USA # 13? 10c Wash. Green Ti 1851-57 Imp. Mh

Ends ~ 2PM EDT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/30121880216....m1436.l2649

Current Bid : $405 (27 bids)

- margin added and design drawn in at top
- margin added and design drawn in at bottom
- margin added and design drawn in at left
- cancel very likely removed

Other than that, it appears to be a great stamp, LOL. It almost certainly isn't a Scott 13, but the good news for whoever bought it is that the right margin looks genuine, which means at least it's not an altered 35. Beyond that, it's anyone's guess what that buyer got for their $405. My guess is a very faulty used 14 or 15, Scott catalog value $70 (if pen cancel removed,) with a real world value of around $5-$10 (max) in such poor condition.

Bill Weiss, even though it's too late to notify the seller, this one might be worth adding to your Stamp Smarter database...

Ken... who knows... Bill may end up seeing
this one "in person"...

The Buyer ~~~~ >

From what I can see you want to return that.

Even if you have to eat the shipping it's worth it.

*This~Boy* didn't buy it... didn't just
fall off no turnip truck, yanno...

Was just trolling 190's and came across
one from gsquared7 aka Southwest Stamps...

They're promoting Stamp Smarter... way cool...
(scroll on the lower left)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/U-S-190-SCA...em5b01f72242

Good to see. He also has useful ebay guides. He has helped me a few times via email by giving me his opinion on possible altered stamps.

Nice... we need more sellers like this...
fewer returns, and less headaches...

Good thing you didn't buy it.

That stamp, if it's really a 13, catalogs for $19,000. That's simply not the sort of thing you buy on ebay.

For everyone's information, that stamp WAS reported top StampSmarter (by me) and the seller notified and asked to cancel the sale. (so far, no response - surprise!). This is a very good example to those among us who downplay how much bad stuff is sold on ebay, and an even bigger point is how there are obviously LOTS of bidders who do not have a clue what's wrong with that stamp - like the more expert posters here can clearly see! And those are the bidders we are trying to protect by having a website like StampSmarter.

Further, it also illustrates how by eliminating the peer-review oversight on their site, stamps like this one will now simply get sold to the high bidder with no chance to "save" the buyer because the ebay "Report Item" webform will not do a damn thing since there is no space on the webform for the reporter to explain the reason for the report AND no-one at the receiving end who will recognize WHY the report was made. Thus, for practical purposes, it is now a wide open place for sellers to offer garbage without fearing any interference from ebay. Because ebay doesn't care enough to provide competent oversight. BUYER BEWARE!

And for the record, here is the response I now get from ebay when I report this item to a general Merchant Services contact - which is what I was instructed to do..........

Hello wrw1943,

Thank you for contacting ebay Merchant Support. We have received your request and will be working to resolve your issue over the next 24-48 hours. We will reach out to you directly if additional information is needed. For immediate assistance please give us a call at 1-877-322-9227.

Please use the number 1-29949814971 as a reference if contacting Merchant Support by phone. We appreciate your patience while we get you the answers you need.

Thanks,

ebay Merchant Support

Who's taking bets on whether I hear anything further from ebay about this item?