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rjsriv
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I bought this from KMyoung9840ot on ebay last week EBAY#330100278890. Check his scan out. I showed the coin around at a show yesterday and to a person felt the coin was misgraded and not the same as in the pic.I tried to see about a return and the guy wants to clip me for 35 bucks to return it. Ill keep it and hope PCGS stands by its grade guarantee. Check my pic and youll see the hideous toning. it actually looks better in the scan that I did than what it really looks like. It is hazy and hits al over the front. I had one in a NGC 64 holder that blows this away
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You bid on the photos in the auction in an auction without a stated return policy and it doesn't seem like the seller has done anything wrong.
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if it's fees, he can get them back.
If it's greed, so what...I'd return it.
It's butt ugly.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
$35 to return an $800 coin isn't bad at all.
I wouldn't expect PCGS to do anything unless it is an obvious error.
Good luck,
Jerry
do you have some photos of the coin?
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
<< <i>That is the same coin, without doubt. >>
I agree with Tom. No question about it.
Russ, NCNE
You paid plenty, so if the buyer will allow a return for $35, I would do it if I wasnt completely satidfied. $35 is nothing compared to living with a very expensive coin you will dispise for as long as you own it. IMO pay it and forget it. Next time if you are going to pull the trigger on a coin like that, see it in hand first.
<< <i>I have seen a lot of these proof walkers that are hazed and toned over and still grade relatively high. >>
Yep, it's very common on these and many collectors prefer them that way because it's generally a sign of originality.
Russ, NCNE
Thirty-five bucks is cheap versus looking at a coin you don't like until you finally get fed up and dump it for an even bigger loss.
I don't like it in the auction pics nor in the attached pic you did.
As for a different coin, did you look at the serial # on the coin you received? He listed it in the auction pic (well, he showed it).
Going by the glare on the plastic, doesn't look photoshopped.
No return stated. Sounding like buyer's remorse.
On a 800+ dollar coin, if you don't like it, eat the $35.
I had a $300+ coin I bought when getting started and ended up not liking it much. Dealer would have likely taken it back (even months later) as we have a good seller/buyer relationship (he is local) but I felt since I knew what I was doing (ummm...sure I did
So, looking back, $35 for an immediate chance to get rid of it would have been worth it.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
I don't feel the images were deceptive. They show the coin to be ugly and you bid anyway?
<< <i>Looks like you gave the seller a neg. "DECEPTIVE PICTURES OF ITEM!!!!!"
I don't feel the images were deceptive. They show the coin to be ugly and you bid anyway? >>
Should this thread be titled "BEWARE of the Ebay buyer"?
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>It's not real smart to neg a seller before you get your refund.
Russ, NCNE >>
Excellent point!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Even if PCGS decides to make an award on the grade guarantee, it is likely to be a relatively small award. It might be the difference in price between PF64 and PF65, or maybe $100 or so, max $150. There is no certainty of that, and postage and insurance both ways will cost $20 or more. Better to return it, for a sure settlement and a $35 loss, than roll the dice again hoping that PCGS will offer a big settlement.
<< <i>Even if PCGS decides to make an award on the grade guarantee >>
And that is extremely unlikely since the coin was very recently graded.
Russ, NCNE
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<< <i>Looks like you gave the seller a neg. "DECEPTIVE PICTURES OF ITEM!!!!!"
I don't feel the images were deceptive. They show the coin to be ugly and you bid anyway? >>
Should this thread be titled "BEWARE of the Ebay buyer"? >>
I thought the same. Lately, a lot of these anti-buyer/anti-seller threads have been biting the OPer in the rear.
If you neglected to do this (The seller should advertise his/her policy..but when they don;t it's no returns) then you should eat the coin. Since you've given negative feedback, I wouldn't send the coin back now...he may just keep it. Sending the coin to PCGS will only cost you more money. Sell the coin to someone else for an appropriate amount and move on!
