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Chalk one up to experience ... "Extreme" roll purchase

Most likely anyone reading this already knew what I learned the hard
way recently.
I bought a roll of coins on eBay which the seller described in the
item line and in the description as an EXTREME ROLL (yeah, all caps,
that might've been a clue too). In the description, he/she made out
as if these were cherry picked from a much larger group of
uncirculated coins as the very best of the lot.
You don't need to tell me I fell for merchandising hype. I am
painfully aware of that now. I will never again bid on anything with
the "Extreme" descriptor.
The coins are ok. But I've bought better with a more honest
description ... bought some, in fact, that I was pleasantly surprised
with and maybe could've been called "extreme". Not these though.
Most of the coins are AU ... some are low MS.
On the up side, I didn't pay much more than melt value, so I didn't
get ripped off ... just aggravated because I thought I got a real
bargain instead of just a fair deal.
Let the buyer beware and all that, and I've learned a lesson. But,
what kind of feedback would you leave for this?

Vector wrote:
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what kind of feedback would you leave for this?

Positive, but that you found them EXTREMELY mediocre.

On Tue, 24 May 2005 17:47:06 -0500, Vector wrote:

Most likely anyone reading this already knew what I learned the hard
way recently.
I bought a roll of coins on eBay which the seller described in the
item line and in the description as an EXTREME ROLL...
Let the buyer beware and all that, and I've learned a lesson. But,
what kind of feedback would you leave for this?

If you were expecting a gem roll based on the seller's description and
received a AU/BU roll, the seller was not being honest. I would either
leave no feedback or a neutral if the price was reasonable, as you
say. The only thing here is that unless it was a BIN, the price could
have gone much higher if people believed it was a cherry-picked roll.
Maybe the seller really meant that all the cherries had been picked
*out* of the roll.

I've been reluctant to buy rolls. Sellers can misrepresent single
coins that have pictures. What might we get with a whole roll of
hidden coins? There are some reputable sellers, but the rolls are so
pricey that there would be a monetary loss if a couple of the coins
did not grade very high. I am hesitant about buying a roll where each
coin cost more than MS64 greysheet :-( Might as well buy single coins
that are already graded -- much cheaper in the end.

Anita

On Wed, 25 May 2005 03:01:56 GMT, Anita said:

On Tue, 24 May 2005 17:47:06 -0500, Vector wrote:

Most likely anyone reading this already knew what I learned the hard
way recently.
I bought a roll of coins on eBay which the seller described in the
item line and in the description as an EXTREME ROLL...
Let the buyer beware and all that, and I've learned a lesson. But,
what kind of feedback would you leave for this?

If you were expecting a gem roll based on the seller's description and
received a AU/BU roll, the seller was not being honest. I would either
leave no feedback or a neutral if the price was reasonable, as you
say. The only thing here is that unless it was a BIN, the price could
have gone much higher if people believed it was a cherry-picked roll.
Maybe the seller really meant that all the cherries had been picked
*out* of the roll.

I've been reluctant to buy rolls. Sellers can misrepresent single
coins that have pictures. What might we get with a whole roll of
hidden coins? There are some reputable sellers, but the rolls are so
pricey that there would be a monetary loss if a couple of the coins
did not grade very high. I am hesitant about buying a roll where each
coin cost more than MS64 greysheet :-( Might as well buy single coins
that are already graded -- much cheaper in the end.

Anita

Let me clarify. Up for bid was a roll of 1964 Kennedy Halfs. OK, I
put in a bid, low as I normally do. I periodically buy silver coins
for their bullion value. I lose more than I win, that is my strategy.
Forgive me if you're a seller. But, I think this practice probably
helps the sellers more than anything. I set a bottom line.
Here's the item ... http://tinyurl.com/akwz8
OK, I paid 6x face .. maybe that's not so low. Maybe I was influenced
by the ad. I did expect more than AU/BU though. I am inclined to
leave no feedback, as you suggested.

Vector while he did say a BU roll I can't believe you actuallly thought
that is what it would be.
High Grade BUs that cheap, aw come on!
It just screams RED FLAG!