EBAY SELLERS BEWARE!!!
MS67PLUS
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If you list a coin with a grade PCGS MS66 you must include a scan of the complete slab or ebay WILL REMOVE YOUR LISTING.
Here is a copy of email from EBAY
You recently listed the following Fixed Price listing:
250163096736 - 2001-D KENTUCKY STATE QUARTER PCGS MS68 MS 68 RARE
The listing was removed because it violated the eBay Misleading Title policy. The violation occurred when you included the following information in your listing:
"PCGS MS68 " - Sellers may not use numeric grades in title of raw coin listings. If coin is graded, sellers must include an image showing full coin slab.
All fees related to this listing have been credited to your account. We also notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has
been canceled.
Here is a copy of email from EBAY
You recently listed the following Fixed Price listing:
250163096736 - 2001-D KENTUCKY STATE QUARTER PCGS MS68 MS 68 RARE
The listing was removed because it violated the eBay Misleading Title policy. The violation occurred when you included the following information in your listing:
"PCGS MS68 " - Sellers may not use numeric grades in title of raw coin listings. If coin is graded, sellers must include an image showing full coin slab.
All fees related to this listing have been credited to your account. We also notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has
been canceled.
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So many people have complained, for a LONG time now, that this makes sense.
While it affects trustworthy sellers, it is likely directed at some of the scammers and lower lifeform sellers.
I'm fine with it as I do it anyway and I appreciate seeing the full pic.
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
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PCGS in the titles for crap slabs.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>And yet, even after I've reported this turd multiple times, eBay has done nothing:
PCGS in the titles for crap slabs.
Russ, NCNE >>
Russ, I've just reported all 4 of his auctions under improper: Key Words....maybee this will shut him down...Jerry
I thought the same thing? So as long as the coin is housed in a slab. you can assign any grade you want?
This is supposed to tighten things up, explain Meg? So ABC, WCG, SGS, GEC, ICCG can continue to mislead buyers with pipe dream grades?
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<< <i>And yet, even after I've reported this turd multiple times, eBay has done nothing:
PCGS in the titles for crap slabs.
Russ, NCNE >>
I just fired off a report too. We'll see.
<< <i>And yet, even after I've reported this turd multiple times, eBay has done nothing:
PCGS in the titles for crap slabs.
Russ, NCNE >>
What a misleading lead that is, the F%*K
click here for the thread
bob
What about using a TruView™ image in lieu of a slab?
Fair is fair. Too bad it doesn't apply across the board. But for those who operate in it's parameters, it's easy enough to get around.
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<< <i>And yet, even after I've reported this turd multiple times, eBay has done nothing:
PCGS in the titles for crap slabs.
Russ, NCNE >>
Russ, I've just reported all 4 of his auctions under improper: Key Words....maybee this will shut him down...Jerry >>
Gone.
Check out my current listings: https://ebay.com/sch/khunt/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=12&_rdc=1
<< <i>What ebay is doing absolutely blows. >>
I agree 100% all they are doing is killing the real sellers, and letting the crooks get away! Real images of real coins rarely include a full slab shot! You are not buying the plastic are you? YUK!
<< <i><< And yet, even after I've reported this turd multiple times, eBay has done nothing:
PCGS in the titles for crap slabs.
Russ, NCNE >>
Russ, I've just reported all 4 of his auctions under improper: Key Words....maybee this will shut him down...Jerry >>
Gone. >>
I guess eBay pretty much ignores individual reports and does nothing until they get multiple complaints.
Russ, NCNE
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
<< <i>Real images of real coins rarely include a full slab shot! You are not buying the plastic are you? YUK! >>
I agree, and for that reason I didn't used to include slab images in my auctions. But, with all the label design changes PCGS and NGC went through, I started getting a lot of requests for images of the slab. Because of that I started including them a couple years ago.
Russ, NCNE
I'm in the minority here, full slab imaging has been my mantra for years.
We know what the label & slab should look like.
An enhanced coin image is tougher to judge.
Against the backdrop of the label and slab an enhanced coin image becomes very obvious.
Photographers like Poorguy have nothing to worry about
Kudos to EBAY. There are no foolproof methods to detect enhanced imaging, but this helps.
Keep that in mind when you're listing coins. EBay pulled one of my listings once on a PCGS rattler because they couldn't verify that it was real. Why? Well because it didn't say PCGS on the label. It took me a month to get the listing restarted by them.
So not only do you need a full image of the slab label on the front, for a rattler, you need a full reverse image of the label too.
On second thought, it might be easier to just shove some pocket change into coinworld slabs and give em' all a MS70 PQ LQQK!!!!
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<< <i>Poorguy - I'm glad I anticipated that mountain of revamping I would have had to do to.
I'm in the minority here, full slab imaging has been my mantra for years.
We know what the label & slab should look like.
An enhanced coin image is tougher to judge.
Against the backdrop of the label and slab an enhanced coin image becomes very obvious.
Photographers like Poorguy have nothing to worry about
Kudos to EBAY. There are no foolproof methods to detect enhanced imaging, but this helps. >>
A very good point. It's difficult for a loser scam artist who has a serious lack of training in image manipulation to alter the image of a coin in the slab without making the slab look obviously screwed with.
While this is a RARE occasion, I'm in agreement with eBay on this change. I understand that some people don't want to deal with inserting another picture into their listings but the slabs are there to protect the consumer. If there is no image of the slab in the listing, where is the confidence? It's just good practice to show the whole thing. Nothing bad can come of it short of the work it would take for someone like me to go and add slab images to every listing for 550+ coins. If you have to pay for extra pictures, why not host them on an online server for a few bucks a month? If anyone needs help doing this, feel free to drop me an email or call me and I'll direct you to some very good online hosting services.
"I'm in agreement with eBay on this change."