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<< <i>Hey I tried to resolve this with the seller but he was uncooperative..IMO he tried to pull a fast one and so I got it. Im just trying to warn about this clown. This coin may end up going to NCS across the street. I had lontime dealers look at this coin and said it is overgraded. Anytime Ive sold stuff I give refunds and my scans are acurate unlike some people. I guess it is hard to take the highroad. >>
Seller has a no return policy on this coin but offered to accept the return for a very reasonable fee. High road is easy to take...but not for those who can't see it from their vantage point. You've made my blocked bidder list. Thanks for the warning. --Jerry
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<< <i>Looks like you gave the seller a neg. "DECEPTIVE PICTURES OF ITEM!!!!!"
I don't feel the images were deceptive. They show the coin to be ugly and you bid anyway? >>
Should this thread be titled "BEWARE of the Ebay buyer"? >>
I certainly think so.
HUH?
<< <i>Hey I tried to resolve this with the seller but he was uncooperative..IMO he tried to pull a fast one and so I got it. >>
From what you posted earlier, YOU just didn't want to pay a relatively low restocking fee! Its not like the seller wouldn't accept the return which BTW he had no obligation to do so since there was no Return Policy listed in the auction!
<< <i>I had lontime dealers look at this coin and said it is overgraded. >>
You haven't been paying attention now have you? Just because the slab says PR65 does not mean that it would grade a PR65 the second time through. Grading is subjective.
<< <i>Anytime Ive sold stuff I give refunds and my scans are acurate unlike some people. >>
Regardless of what you do with your EBay auctions does not mean that other people have to! This seller specifically left out a Return Policy and you chose to ignore that fact.
From what I can see, there is nothing unreasonably wrong with the auction.
It really sounds like your suffering from Buyers Remorse over paying big bucks for a coin that you don't want and are fortifying that with the belief that the pictures the seller presented are deceptive!
His pictures and your scan pretty much sums it up!
Too often, folks feel empowered by this forum and look to its members for justification on the bad choices they've made. You made a bad choice by bidding on a No Returns auction, you made a bad choice by not accepting the sellers offer for a return and accepting your $35 education fee and I think you made a bad choice by airing your problem to the forum. Very few folks will support you on this especially since its evident that you just plain screwed up by bidding 6 separate times!
Sell it, recoup some of your costs and move on.
The name is LEE!
<< <i>Hey I tried to resolve this with the seller but he was uncooperative..IMO he tried to pull a fast one and so I got it. Im just trying to warn about this clown. This coin may end up going to NCS across the street. I had lontime dealers look at this coin and said it is overgraded. Anytime Ive sold stuff I give refunds and my scans are acurate unlike some people. I guess it is hard to take the highroad. >>
what a TOOL!
Your a complete MORON!!
You should not even be able to post here...
You saw the pictures, it was slabbed in a PCGS slab...
DEAL DONE.....!!!
You are blocked from all my ebay bids you freaking moron!!!
I was the butt of jokes with a similar thread a while back. I bought a $600 coin when the auction clearly stated there
was a no refund policy. I however chose not to leave any feedback. I filed a complaint with paypal and after six weeks they
ruled in the sellers favor.
I still feel very strongly that if a seller intentionaly misrepresents a coin he should be financially reponsible. Goodluck
proving this! His pictures were terrible and he was selling his coin soley on the slab. Buying a proof coin from two
poor scans is a crap shoot. Did he intentionaly photo the coin poorly to make it look better? Who knows and trying
to find out is next to impossible.
Bottum line, don't buy expensive coins unless there is a return policy. Unfortunately on ebay buyer beware and though
most people who sell coins are probably honest people with integrity, dirtbags are out there also.
In your scenario, similar to mine, you opted to buy a coin with poor photos and you purchased a coin which you did not
like. Having left the negative I would call it a day and either add it to my collection or sell it.
Take this as a learning experience and move on. I learned from my experience. Tuition can sometimes be costly.
Bruce
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Your a complete MORON!!
You should not even be able to post here...
DEAL DONE.....!!!
