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Ebay "Old" Coin Rolls

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 Posted 01/29/2013  4:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ericmckeown to your friends list
What I can't believe is how high the bids get on these
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 Posted 01/29/2013  4:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cheezyfryes to your friends list

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What I can't believe is how high the bids get on these


I know! I guess people just like playing the lottery... a fixed, fraudulent lottery at that.
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 Posted 01/30/2013  07:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add goddardtx to your friends list
Yes. They are stacked coin rolls. "Unsearched by me" is always in the description. And they are all cleaned and searched. Do not be fooled. As for the 2.50$ gold piece on end auction. I saw that roll sold for 399$
So. These guys are making lots of money off people willing to take a chance. And always lose.
I did find a au58 bronze IH in on once. Yes. I have bought a few. But on the cheap knowing probably nothing. But got lucky.
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 Posted 01/30/2013  09:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadThad to your friends list
Classic, seeded roll scam. These are rolls with $2 worth of junk in them. There are no "unsearched" rolls on ebay. They are all a scam to separate you and your money.

The first red flag with this seller is that he just happens to have roll after roll with "special" coins on the ends for sale. What a freakin joke:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/englandtc/m...047675.l2562
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 Posted 01/30/2013  10:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add billymac11 to your friends list
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 Posted 01/30/2013  10:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fat Freddy to your friends list
In a similar thread a while ago, one CCF participant told the story of selling a large lot of wheat pennies (all 50's, common mintage, nothing of value) to some guy.
He told the buyer they'd been searched and there was nothing of value in the pile. The buyer said that was OK because he was saving them for his grandchildren.
The CCFer later told the story to his LCS guy, who laughed and told him the buyer was known for reselling such pennies on ebay as "unsearched" (the rationale
being that he hadn't searched them himself).
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 Posted 01/30/2013  6:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BigAppleBucky to your friends list

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Classic, seeded roll scam. These are rolls with $2 worth of junk in them. There are no "unsearched" rolls on ebay. They are all a scam to separate you and your money.

The first red flag with this seller is that he just happens to have roll after roll with "special" coins on the ends for sale. What a freakin joke:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/englandtc/m...047675.l2562


This guy is one of the better ones. He admitted to me in an ebay message he uses a dealer to create the rolls and always has nice end coins. One wonders when the supply of 1916 P mercs, and various cheap 1909 cents will run out?

Also, where the heck do they get all that old roll paper from?
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 Posted 01/31/2013  9:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pennysaver to your friends list
On the other hand, I once bought a roll of errors nickels that had a BUTTON on the end of it, believe it or not. The laugh was that when I first found out I was a little ticked until I realizd that it was a matching button to one I had previously lost and now needed!. Turned out to be the most valuable item in the roll lol!
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 Posted 02/01/2013  12:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cheezyfryes to your friends list

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On the other hand, I once bought a roll of errors nickels that had a BUTTON on the end of it, believe it or not. The laugh was that when I first found out I was a little ticked until I realizd that it was a matching button to one I had previously lost and now needed!. Turned out to be the most valuable item in the roll lol!


Too funny!
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 Posted 02/01/2013  12:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BigAppleBucky to your friends list
I haven't bought anything from this guy, but if you look at his feedback it becomes obvious why his rolls no longer sell for as much as they used to.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/thebubbasda....m1438.l2654

I suppose he'll eventually have to switch names and start over.

There are some roll sellers who are very upfront about what they're selling, and don't show end coins. They actually give very decent value for the money, and buyers are aware of that and price accordingly.

You won't get a 1909S VDB, but you will get a bunch of IHC, 19th century silver, and a semi-key or two Lincoln such as a 24D, 09S, or 10S.
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 Posted 02/01/2013  8:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mr9865 to your friends list
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 Posted 02/01/2013  9:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fat Freddy to your friends list
At long last! Something new under the sun! A totally honest ebay Wheat penny seller! I never thought I'd live to see the day!
This seller deserves an award for breaking the ice and being the very first of his type!
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 Posted 02/03/2013  1:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add silverwolf to your friends list
that is too funny.. all auctions should be loaded with this sense of humour..
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 Posted 02/03/2013  8:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bassmaster to your friends list
I saw a feedback the other day where someone bought a roll of 1955 D wheat cents. He gave about $6 for the roll. Inside he found a 1955 D double die. This man wasn't making a huge amount of money on these rolls. Therefore, I would say there are actual unsearched rolls on ebay. However, they are hard to find.
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 Posted 02/03/2013  10:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fat Freddy to your friends list
Best of luck trying to find them, but I don't think you'll have any better luck than you'd have if you put your efforts into trying to find Hobbits, Ents and Orcs in New Zealand.
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