[I originally
posted in the BST forum but it was recommended to post here]
Why do a lot of sellers hide the certification number when they post pictures of their certified coins on eBay and elsewhere?
Is there some way to trace the number back to personal information?
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After I sold the coin my buyer had problems getting the coin listed in their PSGE Set Registry.
If it had been hidden that would not have happened.
I don't think the #s are traceable.
I'm not very familiar with the registry set game, so I guess I'm missing something.
<< <i>Ok, why in the world would someone list someone else's coin as their own in a public place? It's not like they won't get caught.
I'm not very familiar with the registry set game, so I guess I'm missing something >>
The cert numbers are not visible in the registry sets, so they only get caught if somebody else tries to register the coin.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>Is collecting registry slots more important than collecting coins? >>
Wow, Zoins. Only 62 posts and you've already figured out PCGS's business model. Congrats!
<< <i>Here is what I believe is the #1 reason. Lets say they just bought it at an auction like Heritage. A prospective buyer may now access those records and spot that very coin that just sold on ebay last month and not only see what it sold for, find out how many bidders, find out an exact probably more factual description listing the flaws and lastly get giant photos that would possibly show the flaws. So when a typical ebay seller doesn't show the cert numbers they also at times take a different photo possibly altered or possibly blurry and then possibly give their own distorted description leaving out the negs. How is that for imaginative salemanship. Just happened to me BTW! >>
I think the primary reason is to keep from registry theft--I typically only see it on (near) pop-top coins.
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<< <i>Sometimes theives do this. They grab a photo from someone else's auction and cross out the cert number so it isn't recognized. You send money and they send you nothing. Think twice before you buy from someone who hides things from you unless you know the dealer is ok. >>
Do you know this for a fact or are you speculating and creating distrust needlessly? I've hidden the numbers on all the 70's I've sold but revealed them via message to buyers who asked. Generally most poeple place a trimmed stickey over the number rather than blanking it in photoshop which is some eveidence that they have them in person.
--Jerry
original auction is here Original
Questionable auction is here Questionable
Clearly the same coin with the cert crossed out.
Does he really own one of these coins? Maybe... Cut him a check and find out.
To me a crossed out cert is a red flag that maybe the photo was grabbed off the internet and who knows what the seller is up to. But that's just me.
<< <i>Here's an example :
original auction is here Original
Questionable auction is here Questionable
Clearly the same coin with the cert crossed out.
Does he really own one of these coins? Maybe... Cut him a check and find out.
To me a crossed out cert is a red flag that maybe the photo was grabbed off the internet and who knows what the seller is up to. But that's just me. >>
My guess is he has the coin, but likes your picture. That said, you should report him to eBay (and while you're at it, send him a bill for stealing the image... I did that once and got a nice chunk of change after some arguing... and a letter from an attorney friend
--Jerry