i dunno if i am more peeved at the seller or the bidiots

57loaded · February 20, 2011 9:31AM

Barberian · February 20, 2011 9:37AM

There are going to be one mighty disgusted bidder in a few days. I say it's a tax on people who are too stupd to read the auction carefully.

DoubleEagle59 · February 20, 2011 9:40AM

So very deceptive!!

I can see the buyer at his post office, pick up the parcel and right away think to himself "Why is this package so light??".

OchoReales · February 20, 2011 9:42AM

I reported it as potentially misleading. We will see what happens.

mcarney1173 · February 20, 2011 9:43AM

wow, and no returns accepted, that should be a warning right there

mrcoin3 · February 20, 2011 9:43AM

"Stupid is as stupid does"

Barndog · February 20, 2011 9:44AM

pay with paypal, item not as pictured, stupidity will be excused

joebb21 · February 20, 2011 9:46AM

yeesh

mrcoin3 · February 20, 2011 9:47AM

Scumbag is running it in more than just the one auction--same scam.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAh the joys of dealing with a NYC pawn shop. They're always so honest and upright.

skier07 · February 20, 2011 9:49AM

At least the shipping is free

Bruce

Coinsponge · February 20, 2011 9:59AM

Don't worry, the "winner" will get a good education for a relatively small amount of money.

kimber45ACP · February 20, 2011 10:01AM

" we do not charge for shipping and handling i can assure you we do pay the post office for shipping , in case of we accept a return we will deduct the postage from you refund , accept we made mistake on our listing"

With that kind of grasp on the English language, how could you go wrong?

quattrocoins · February 20, 2011 10:02AM

So, which is "THE BEST Deal ON EBAY", one nickel or one Kennedy half?

chaze215 · February 20, 2011 10:02AM

<< So very deceptive!!

I can see the buyer at his post office, pick up the parcel and right away think to himself "Why is this package so light??". >>

Bochiman · February 20, 2011 10:04AM

<< There are going to be one mighty disgusted bidder in a few days. I say it's a tax on people who are too stupd to read the auction carefully. >>

Auctions like that don't make it easy to read and make sure there wasn't a typo. Sure, someone could ask the seller, but the way it is set up is deceptive. Blaming the buyer is shortsighted and poor.
The seller KNOWS what they are doing and is hoping for something just like this....THEY should be penalized.

dbemike · February 20, 2011 10:08AM

Bid jumped to $15.50 as I was looking

quattrocoins · February 20, 2011 10:17AM

Worst yet...his picture states that they're "ALL 64's"

golden · February 20, 2011 12:30PM

What a crook!

mingot · February 20, 2011 12:35PM

funny feedback.

mrpotatoheadd · February 20, 2011 12:39PM

<< Worst yet...his picture states that they're "ALL 64's"

>>

They *are* all 1964s. Did you link to the wrong listing?

johnny9434 · February 21, 2011 4:16AM

thats not good in the least bit

. im glad seller got reported

19Lyds · February 21, 2011 4:30AM

<< 

<< Worst yet...his picture states that they're "ALL 64's"

>>

They *are* all 1964s. Did you link to the wrong listing? >>

Matters not.

<< YOU ARE BIDING FOR ONE COINS %90 SILVER KENNEDY HALVES >>

"Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?"

People can read without actually "reading" which is the ploy being used by this seller. All their minds see is this multiple coins pictured and the words "BIDDING" "COINS" "%90 Slver"

Ha ha waht an idiot! He can't spell.

VTCoins · February 21, 2011 4:33AM

I like this in her feedback:

Feedback she received: Scam ?? I received EMPTY Envelope from him... is it a Joke ????

Her eloquent response: BS, EVERY ITEM HAS WIGHT WEN WE SHP U AINT GETING NUTING FOR FRE UR THE SCAMER

roadrunner · February 21, 2011 6:26AM

These guys have nearly 50 neg/neutral feedbacks. A ton of them on lost shipments, failure to deliver, etc, etc.

If you want to risk being scammed on DVD's, razors, and other items, this pawn shop seems to be the place to hang your hat.

roadrunner

Raybob15239 · February 21, 2011 6:36AM

I think its deceptive in that the photo shows a group of nickels, but it says right at the top that you are bidding on ONE coin. Its slightly deceptive based on the photo, but I think that they win a SNAD claim.

