Topcat7 Posted August 22, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 22, 2023 From an eBay auction, I recently purchased a Siliqua of Theodosius; - sellers description Siliqua, Trier, 378-83 Theodo-sivs. Pearl diademed. draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. virtvs ro-manorvm, roma enthroned, holding globe and spear. 1.59g. bought at Auctions in UK The seller started the bidding at US$80 which I agreed to open the bidding at. There were no further bids and I won the auction. I paid for my purchase (including the freight), and the seller marked it as 'sent' (but did not provide a 'Tracking Number'). Needless to say it never arrived and the seller wouldn't answer emails so I claimed through eBay who promptly (within 24 hours) refunded my payment in full. The seller gccollective-trade has some reasonably high priced coins and I can only surmise that the bidding didn't go high enough for him to let the coin go. Have others had a similar experience? 2 1 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted August 22, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 22, 2023 I had the same thing happen on ebay. Seller had a no reserve bid on a elephant headress Alexander/ptolemy AE, worn, couldn't make it out exactly, I won the bid. Never sent, never answered emails, ebay refunded. I assumed same thing, he didn't like the outcome and just ignored my win. Still sour over it lol. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor LONGINUS Posted August 22, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) It could be held up in the mail, @Topcat7. I had a coin show up seven months after I ordered it. It was a total surprise because I’d almost forgotten about it. The reason I didn’t ask for a refund is because I thought I could have been at fault and misplaced it when it came in. International mail carriers can be very frustrating to work with. Edited August 22, 2023 by LONGINUS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat7 Posted August 22, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 38 minutes ago, LONGINUS said: It could be held up in the mail, @Topcat7. International mail carriers can be very frustrating to work with. I accept that, and I did leave complaining until a long time after the longest anticipated delivery date had passed because of mail 'difficulties'. In this case it was a 'local' seller, (not International). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor LONGINUS Posted August 22, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted August 22, 2023 I feel your pain. I’m still on the lookout for a coin that I ordered over 4 weeks ago 📆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Maximus Posted August 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 23, 2023 Shame, that one would have fit nicely in my collection as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliodromus Posted August 23, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 23, 2023 My oddest case of a reneged sale was years ago when a french seller agreed to take a coin off eBay and sell it to me for a fixed amount. I duly sent 150 EUR cash by registered mail, and waited, and waited ... I don't recall whether I tried contacting the seller or not, but eventually my registered letter was returned by the post office, cash intact, with the reason given as being refusal to accept the letter by the (intended) recipient ! A couple of attempts to contact the seller to find out what happened were met with silence. Presumably they got a better offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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