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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
1304 Posts |
Anyone have a bar code scanner? I'd find out the number on that slab and check to see if it has been reported stolen.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
14454 Posts |
his wording makes me believe he is actually a collector so I really doubt its a stolen collection. I doubt any thief would know what dates are the rare ones of the series like he named in the description. I am also guessing the reason he took a picture of the 1895-O is in XF when some others are Gem BU is because the date and value of the coin. He said some had been cracked out to put them in Dansco albums (how many thieves knows the difference between a Dansco Album or others). He may have left the higher valued coins in the slabs and he just took a picture of this coin because of the rarity of the coin. This is completely guesses on my part as I haven't talked with this individual at all about the coins as I know I would just be wasting his time if I were to contact him as I am in no position to purchase the coins
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1770 Posts |
a whole collection and posts 2 coins? and asking for that kind of money something is very fishy
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2661 Posts |
Some call me a pessimist, I prefer to think of myself as a realist. Personally I would approach this sale with caution. I was at an auction last year. A guy from Charlotte was there with 7 complete Morgan $ sets and they were all XF or better with the 1895's being "graded by PCGS" He had a lot of other stuff as well and he did state that he had some partial sets back in Charlotte as well. I thought that something was a little fishy because these were not on the block to be auctioned, but were being sold straight out for Cash Only. Upon closer examination I found that 3 of the 1895 plain Morgans had the same serial number on them. When I pointed that out to him he politely asked me to leave the area where the coins were on display before he had me removed from the premisses. I had my wife go back to look at them and she told me that he only had 5 sets out then. This was about 14 months ago and the asking price for a complete set was only $12,000.
Now I am in no way saying that this is the same guy. I am just throwing this out there so if any of you do decide to purse this, please do so with caution.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
Good idea, get the cops involved. That would have been a nice thing for the con artist.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
I am not saying that these can not be fake, I am just saying I don't think it is a thief trying to get rid of coins they had stolen the night or week before because he seems to know a little about Morgans and basic information about albums where a thief that knows nothing may not even know there are different types of albums like the Dansco and not even mentioned it. I always use caution no matter what it is thats selling on craigslist and anything of this value should definitely be gone over with a fine tooth comb. I just posted it because like I said I do not search for coins on CL and saw Morgans and thought if I had the money I may have a look at them myself
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1812 Posts |
Hmmmmmmm, he quotes RedBook price at 16K and will not take a penny (Cent) less than 17.5K !!! [he can keep them] |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
917 Posts |
What year Camaro are you looking for? You piqued my interest on two levels with one post well done.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2830 Posts |
I had a bizarre experience with CL, about two years ago. It starts like this: I'm looking for a motorcycle on ebay, and I find a very interesting Honda GL.1500, with double side-car and trailer, in Port Augusta, South Australia (a small town, and remotely located). The bike was in a non-standard colour scheme, and the sidecar & trailer matched (cool, eh ?). Some weeks later, I was in the area, and 'phoned to arrange inspection. That was OK, but the seller was holding it for someone else. So, off I go. Forward three months - I stumble over an advert on CL for ... a Honda GL.1500, with double side-car and trailer. I look closely: same distinctive paint job, and all the backrounds are the mountains near Port Augusta. Hhhmmmnnn ... I make contact. The seller says he's in Sydney, and is asking for a low-end price. He'll deliver anywhere in Australia, and offers a total refund if the buyer isn't satisfied. I insist on inspection, but now he's overseas, and the bike is in storage ... and he halves his asking price. I didn't take it further (bought a Laverda instead). As far as I can determine, the intended scam is that I am expected to send my money, by one of the "less secure" means; and a few weeks later, when my bike doesn't arrive, I'm left with nothing except for a defunct e-mail address to follow up. I mention this because, when searching on CL, I would now only hand over my cash at a face-to-face delivery of the goods. |
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Moderator
 United States
16680 Posts |
Craigslist....no thanks. Never have, never will.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
In most of these situations someone wants cash. That much cash on a person is not a smart thing to do. I wonder where the meeting would take place. I wonder what the seller would say about meeting in a police station.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Peter THOMAS: What you are describing is a well-known and common CL scam.
I don't think it is the same as what the OP is talking about. I think what some other posters are questioning is the authenticity of the slabs and/or coins in the collection.
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New Member
United States
22 Posts |
My first impression of this coin would be it's stolen. I would alert local authorities to this matter, but then again, I am not sure.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
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What year Camaro are you looking for? I actually have 2 Camaro's already. I have a 69 Z28 with original DZ302 and 15k miles, a 93 Z28 with 6 speed and a 89 RS (was an original 25k mile car with a 305 TBI) that my son and I were rebuilding and I just got the Vortec 350 put in it a couple months ago. This was just done as a father son project that I was wanting to do more than he did. he seemed to be excited about doing it with me until he realized it would take away time from his friends and video games, so he lost interest pretty fast. We took the engine out together and purchased a Vortec 350 and tore it down and put it on the motor stand. It sat there for about a year and a half waiting on him to want to work on it until I finally said heck with it and put together myself. I wasn't actually looking for any camaro, I just like looking at cars and usually look to see whats out there |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
511 Posts |
This smells like a bad deal or worse.
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