Am I missing something?

clarkbar04 · April 17, 2007 6:49AM

What makes THIS worth so much??

Granted, it looks like a nice coin, but with those washed out photos its hard to tell. Congrats to the seller.

Jcarney · April 17, 2007 6:52AM

Bidders hoping for a high grade at PCGS/NGC, probably. It's a nice looking coin, but all his photos look like that. No telling how it will look in hand.

Edit to say:

It looks like the bidders are thinking MS66 because even PCGS 65s aren't selling for that much. Geez, where are these bidders when I have auctions going.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · April 17, 2007 7:28AM

looks like a MS65. There more you look at it, the more marks become evident

Kaelasdad · April 17, 2007 7:59AM

I bit on the sellers recently ended 1935 Texas Commem auction. I had always wanted one (my dads birth year). The coin looked great in the auction pictures, really striking luster, bright, didnt look cleaned, although it looked so nice it had to have been cleaned. Got it in hand, have looked all over, I see no hairlines, I see a beautiful nice strike, full luster. I was preparing myself for another raw ebay experience. it may still come from PCGS when I submit, but, I gotta tell ya. It looks great.

Auction #130098467076

So, yes, all his coins look like this, but I dont know if thats an issue yet.

Russ

keets · April 17, 2007 8:06AM

since the seller has a feedback rating of 15,660 with a positive of 99.9% it tells me one of two things:

1. he offers items that are actually as the description and pictures show.
2. he has a penchant for repeatedly finding suckers, lots of them.

and since he also shows a total feedback of 45,395 he has plenty of repeat buyers, er, suckers. so i'd tend to believe that the items he's selling might be as nice as the pictures/descriptions show.

TwoSides2aCoin · April 17, 2007 8:19AM

<< <i>since the seller has a feedback rating of 15,660 with a positive of 99.9% it tells me one of two things:

1. he offers items that are actually as the description and pictures show.
2. he has a penchant for repeatedly finding suckers, lots of them.

and since he also shows a total feedback of 45,395 he has plenty of repeat buyers ..... believe that the items he's selling might be as nice as the pictures/descriptions show. >>

3) Offer CC coins at retail

4)Have inventory

There are more than a few reasons I think, Al.

Some earn their keep...
99.9 percent is pretty good feedback for ebay after so many transactions.
(I do not know this seller)

keets · April 17, 2007 8:22AM

that's why i posted the feedback. some other members will probaly reply to the negative, but to have that many transactions and essentially none return as negative speaks well. certainly there were probably some which went sour and a return happened, but that's a good safety net when buying raw anywhere.

BlindedByEgo · April 17, 2007 8:27AM

Seems like a pretty OK seller - rare as hen's teeth, but sometimes...

dorkkarl · April 17, 2007 10:52PM

this is actually a tough date w/ that great a strike. however, that seller is lousy imo, i don't care what his feedback rating is, & i wouldn't bother buying something like that from him

K S

jmj3esq · April 17, 2007 10:57PM

This guy sells a ton. All of the coins in his photos look very nice. He sells a lot of early commems. None are slabbed. For some reason I stay away. I have almost pulled the trigger a few times on is auctions. Something stinks though. The feedback rating confuses me. I think as Keets said above this guy may be selling to a bunch of suckers. he usualy gets top dollar for is coins too. Im staying away.

ndgoflo · April 18, 2007 1:24AM

Call me a sucker, but I have purchased from this seller on more than one occasion. No complaints from me, he is on my favorites.

foundinrolls · April 18, 2007 6:26AM

<< <i>since the seller has a feedback rating of 15,660 with a positive of 99.9% it tells me one of two things:

1. he offers items that are actually as the description and pictures show.
2. he has a penchant for repeatedly finding suckers, lots of them.

and since he also shows a total feedback of 45,395 he has plenty of repeat buyers, er, suckers. so i'd tend to believe that the items he's selling might be as nice as the pictures/descriptions show. >>

These are poor thoughts. especially the last one. One seller from a Scam Grading Service in Ohio has what appears to be a good feedback rating. the buyers are rookies with no experience who think they got a nice coin with only a few scratches labeled as MS-70. So those who get junk and don't know it's junk until they try to sell it somewhere down the line will leave good feedbacks.

Also, a buyer who has a small number of feedbacks doesn't dare leave a NEG for a Power Seller. That is one of the furst rules of self-preservation on Ebay. Your NEG feedback lowers the sellers feedback Percentage by almost nothing but One Bad Feedback can lower some other folks feedbacks by a percentage point or more.

This is not to say that this seller in this thread falls into the category of bad sellers, but it points out that feedback is not in any way a reliable tool unless you know the seller and his products.

guitarwes · April 18, 2007 6:43AM

That dude must go through 800 gallons of Acetone a week. All of his silver is bright white, but looks real good nonetheless.

Am I missing something?

Comments

Leave a Comment