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Bedrock of the Community
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sel - Because there's always that small chance that an ignorant soul will hit on it. Zero cost bet for the many crooks among us.
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Pillar of the Community
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And I know where you can find a safe that was once owned by Al Capone. I'm sure it is full of rare coins. Just ask Geraldo.
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Pillar of the Community
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The seller is swearing at me now so I reported him on that and the coin being a fake. I hope that helps to shut him down for a bit. He had the audacity to tell me one of my items was a fake....a comic book....one that is graded by CGC and encapsulated in one of those heavy duty holders. I just told him to have a good day and hopefully his item and himself were removed soon.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's critical that all forum members post items that appear to be counterfeit so the rest of us can evaluate and report them as well. Repeat offenders will eventually be banned on ebay. Edited by Coinfrog
09/14/2019 10:39 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Too many illegitimate coins appear so frequently that it would be a 70 hour a week job to nail them all.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:
It's critical that all forum members post items that appear to be counterfeit ... Well I'd like to, but I no longer use ebay. For anything. My suggestion is that no one else use it. |
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Pillar of the Community
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and ebay removed the item.... |
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Who was the seller, was it that "found in 200 year old safe" guy, TheDocktor or some such? I grilled that guy once on a fake coin, and he kept coming back w/ non-responses like "yep, I'm just a nice old retired guy, found 'em all in this old safe..."
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Pillar of the Community
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"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
09/15/2019 7:24 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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ebay is a perfectly fine source for buying coins and paper money. Know your subject and choose a dealer with high positive feedback and full return privileges.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A few legitimate B&M shops come to mind when I read about these ebay safes. One is long gone Alpine Coin in Portland, which had three ring binders full of French coins. But two of them are still around, and worth a visit. Falcone Coin in San Jose, and Paul Bosco in New York City. You never know what they'll dig out. Always pot luck. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
09/15/2019 8:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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 "Nicely circulated per expert" |
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Pillar of the Community
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The seller was ckin7142 He has a good rating but the guy definitely knew he was selling a fake in my opinion when conversing with him.
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Pillar of the Community
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The original 200 year old safe guy, thedockter, has his 1795 flowing hair dollar trading above $1300 right now. I'm also watching an 1871-cc half eagle that came out of the safe, which is now nearing $2000.
His feedback is pretty good, but there are some pretty nasty comments in the negatives and neutrals about substitutions, bent coins and extreme overgrading. It looks like the 200 year old safe is a gimmick to perk up the bidding action on no-minimum auctions....similar to the rolls and jars....
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
09/18/2019 3:14 pm
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