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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, that pretty much proves my quote right there. Some people just aren't too bright.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
547 Posts |
Up to $5100?  I like gold...but not that much. |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
2078 Posts |
A lot of people have a lot of money they do not know how to spend To Bill Gates this price would be less then pocket money  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
590 Posts |
I thought the whole "first strike" thing was shot down because it couldn't be proved. It was a thread on here a couple of months ago.
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Valued Member
United States
390 Posts |
That coin is a thing of beauty, but his pictures of it really suck! I've seen other pictures that really make that coin look good. But $5,000+?!!! Wow, the feeding frenzy is definately on.! I'm waiting for the Coin Vault or one of the other rip off shows to come on so I can see how far they have pushed their prices up!    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
891 Posts |
I'm thinking these people will be very disappointed when the hype and their value is gone. That's nuts.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
756 Posts |
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Moderator
 United States
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The thing that strikes me is the buyer is >1500 feedbacks, and therefore must have at least a clue by now. Surely he doesn't expect to flip this thing for a profit? Having said that, I once sold some audio gear to a guy who told me he had immediate buyers for the stuff overseas, at prices which allowed him to hook me up pretty well with his bid.  I wonder if that's the case here? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
quote:
Originally posted by Dewayne76
I thought the whole "first strike" thing was shot down because it couldn't be proved. It was a thread on here a couple of months ago.
Just because it has no merit based upon the mints own words concerning first strike coins,, does not mean that many will not buy the hype disseminated by TPG's and sellers who have profit in mind as a motive !! Sad isn't it ?  Rick |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
547 Posts |
Bidding ended at $5900.09. Must have been hard to cough up that extra 9 cents.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1152 Posts |
wow! whats become of the HOBBY part of collecting! Thats so INSANE! I cand really see any reason in paying more than SPOT for a BRAND NEW COIN!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1360 Posts |
Unfortunately, just because something is insane or hogwash, doesn't mean you won't find a sucker for it!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1840 Posts |
Just think of all the real coins you could buy with nearly 6 grand.  |
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Valued Member
United States
390 Posts |
Well time will tell if that was a good deal or not. It certainly doesn't look like it right now, but with only 10,000 of those coins around, I think the long term prices will be pretty high. Even paying $4,000 for the entire set may look like a brilliant buy in a few years. The First Strike stuff is what bothers me the most on the recent coin gradings. I still find that so dishonest. But, as was mentioned above, someone is willing to buy into that hype and pay the premium for it. |
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United States
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Posted 09/29/2006 5:02 pm
I think the buyer is a dentist, but it's only a guess based on the screen name.
