Is this guy serious?

[WaxonWaxov]

check it out...

 

Philly 2004 Peace Nickel for $200?!?

 

Another question: He has blocked-out the NGC cert number. That seems like a red flag to me.

 

 

[MikeInFL]

I do not think he is crazy. His prices may be high, but a 100% rating after 800 transactions leads me to believe he's legit. Blocking out certification numbers, in and of itself, is not a red flag. However....

 

The coin pictured is not the coin you will receive. From the auction description:

 

Picture may be a stock photo, the coin you will receive will have the cert. #xxxxx08

 

I don't know about you, but I don't like to buy my moderns sight unseen. As good of a job as TPGs do with coins, I prefer my own eye over someone else's. If you're not as confident in your eye, ask someone (you can trust, like a mentor) to review your purchases prior to making them.

 

Another worrisome detail is this seller doesn't have a stated return policy. This alone would make me concerned and in all likelihood I would spend my $300 with someone who will stand behind their product.

 

I would pass on this coin and this seller.

 

Hope this helps...Mike

[Stanley]

If it’s one thing I have learned about ebay, there are so many different types sellers and buyers, knowledgeable and unknowledgeable, honest and dishonest, serious and non serious, professional and unprofessional, different personalities, different ethics, and any imaginable scenario is all there on ebay. It is up to us to set our own perimeters on what makes us feel comfortable and safe with our trading partner.

 

The “ all sales final” policy happens to be one of my Do not buy rules.

[physics-fan3.14]

Blocking out the NGC Cert. # is a common prcatice (as well as PCGS numbers). It has been found that certain unscrupulous personages will snipe the cert. number and enter the coin in their registry, even though they do not own it.

[WaxonWaxov]

Blocking out the NGC Cert. # is a common prcatice (as well as PCGS numbers). It has been found that certain unscrupulous personages will snipe the cert. number and enter the coin in their registry, even though they do not own it.

 

Well, that's interesting.

 

Seems like if I look at a listing, see the NGC (or PCGS) number, and then receive a different coin, I could then raise hell.

 

Seems like a conondrum (that can't be spelled right)

 

If I were to email such a seller, and ask them to provide the number, is there somewhere I could look the number up to see if it's ligit?

[pendragon1998]

I also asked this question a while back