a great pocket piece............all kidding aside, Post...Neutral... coin not as advertised, shipping OK etc.........As my female friends in the Philippines say whenever I ask a question........"Up to You" ........no big deal...........Rick

relayer · April 4, 2006 9:36AM

none

BECOKA · April 4, 2006 9:41AM

Neutral as the coin cost just as much as shipping. Just say item not as advertised. Of course if you don't want retalitory feedback leave positive and say item not as advertised.

holeinone1972 · April 4, 2006 9:44AM

Why not just ask the seller your question, if they have good feedback now, they may bend over backwards and help you out. If not, then you can say at least you tried.

Underline the part of their add that says full split bands, then show them the coin. Scan it.

Or don't bother just leave nuetral feedback.

flaminio · April 4, 2006 9:48AM

Raw coin for six bucks; eh, it was a lottery to begin with. You got the coin in the picture; positive feedback.

bhartman35 · April 4, 2006 10:08AM

Positive feedback left, since it was obviously the coin pictured, and, even though the picture wasn't the clearest, I might have been able to tell from the picture. I also sent him this note, in the event that he didn't realize it wasn't full split bands:

Thanks for the coin. I've posted positive feedback. Just to let you know, for a Mercury dime to qualify as Full Split Bands, all bands on the reverse need to be split. That's not the case with the dime in this auction, but it's obviously the coin in the picture so I'm happy with it. Thanks for the smooth transaction.

Regards,

Brian

drwstr123 · April 4, 2006 10:18AM

Did the right thing!

joecheck · April 4, 2006 10:19AM

It doesn't even look like the pictured coin!

AZLARRY · April 4, 2006 10:39AM

All things considered I think you handled it well.

bhartman35 · April 4, 2006 10:39AM

<< <i>It doesn't even look like the pictured coin! >>

Actually, the wear on the upper and lower bands is a good marker. They match on the two coins. If I'd used more light, and/or Photoshopped the dime, the two pictures would look exactly the same. Mine came out a little darker.

21Walker · April 4, 2006 10:45AM

Ya done swell...........Rick

majorbigtime · April 4, 2006 11:31AM

NEG the vision impaired SOB!

Fairlaneman · April 4, 2006 11:47AM

<< <i>Actually, the wear on the upper and lower bands is a good marker. >>

WEAR ?. The auction said MS64. No wear should be present.

Just for your information. To receive the Full Band designation from PCGS only the middle band must be split.

Ken

pharmer · April 4, 2006 11:53AM

Well done. You handled it maturely, informed the seller, and can feel it was an inexpensive lesson learned.

ziggy29 · April 4, 2006 12:04PM

Wasn't worth getting into a pissing match over $8.70. I might not have left any feedback, but I like how you turned it into a potential learning experience for the seller.

SamByrd · April 4, 2006 12:07PM

email the seller with a request to return it, since there was an image and were talking 6 bucks keep it as a low cost lesson return his positive feedback and forget about it,

bhartman35 · April 4, 2006 1:40PM

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<< <i>Actually, the wear on the upper and lower bands is a good marker. >>

WEAR ?. The auction said MS64. No wear should be present.

Just for your information. To receive the Full Band designation from PCGS only the middle band must be split.

Ken >>

D'oh!!

You're right. The bottom band does seem (to me) to have wear on it, though, now that it's in hand. It has a flattened appearance that I don't know that you'd get from just a weak strike.

Thanks for the clarification on the "full bands" designation, too. Actually, using that criteria (rather than the one I had in mind, where all the bands were split), I think it might pass as FB. I can't get a good shot of them, but the center bands do look like they have a thin line running straight across when I look under a loupe. (Kind of like that slabbed one that I posted awhile ago.) The top and bottom bands are clearly goners, though.

roadrunner · April 4, 2006 2:07PM

Many FSB slabbed Mercs don't have a well separated center line.
In fact what you just described as a barely faint line running down the center often qualifies for FSB these days. This is far different than what it took for FSB in 1990 for example. The seller can't be faulted much here considering that it has 90% or more of the detail of many slabbed FSB's. If the grading services have stretched the truth then why not ebay sellers?

roadrunner

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