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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I recal hearing somewhere that PCGS holders should stack up ontop of each other if they are real...  too good to be true. |
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New Member
 United States
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I'm not really too sure what to think. I was so weary I got this person's phone number from them before I made payment. It was a Kentucky area code and they said they just moved there. She said her father passed away and left it to her. On top of that I got her to take a photograph of the item by her username and it all checked out. I imagine this is still a scam, but I imagine it's an american scam artist. I purchased the item on another website from the person she had the same name and no reputation on it either. I have opened a paypal dispute.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3167 Posts |
Wait, did you already buy it? For some reason its still listed on ebay. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36844 Posts |
When spending that kind of money on a coin, ebay is not where I would go to buy it. Think I would spend the time to go to a good sized coin show or contact a major dealer to pick one of these up for you. |
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New Member
United States
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I purchased the item off of another site. They put it on ebay as well a while before I purchased it |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I recal hearing somewhere that PCGS holders should stack up ontop of each other if they are real... Not sure if the fakes have fixed that problem or not but the real PCGS do stack on top of each other perfectly |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Will PayPal hold the funds, to see if this transaction is ok?
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New Member
United States
7 Posts |
I'm hoping they will. I paid last night, so I don't know how quickly they will receive it. It shows up now as sold on ebay as well. |
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Valued Member
United States
470 Posts |
This is THE best example of "know what you are buying before you buy it" that I have EVER seen. Once this plays out, the thread should be locked at the top of the forum as a lesson to warn other novices from making the same mistake. Most that I've seen have lost a couple hundred but how many among us can lose 3 grand? Not when the coin collectors are greying and living on fixed incomes.
Let's all pray that this works out for the best.
Cheers
Edited by Andrew289
03/07/2013 12:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
652 Posts |
Has anyone determined from any indicators seen on the pictures that the coin is indeed a fake?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1351 Posts |
As the seller ended the ebay listing there is hope.Don't rely on this. |
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Valued Member
United States
159 Posts |
A seller with no feedback and selling a very expensive coin for below FMV really throws up red flags for me off the bat. If it is a fake it is a really good one. Good Luck to you I hope it turns out well!
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Moderator
 United States
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The font appears wrong and the remnants of a sticker on the back would help to "legitimize" it.
A WF PCGS MS67 for $3000?
I don't think so and the seller is new with 0 feedback.
I hope you get your money back, wishing you the best.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
United States
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Well it all worked out, the guy gave me my money back. It all did seem very real, I even have their phone number and I just asked to get my money back. They said they left it on after I already bought it off of another website. I just told them that they should just go ahead and sell it to the guy on ebay. I figured instead of taking the chance of it arriving and it being faked I would just keep my cash. He had it there with him like I said he took a picture of the coin with his username for me when I asked. I just figure it's more trouble for me than it's worth. I hope it works out for someone else and they strike gold with the deal. I guess i'll just have to give up my hopes of finding cheap treasure like this online. Plus he obviously knew what kind of item he had, and I don't see why he would list it on ebay as well and not search for how much another is currently going for (around 6500). |
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Valued Member
United States
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$3,000 for a coin that could sell for at least $8,000?!?!?! Something doesn't smell right. I am a big fan of the motto "If it's to good to be true, it probably isn't"
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