valdiman Interesting coin
I would put in the Fantasy until proven real category.
When a seller goes private he usually has reasons - NOT GOOD ONES. That alone is a huge red flag.
The recent negative and his defense to the buyer's comment shows he is untrustworthy or very stupid.
The title of the auction was:
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Jewis Ghetto BANKNOTE 50 Konigsberg
The buyer replies in his negative assessment of the item:
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Item description is deficient: there were no Jewish ghetto & J banknotes in Koni
Seller's reply:
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READ DESCRIPTION The banknot was Stamped JUDE (JEW) not JEWISH GHETTO !
Well, I for one did read the item description AND ALSO THE TITLE. But I believe it is the seller who misled the buyer. "JEWIS Getto BANKNOTE" sure sounds a lot like a Jewish Getto Bank note to me.
Secondy - the seller is not a seller of DVD's who happens to have one coin but presents as a dealer in supposedly rare numismatic and historic items. There is ZERO reason for him not to have such a rare coin authenticated and SLABBED by PCGS if it is real. That would remove the gamble and get him BIG $$$$$$$. So who is the wishful thinker
?
Before
ebay got on their privacy kick to protect the frauds and counterfeiters, it was easy to warn bidders who were over their heads on fakes. I used to write to bidders all the time asking if they suspected they were bidding on a fake. I made a couple very good friends that way who initially didn't believe me but changed their minds once they got the coins and could not return them.
But now with the new
ebay privacy protection systems in place it is virtually impossible to identify a bidder unless you know every individual's personal feedback number. But a private listing like this one makes even this info unobtainable.
If this coin is REAL PROBA - I would be SHOCKED.
I also noted that this fellow sold the same item on consecutive days - to different bidders. So he is a magician too. Here is feedback he received on May 31 for an Orengeburg Concentration Camp note.
Quote: Thank You ,, the very best Seller
Member id trebron2musik ( Feedback Score Of 1967)
May-31-11 08:14 ORANIENBURG Concentration Camp BANKNOTE 20 swastica (#
320692021059) US $26.00
The next day May 4th he sold a second identical note with the same inverted stamp and
same serial number on the note. He received this feedback on May 26th:
Quote:very good seller, very nice note, recomendated+++++
Member id 915franci ( Feedback Score Of 151)
May-26-11 12:31 ORANIENBURG Concentration Camp BANKNOTE 20 swastica (#
320694351927) US $25.00
So he either had two copies or one of the buyers had no idea he got a different banknote
I am breaking up a HUGE collection of old stamped material for the estate of George Perkins. Included are 10s of thousands of postal marks and cancellations of all types and ages. Many are from WWI and WWII Germany. I am VERY SUSPICIOUS of the color on many of his items being TOO uniform and applied with far too great a REGULARITY of pressure. Hand stamps of this age should show differences in color based on how they were used and stored and the angle of application should in my opinion cover a wider range of possibilities. I think who ever said the seller has made up stamps of his own is 100% correct. I would also wager the red ink all comes from one and the same stamp pad.
As for his other auctions, EVERY ONE I have reviewed - is IN MY OPINION FAKE.
Good luck to bidders buying from this guy. FRAUD is written everwhere.
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