This is just some free advice I'd like to pass along to those of you who are thinking about, or are currently selling or buying coins on eBay. These tips pertain to both graded and ungraded coins, their Sellers, and potential Buyers.

If you are a Seller and a potential Buyer asks you specific questions about a coin it is not to annoy you.

If you are a Seller and a potential Buyer asks you specific questions about a coin, do not lie and make false claims about the coin, it's condition, or the photos used to represent the coin.

If you are a Seller and a potential Buyer has a specific concern, do not think you can pass off junk merchandise and later lay blame on the Buyer. They trusted your answers to their questions. They deserve honesty.

And by all means, if you are a Seller and a  Buyer catches you in a lie after the coin has been paid for and received because you, the Seller, lied about the coin, own up to your dishonesty and make every effort to correct the problem. A full refund is the only correct action. This must include refunding all shipping, handling, and insurance costs both ways, as incurred by the Buyer, who believed what you told them at the point of sale. Remember Sellers, it was actually your lies that created the problem, a honest answer in the first place would have been the best course of action.

Now Buyers, do not blame a Seller for trickery if they've given you a honest description or photo of a coin. Buyer's remorse is not a valid excuse for returning a coin once the Seller has kept their end of the transaction. Leave honest feedback when appropriate. Sellers are very vulnerable to hyped-negative claims. Rookie mistakes are no reason to try and burn a Seller with false claims of shoddy sales tactics.

Remember Buyers, you also are responsible for understanding your obligation to a transaction. If you are hap-hazard in your purchase/bidding method you will likely find yourself seeking a way out of a deal rather than being satisfied when it comes time to pay the Seller. Don't waste a Seller's time and resources by deciding you don't want to accept a coin after it arrives simply because the "rush of winning" has now faded.

If all eBay members took the time to practice these basic fundamentals of commerce the result would be more trust and less suspicion. It would also guarantee a transaction concluding successfully for both the Seller, and the Buyer.

Thank you.