Hiccup - Gold Sale on Ebay
jahnen
The final price was $3300, which was better than I had anticipated.
The buyer paid immediately through paypal, which resulted in a $96
paypal fee, ouch! I boxed the coins up and shipped them Priority,
Insured for full value, with return receipt.
When the buyer received the coins, he said that one ($5 1/10th ounce)
was missing. I know that I put that coin in the box, because I bubble
wrapped everything together before boxing.
I could not dispute him though, because he too had 100% positive
feedback and seemed like a nice guy. I offered a full refund, but he
said he would rather keep the coins. We compromised, I refunded
(through paypal) the value of the 1/10th oz coin, with the
understanding that if I find the coin, I will send it to him and he
will pay for it (refunded amount) or if he finds the coin, he will
send back the refunded amount.
The LESSON LEARNED: Next time, if ever, I will photograph each coin
as it is packaged as proof, to myself if no one else, of what went
into the box.
This may help someone else - or not.
Take care.
John
'poorer but wiser'
som...@some.domain
hopefully it was stuff you bought when gold was a lot cheaper and covered the
loss.