Alltheabove76 · February 21, 2011 6:39AM

He states it pretty darn clearly in large letters its one coin that you get. Cant calll it a ripoff if you dont pay attention.

coinguy1 · February 21, 2011 6:44AM

<< He states it pretty darn clearly in large letters its one coin that you get. Cant calll it a ripoff if you dont pay attention. >>

I believe that there is intent to deceive, or, if you prefer, to snare careless bidders. Otherwise, why include images of multiple coins, if they are not part of the listing?

Russ · February 21, 2011 6:49AM

This seller should be booted from eBay. Period.

Russ, NCNE

AUandAG · February 21, 2011 6:55AM

reported as well. misleading for sure.

PTVETTER · February 21, 2011 6:59AM

I love ebay, it makes B&M look sooooo much better. The same can be said for TV!

RRich2004 · February 21, 2011 7:11AM

<< opinions are always cheap here >>

$15.50 for 1 well circulated silver Jefferson?!?!?

OM friggin G!

TwoSides2aCoin · February 21, 2011 7:27AM

Thees is almost coyn relayeded.

roadrunner · February 21, 2011 8:05AM

NY Spawn Shop is running a dozen or two similarly deceptive auctions. But for the most part they haven't snared anyone, except the same "dumb" bidder a couple of times. Do they really need the extra $15 a week?

In checking out multiple war nick auctions the same bidder instigated the move to $15 or $20 for the one coin. They were prompt jumps from $1.65 right to $15.00. In some cases another bidder still jumped them at that level and they again rejumped. I think it's shill bidding to reel someone in. The same bidder is high bidder on most of those nickel lots at about $1.65 to $1.85. So either they went nuts on 2 or 3 lots or there is something amiss in the bids. In fact there are 3 war nickel auction items in a row (within 2 minutes of each other) that are identical and the bids in sequence: $1.80....$15.....$1.80. So clearly there is a reason for the method. Could be as simple as forgetting to enter the decimal point...though that doesn't explain jumping your own stupid bid yet again to ensure you remain on top.

roadrunner

kiyote · February 21, 2011 8:11AM

Silver is moving up! Prices are higher now, even on raw material.

mrpotatoheadd · February 21, 2011 10:25AM

<< Matters not.

"YOU ARE BIDING FOR ONE COINS %90 SILVER KENNEDY HALVES" >>

Yeah, I understand that part. I was addressing the poster who was apparently upset that the seller said the coins were all 64s, when that was actually the date on all the coins pictured.

GrumpyEd · February 21, 2011 10:36AM

The interesting thing is that it takes 2 bidders to bid without reading for these singles to sell for "group" money.

I do think there's something intentional about using plurals in the description.

"they" "64s" "coins" "halves" "all"

StubbyMcNumbthumbs · February 21, 2011 3:38PM

<< He states it pretty darn clearly in large letters its one coin that you get. Cant calll it a ripoff if you dont pay attention. >>

I agree.

Maybe a little misleading, but no more than "drinking this softdrink will suddenly make you popular and full of life" or "this cologne will make you irresistable to women".

Caveat Emptor - The axiom or principle in commerce that the buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality of a purchase before buying.

Bochiman · February 21, 2011 3:58PM

<< Matters not.

"YOU ARE BIDING FOR ONE COINS %90 SILVER KENNEDY HALVES" >>

Come on now, if you are quoting that, then quote the last part of it that continues the deception. The full thing reads:
"YOU ARE BIDING FOR ONE COINS %90 SILVER KENNEDY HALVES ALL ARE DATED"

That "ALL" kind of reinforces the deception, don't you think?

RMLTM79 · February 21, 2011 4:09PM

He sells knock off Gillette razors as well. I made the mistake of buying them (from another seller) on Ebay and they look identical to the real thing but man are they terrible. You can't even shave 1 time with them.

atarian · February 21, 2011 5:00PM

Ill defend the seller on this one ( I rarely do). But this one does say numerous times Silver war time NICKEL. later one it says I will pick the coin randomly ( once again saying its a single coin, and he priced out the lot to be 1.78 which is roughly the price of 1 nickel and not any great number of nickels. In big letters it says YOU ARE BIDING FOR ONE COIN ALL ARE DATED" what more do you want. I would say be peeved at the Bidiots and not the seller on this one. Someone just needs to read the auction before they bid and if they dont listen well its their lesson to learn.

