On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:56:34 -0400, Reid Goldsborough
wrote:

I've totally lost my faith in the human race. People lie, cheat,
steal, kill, and worst of all overgrade coins. My cynicism runneth
over. Here's an auction for an 1804 half cent. Cool year. The coin is
holed, as some were, and some collect 'em holed (weirdoes). But the
seller otherwise describes the coin using these words, capitalization,
and punctuation: "NICE COIN!! ... nice original coin ... very nice
looking coin ... great upgrade or addition to any collection." Here's
the beauty:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=270156325309

I know. Marketing hype. But it's stupid when it's this far removed
from reality.

The seller just used the same text on all the descriptions. Go to
their store and search for Draped Bust Half Cent (there are currently
5) All have the same description with the only difference being the
year.

I've noticed a lot of sellers seem to do the same thing, using the
same template description for every auction.