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davesjewelry · ‎07-18-2018

This is unbeleivable, but I just found out from ebay that from now on there will be no more coins allowed to be sold on ebay unless they are certified and so ebay went and pulled ALL my coin listings from their site, because they were not certified!! I spoke to a supervisor who claimed that even though i can see hundreds of thousands of coins that are not certified still listed and being sold right now he assured me that ebay is in the process of removing every single one of them also as they come across them! I'm trying to find out how many other ebay sellers have also had this happen to them, please contact me and let me know, because this is totally insane! I'm now out of business, because I have been investing ALL my money in buying silver and gold coins for the last 45 years with antisapation of selling them all on ebay just like I have been doing for the last 20 or more years that I have been a seller on ebay and I have never had a single bad feedback from a single buyer that ever bought a coin from me! Please write to me if this has happened to you also or if you know anyone else that this happened to! My name is Dave

*coins · ‎07-18-2018

Hi, @davesjewelry. (and thanks for the @mention, @pburn).

It looks like others have already explained this pretty well, but I will add my own opinion in.

These are the rules for RAW coins. It doesn't matter if you want to read them or not. If you want to sell on eBay and retire from it (:)), then you have to make sure that your listings follow the rules. Stop stalling and read them, I can read them in a few minutes. https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/stamps-currency-coins-policy?id=4337.

A raw coin is one that hasn't been graded by a coin grading company, or has been graded, but not by an approved grading company.

Listings for raw coins must follow these guidelines:

The numeric grade (such as MS-65, VF-25) isn't included in the title, description, or item specifics of the listing
No estimate of value (even if personal opinion) or reference to a price guide is included in the title or description
The listing includes photos of the front and back of the coin being sold, and you are authorized to use the photos. Stock photos and images that are dark, out of focus, edited, or misleading aren't allowed
Photos or scans of coins in holders from a non-approved grading company cannot show a grade or any text describing the grade or quality of the coin. The grade and text related to the grade must be completely obscured and unreadable
The starting, reserve, or Buy It Now price for the coin is less than $2,500

So, basically, if any of your coin listings even slightly violate the rules, eBay will kick it. Would you mind taking a screenshot of the email you received (with any sensitive info removed)? I would like to see it.

Earlier this year, eBay removed a bunch of my coin listings because I was selling plated wheat cents (they rules clearly state that plated bullion is not allowed), and I called and asked about it, and was told that the government had it removed by a CS rep. So, yes, if you call eBay, I'd be careful and double check anything that doesn't sounds right. Just do a simple Google search.

If you do not want to read the rules, then too bad - you won't get far.

I don't want to sound mean. You just need to invest your time to read this stuff to make money and be successful here.

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pburn · ‎07-18-2018

@davesjewelry wrote:
Please write to me if this has happened to you also or if you know anyone else that this happened to! My name is Dave

Calling @*coins . Do you have any insight on this situation?

papermoneyforme · ‎07-18-2018

tyler@ebay

Is this insanity correct?

the_fancy_fox · ‎07-18-2018

Considering the boards would light up with screaming, my bet is you were lied to by the CS.

what did the email say that you received?

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hillbillymedia · ‎07-18-2018

What`s next? Sports cards and comic books?

"There`s always barber college" - Dalton - Road House

nowthatsjustducky · ‎07-18-2018

CS Reps who lie like that need fired (if this situation is not true), since they are actually, even if not outright stating so; encouraging sellers to take their business elsewhere.

If it works, sell it. If it works well, sell it for more. If it doesn't work, quadruple the price and sell it as an antique.

-- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #80

ag47silver-us · ‎07-18-2018

That is unbelievable, the coin policy still allows raw coins. And you only sold 1 this month anyway.

davesjewelry · ‎07-18-2018

The email they sent me said that some of my items did not comply with there guide lines and that i was supposed to go and correct them, which I never did because I had no idea of what they were talking about, because i have not changed my way of listing items for over 20 years on ebay, so now this morning I got an email from them saying that ALL of my items have been removed from ebay and sure enough i went and looked at my store and not only did they remove all my coins, but they also removed every single one of my jewelry items as well, I now have a blank page with nothing up for sale at ALL!!

couldabeenworse · ‎07-18-2018

I would guess they were removed because you had your address in them, and that the CS rep was just wingin' it.

pburn · ‎07-18-2018

@davesjewelry wrote:
The email they sent me said that some of my items did not comply with there guide lines and that i was supposed to go and correct them, which I never did because I had no idea of what they were talking about . . .

Ouch. Might have been a good idea to have contacted them when you received that email. Not the best idea in the world to have ignored it, as it turns out. You might have been able to prevent all this.

davesjewelry · ‎07-18-2018

The subervisor said that he would escalate the matter and find out why they pulled my jewelry ites as well and he will email me back.

lewisburggold · ‎07-18-2018

We have lots of coins for sale that are not graded. Nothing was sent to us so far. We would not put anything past them though. Still seems far fetched. Best regards