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sin-n-dex · ‎12-29-2023

So I have an encased cent. The aluminum frame represents the Buffalo Exposition in 1901, and the cent inside is 1950. The title does not provide a year, but the coin shop put 1950 on the holder to identify the year on the cent. This is obviously a case of someone taking the original apart and adding a more recent cent, since the original should have been from 1901 (most have a 1901 cent). I made up a price and listed it, and didn't think too hard about why the penny said 1950.

So I got a message from a would be buyer (troll):

"Are you suggesting there was an exposition in Buffalo in 1950?"

Me:

"No I'm suggesting the cent is from 1950, as it shows in the photo."

Then I get some message about it being priced too much for what it is.

Me:

"If you feel the price is too high you are free to make me an offer for less money."

Isn't that a concept? It costs too much, so make an offer. I realize I don't have best offer enabled but that's because I don't want to get inundated with stupid offers (or messages that are stupid from people who got an auto decline). eBay still gives buyers a chance to message and make an offer in an eBay message, so I entertain those messages.

Anyway most likely a troll, he thought it was too expensive but didn't make an offer, which tells me he had no intentions of buying it. I get these types of messages every now and again. It provides me some with nightly entertainment.

C.

mam98031 · ‎12-29-2023

Personally I wouldn't even entertain the buyer.

mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999

broto_64 · ‎12-29-2023

My favorite are the buyers who get the urge to educate me on what I'm selling...

lux.ra_14 · ‎12-30-2023

The item has already been altered. Why not just put the correct penny back in?

pickapaper · ‎12-30-2023

Why not list it as what it is, a marriage of a 1950 wheat cent encased in a 1901 Buffalo Expo frame?

sextons-sweet-deals · ‎12-30-2023

As a seller myself, I would transfer the 1950 into another holder (plain). Sell the 1901 holder empty if it has value for its markings.

I just say this because the buyer could be playing the game. "I thought I was buying a 1901 cent per photos, but I received a 1950 cent."

At times, some scammers will lay out the work for the scam with multiple questions. When I get certain questions, I will read the question, look at the listing photos & details, and revise if I made a mistake or feel that I'm being set up for a case and communicate back to the person the best I can. Sometimes I just have to block them.