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Valued Member
South Africa
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I hear you, but I am still not convinced that anybody in his right mind would think that a person will actually try and buy a 12M coin online, using his Paypal,Visa,  .There is no way I see that happening. Maybe if they try and scam for 12K, some rich dumb person might be fooled, but for $12M. I just dont think that that is possible to do such a transaction without special clearance from the bank, it doesn't matter how much you have in the bank. There must be something more dark behind this, or just a typo. I should be used to this sort of selling, as out here in Abu Dhabi / Dubai people actually buy numberplates for $20M. They also put up for auction their brand new Ferrari  with 0Km on the clock and reason for sale is "Unwanted gift" The site is souq.com, scary to see what people will sell / pay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Locked
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What's so hard to believe? They're just looking for buyers to make offers. It's a sales tactic that's been used since there's been stuff to sell. ebay just makes you enter a BIN price so they put a ridiculous one. Quote:
"Hey how much you want for that?"
"I don't know, make me an offer." Anyone here that says they've never done it is likely fibbing. |
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Valued Member
United States
191 Posts |
Some of these auctions are used to draw attention to the sellers other auctions. People tend to forward on ridiculous auctions and high asking prices for others to see how ridiculous it is. This in turn generates more views for the seller and all of his auctions. So in the end, the seller might be able to sell other coins he has listed at reasonable prices due to more exposure from these crazy auctions. Just my Opinion.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2269 Posts |
You're right, they use the, "make offer" option in their ads. I wonder how often people actually inquire about the coin. I imagine they get more fake offers than real ones.
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Valued Member
United States
420 Posts |
oh well, I tried =)) Your offer has been declined on the following ebay item: 1923-S Lincoln Wheat cent Penny STRUCK --ERROR PLANCHET Your offer price: US $6.00 Seller terms: -- BIN price: US $95,000.00 |
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Valued Member
South Africa
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Twincam, a more reasonable price would have been $6.50. what were you thinking?  |
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New Member
United States
29 Posts |
I think jnesbitt is right. They probably use this tactic to draw attention to their other auctions.
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Valued Member
United States
420 Posts |
Zarboy, I might be willing to go 7.00 since there's free shipping 28 days left, maybe i'll wait until it's closer to the end  LOL |
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
hmmmm.... Stay away from the "Buy it Now" button... |
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Moderator
 United States
16679 Posts |
I'm going to put my 1993 Volvo with 235,000 miles in the autotrader for $100,000 to start. What the heck!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1659 Posts |
Aside from the ridiculous price, that 1923-S is actually a really nice coin and very well struck. That date is notorious for being poorly struck. It looks like it has some kind of lamination issue on the reverse at about 11:00. That must be what the "STRUCK --ERROR PLANCHET" is referring to. It's a nice coin for sure, but not for anywhere in the same galaxy as that price!  |
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Valued Member
South Africa
169 Posts |
Vermontensium, do not forget to say the Volvo has a "Factory Error". |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
I found some rotated die oreo cookies. I should put them up for $10,000 each. I even found a capped die oreo (where the printing was facing the filling).
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Pillar of the Community
Turkey
870 Posts |
nod2003 you made my day!! that was good! Hahaha!
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