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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AK has a lot of claimed PL and DMPL Morgan listings. AK's photos all show a white field and a blue bust. But that's not how PCGS DMPL and PL coins show in photographs. Frosty white bust and dark field. Some listings are probably doctored, but no one doctors them to have blue busts on white fields. What are AK's coin doctors smoking? Why would anyone buy a DMPL that doesn't look like a DMPL?  "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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05/23/2024 12:05 am
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5395 Posts |
When you sell something , you no longer have any
monetary interest in the item , so why do you care
what the buyer does with it ?
Sort of the same as selling your house and you don't
like the renos and new paint colour the buyer did .
You got paid , best advice move on .
BTW the firm mentioned is a good one to not buy from .
Definitely juiced , jacked photos.
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Valued Member
United States
450 Posts |
Shameful.
If anyone has an in on these thieves please let them know they have been exposed.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1515 Posts |
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When you sell something , you no longer have any
monetary interest in the item , so why do you care
what the buyer does with it While I no longer have any monetary interest it in, I can be unhappy with what the new owner does with/to it. I have moved on from this as there is no turning back, but I think it is important to call out the deceitful practices of a seller in hopes that others won't get burned. |
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I have found a few good sellers out there that I 'try' to stay with when shopping.. Quote:
While I no longer have any monetary interest it in, I can be unhappy with what the new owner does with/to it. I have moved on from this as there is no turning back, but I think it is important to call out the deceitful practices of a seller in hopes that others won't get burned.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3343 Posts |
Nice to see the deceit documented. Reading AK's hyperbolic descriptions was educational too. For instance, AK's rationale for selling coins raw is that grading services are deceitful. Yet AK freely uses terms like DMPL that were invented by the grading services. I trust PCGS more than AK selling raw blue Morgans that he calls DMPLs. And as you have documented ericgreen, your AU was never a DMPL in the first place.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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05/23/2024 11:47 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Really a bummer for honest legitimate sellers, the rare few that are still on the site. While there are certainly some bad apples, the VAST majority of sellers on ebay are quite honest and legitimate |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Such a darn shame.  Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5395 Posts |
Certainly agree with jdmern !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2855 Posts |
Clicked the ebay link & noticed the listing has disappeared.... wonder if he reads CC forums? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
We should all do our best to bust crooked sellers whether we have an invested interest or not.
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Moderator
United States
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We should all do our best to bust crooked sellers whether we have an invested interest or not. It is part of our broader mission to educate.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can't help but wonder if this same coin will eventually resurface in another TPG holder? I seem to recall once reading about a major coin dealer who had purchased a heavily toned, AU flowing hair half or dollar. He dipped it and got it slabbed as MS-63. I believe this story was widely published some years ago. As I recall, that dealer was praised for his effort. The events leading to this post remind me of that event. Do any members recall this prior event? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is nice to see that it is gone, but AK has plenty more just like it. I have my doubts that the coin itself was altered after being cracked out. The photos and exaggerated prose do that job well enough. "Semi proof like". Whatever that means.  In its original holder it's a $500-600 coin. ebay has several listed right now. When the AK auction disappeared it was far lower than that. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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05/24/2024 10:09 am
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Forum Dad
United States
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Wonder how that happened?   |
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