You are blocked from all my ebay bids you freaking moron!!! >>
Wow! Those are really harsh words and completely uncalled for. I think this poster/bidder is missing the boat BIGTIME, as we all do, but why call him names and suggest he should be barred from posting?
Blindtiger, with only 25 posts and such a quick draw, I will expect your comeupance on these boards to come sooner rather than later.
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It's not real nice to NEG a seller who says he will accept a return,
when he CLEARLY is not obligated to do so.
Another good example of why sellers should never leave FB before
a transaction is completed to the satisfaction of both seller and buyer.
I want to buy from you, and then when I am not satisfied, I just leave you a negative, without ever contacting you....????
Why would you support a buyer who handles a sale like this? Yes, give us your Ebay ID, so we may all bid on your items ,Mr.Positive..
Thanks for the information, you have been added to my blocked list.
you negged the seller? that was uncalled for, he offered a refund for a reasonable fee; even though he didnt have to.
what was the reasoning>? You really shot yourself in the foot on this one.
this is sad...,
why do people grade coins that are already graded?the long time dealers should of expressed that it is "their opinion only" in reference to the grade not that it is "OVER/UNDER GRADED"
i'd bet some dealers would agree in the same breath that it is graded properly!
why do people buy graded coins on ebay to do a at home appraisal and if it's a canidate for an upgrade do these same people send off additional funds?-I THINK NOT
if the cert is good just why are you grading at home and taking it out on sellers-SERIOUSLEY
<< <i><<< I had lontime dealers look at this coin and said it is overgraded.>>>>
this is sad...,
why do people grade coins that are already graded?the long time dealers should of expressed that it is "their opinion only" in reference to the grade not that it is "OVER/UNDER GRADED"
i'd bet some dealers would agree in the same breath that it is graded properly!
why do people buy graded coins on ebay to do a at home appraisal and if it's a canidate for an upgrade do these same people send off additional funds?-I THINK NOT
if the cert is good just why are you grading at home and taking it out on sellers-SERIOUSLEY >>
I see both sides of this issue and one thing you might be overlooking is that "buy the coin, not the holder" philosophy. We can't really inspect a coin on the internet. So this guy buys it and inspects it, and the plastic slab doesn't match the grade. That's reasonable. The grading services are offering their opinions, too--nothing is for sure or set in stone. And things have changed quite a bit in the old days most stuff was sold raw, and when grading services came out the sellers would grade the coin anyway, and then list the certified grade, but now it's just listing what's on the plastic and nobody cares about the coin. Anyway, if the seller didn't offer refunds the buyer should accept that and just resell the coin. Negging the seller so soon seems like pulling the trigger early and now nobody is going to be happy.
<< <i>buying coins is like the stockmarket, some days you win some days you loose. >>
Is buying sight unseen more like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get?
The problem here is that there were photos and the photos showed the coin to be ugly. He bought it anyway.
There was no return policy. He wanted to return it anyway (and was allowed to).
There was no reason to neg the seller. He negged the seller anyway.
Russ, NCNE
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It appears that a historically good seller made the mistake
of leaving FB for the unreasonable buyer immediately after
the item was paid for.
There is no "mutual withdrawal" available.
I certainly hope the seller does NOT cave in and re-up his
original generous return offer.
Sellers can make a really BIG blocked-bidder list by reading
this board.
Sorry, I was mistaken. For some reason I thought buyer and seller could always mutualy withdraw negs. I guess that another reason to make absolutley sure you want to neg before doing so.
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<< <i>Looks like you gave the seller a neg. "DECEPTIVE PICTURES OF ITEM!!!!!"
I don't feel the images were deceptive. They show the coin to be ugly and you bid anyway? >>
Should this thread be titled "BEWARE of the Ebay buyer"? >>
Yes, indeed. rjsriv is now on my Blocked Bidder List. I sure don't need a head case like this bidding on my stuff. He can't come up with any better picture than the eBay seller yet he thinks the seller's pictures were deceptive? People living in glass houses should not throw stones.
Jonathan