atarian · February 21, 2011 5:06PM

If you dont read the ad you might not get what your expecting, thats what this is BUT if you actually read the ad then you know what your getting. Like when you see a Toyota for 9000 new. You see the words NEW , TOYOTA 9000$ and maybe you see the gasmileage rating. What you dont see is manual windows no AC no cruise no radio and no power locks. The car witha bunch of deletes. So you walk in there thinking your getting a great deal to learn its not. If you dont read and you buy then you get burned. If you read and you still buy and are unhappy then you are SOL.

coinguy1 · February 21, 2011 11:04PM

<< Ill defend the seller on this one ( I rarely do). But this one does say numerous times Silver war time NICKEL. later one it says I will pick the coin randomly ( once again saying its a single coin, and he priced out the lot to be 1.78 which is roughly the price of 1 nickel and not any great number of nickels. In big letters it says YOU ARE BIDING FOR ONE COIN ALL ARE DATED" what more do you want. I would say be peeved at the Bidiots and not the seller on this one. Someone just needs to read the auction before they bid and if they dont listen well its their lesson to learn. >>

The "what more" that I want is for a seller who is selling one coin to show a picture of that coin, and not a group of coins.

It is obvious that the seller's attempts at deception are successful and bidders are being fooled. Again, why show a group of coins like that, if not to deceive?

ebaybuyer · February 22, 2011 12:37AM

i read the auction, i dont see anything that is all that deceptive, title says ONE nickel, auction says ONE nickel, if the seller would have a picture of $20 saints, how many of those saints would one expect to receive ? the buyer will cry and blame the seller because he didnt bother to read the auction. it shouldnt matter if the seller has a picture of 1000 horses, it is the buyers responsibility to READ the listing, the sellers fault here is that he expected the buyer to be able to read. joke's on him.

DRUNNER · February 22, 2011 1:32AM

I reiterate one of my eBay 'Golden Rules':

"Bad Grammar / Spelling = Bad Sale"

I would agree that the seller is using shady sales tactics, but I am reassured that going through life condemned to that type of grammar, syntax, and spelling would be a he// all its own and a deserved punishment.

Drunner
(Never buy a Doily from someone who can't differentiate between there, their, and they're)

ebaybuyer · February 22, 2011 1:38AM

i would rather buy from someone with bad grammar than sell to someone that cannot/wont read

toyz4geo · February 22, 2011 3:20AM

It pays to READ the ads. I've seen MS-63's listed as 64's in the listing, but read the description, it is listed as a 63. Pics don't always tell the story either. I jumped on a PCGS type 3.5 sample slab and when I got it, it was cracked. The thing was shipped in an envelope with something wrapped around it. I was about to blast off a comment to the seller when I decided to look at the listing again. Item was exactly as described. The seller said it was cracked (it did not show well in the pics) So the only one I have to blame is ........me.

coinguy1 · February 22, 2011 3:26AM

<< i would rather buy from someone with bad grammar than sell to someone that cannot/wont read >>

And I'd rather buy from someone who doesn't try to trick bidders with images of items that aren't part of the listing.

Russ · February 22, 2011 3:39AM

He's a sleazeball, and should be shown the door. This seller is consistently providing a negative experience to buyers.

Russ, NCNE

Bochiman · February 22, 2011 3:41AM

I agree with Russ and Mark above.
People making excuses for sellers like this actually worry me. It's the reason that scum like this stay around and prey on others....and they excused for it as well.

JamesMurray · February 22, 2011 3:58AM

As often as not it's people who choose to defend sellers like this that would be first in the queue to post long winded threads of complaint when something untoward happens to them on the bay.

roadrunner · February 22, 2011 4:06AM

<< i read the auction, i dont see anything that is all that deceptive, title says ONE nickel, auction says ONE nickel, if the seller would have a picture of $20 saints, how many of those saints would one expect to receive ? the buyer will cry and blame the seller because he didnt bother to read the auction. it shouldnt matter if the seller has a picture of 1000 horses, it is the buyers responsibility to READ the listing, the sellers fault here is that he expected the buyer to be able to read. joke's on him. >>

Yeah. A listing of 30 warnicks worth $20 or 30 wheat cents worth $1.00 is "equivalent" to showing 30 - $20 Saints worth $30,000.

roadrunner

i dunno if i am more peeved at the seller or the bidiots

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