topic Re: fraudulent listings in Buying

fraudulent listings

pmil1480 — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:38:51 GMT

Be aware of fraud listings of Sterling Silver Coins. People are listing Australian Florin coins that have only 50% silver content as Sterling Silver 925. It is not.

To be Sterling silver The content must be 92.5% Silver content and the remainder percentage of other metals usually copper.

So Buyer beware

Re: fraudulent listings

lyndal1838 — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:08:33 GMT

That is a rather sweeping statement.

Australian coins minted between 1910 and 1945 were indeed sterling silver.....after 1945 they were 50% silver.

The coins that I looked at were listed correctly.

Re: fraudulent listings

collect247 — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:46:43 GMT

Florins have 92.5% silver content as lyndal has stated.

You have your wires crossed and you need to educate yourself on coins.

I can imagine how many coins you must have missed out on purchasing that were of real value due to your incorrect assumption.

Re: fraudulent listings

lyndal1838 — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 22:57:52 GMT

Eezi, have a look at what the OP is selling.

Re: fraudulent listings

collect247 — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 23:38:52 GMT

I gather OP must have been on the juice when he posted this thread lol.

He has just contradicted himself lol

Re: fraudulent listings

porcelain_dolls_by_me — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 00:16:27 GMT

Claims to be a "collector" and not a "dealer" - I would suggest that given the number of his/her listings for coins and notes he is defintately a "dealer"

Re: fraudulent listings

collect247 — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 05:58:35 GMT

And is another seller who won't be responsible for any lost mail.

Well sir yes you will be responsible and you will have to refund if you indeed don't post with tracking.

And he's not a dealer it's from his own collection please lol

Re: fraudulent listings

imastawka — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:39:20 GMT

To be fair, out of 1759 fb, he's only got 99 fb as a seller.

Re: fraudulent listings

domino-710 — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 07:26:52 GMT

Good point Stawka - mostly a buyer.

From where I stand having bought & sold coins for in excess of 15 years...

I took a look at the OP's listings - alarm bells immediately went off - especially with coins :

Item 162623867685

In excess of 150 items from Dremil - except for the felt polishing wheels.

For me begs a question - a big question.

Coins.

Re: fraudulent listings

collect247 — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 07:32:51 GMT

OK my bad we'll just say he's a hobbiest then hahaha

Re: fraudulent listings

*tippy*toes* — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:14:05 GMT

@porcelain_dolls_by_me wrote:
Claims to be a "collector" and not a "dealer" - I would suggest that given the number of his/her listings for coins and notes he is defintately a "dealer"

Maybe that statement implies (to him/her) that they don't have a B&M store, but sell from home. Poor wording because if you are buying to sell, you are a dealer. It would be an easy mistake to make though.

I agree with whoever said it, not responsible for lost mail? Try telling eBay that. Yes, you are responsible for lost mail, regardless of what you write. Policy even states that you're not meant to write that in your listings. One could even say it's a policy violation.

Re: fraudulent listings

collect247 — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:20:31 GMT

Check OPs feedback as a buyer,he's buying coins and he's selling coins make it what you will.

I've dealt with all the dealers/sellers that OP has dealt with

Plus once I sold $1000 I was a dealer not a collector that was reaching into my coffers lol

Re: fraudulent listings

*tippy*toes* — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:26:28 GMT

I totally agree with you, he's buying to sell, so he's a dealer. He just probably doesn't see himself as that because he doesn't have a shop. I'd like to have a shop because then I'd know I was selling enough to warrant one!

Re: fraudulent listings

collect247 — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:33:41 GMT

I know you'd like to have a shop tippy lol and no guessing what I'd like to have lol

Re: fraudulent listings

imastawka — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:37:17 GMT

Devil's Advocate here

Don't all collector's sell off their doubles to make a quid to pay for further collectables?

Or even, *gasp, clutching pearls*, buy cheap to re-sell, to cushion the cost of further adding to their collections?

I know I always did.

And I got jumped on when I first called myself a dealer on these boards.
I was told unless I was selling drugs, then I was just a seller.

Just sayin'

Re: fraudulent listings

collect247 — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:43:15 GMT

Always put second hand in front of dealer so you don't get mistaken

Re: fraudulent listings

imastawka — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:47:16 GMT

Hahhahahaha Tell that to the guys in blue with the 12 lb door key hahahahaha

Re: fraudulent listings

*tippy*toes* — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:01:15 GMT

I did actually think that when people were discussing dealers, but wasn't game to say anything. Cash Converters and the like call themselves dealers and I always wonder if they are dealing drugs too.

Yes, I've sold off doubles to make money to buy new collectables that I want. I've also sold off entire collections when I've lost interest in that and have an interest in something else. I've bought several identical things at garage sales with the intention of keeping the best one and selling the others. I also buy things to resell. I'm not a dealer though, just a seller. I'd probably make way more if I was a dealer!