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I remember this seller's listings on ebay from ten years ago. Large collection with some good early stuff but and absurdly high asking price. Apparently he is still at it. I wonder if this is the same collection or a newly assembled one? Over on Collector's Universe there is a thread about this seller from 2005. |
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United States
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It says make offer. I will offer my photography skills(Gotta be better than his) if he will let me pick a few out for myself  |
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United States
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Yes I'd fly up to Chicago and offer to take pictures with my Sony Mavica MVC-FD5 if only I could find some floppy discs.
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United States
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People base prices of items that they know nothing about from ebay. You can ask for a million dollars for something on ebay but that means nothing. First, I cannot conceived of paying 75,000 bucks for coins I have not inspected. This is a guy throwing something against a wall to see if it sticks. |
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United States
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ebay actually sent me an email informing me the listing is ending soon. Doesn't look like any takers.
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United States
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The stapling on those 2x2s gives me an aneurysm.
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United States
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Quote:1.1796 quarter 2.1893 columbian quarter 3.1795 half dollar 4.1878 Indian Head penny5.there was a coin listed here, but we couldn't find the coin listed in one of the coin books we used, so either it was a typo or one of the rarest coins in U.S. monetary history. the coin was listed as a 1858 Half Cent, so if it really is a 1858 Half Cent, it was made by the mint, but supposedly never distributed like the 1933 20 dollar piece , supposedly never placed in circulation, but some escaped the melting pot and survived and were found some years ago. HOWEVER , NEW INFORMATION HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION that in the Red Book of coin values, under Half Cents, it says 'proofs and restrikes were made at the mint for sale to collectors, restrikes are believed to have been struck c.1858-59. so this coin might be real, although since we are not coin dealers, we would not be able to tell if the coin is restrike or not. so I am not including the coin in the lot until further notice and we get a professional assessment of the coin. I sent a note asking him to post detail photos of coins #1 & #3. Also, reading from coin #5 info, I think he realizes some of his high value coins might be counterfeits, using his ebay name, "lousyphotos". There is a good chance he will not post detail photos. If he does not, then chances are that he is trying to defraud buyers using ignorance as a defense. Edited by Coconutjoe
05/15/2017 01:08 am
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United States
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OK, I'm a suspicious sort, but my first thought on reading the original post was that a guy who is looking for coin collectors who have $75k to drop--and who will insist on PERSONALLY delivering said coins to that collector--is up to no good. The fact that you've seen him around before makes that less likely, but I'd still be very cautious about giving any info that might give him my name or address. Just saying.
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Below are his responses to my request for detail photos on coins #1 & #3. Quote:
If you want to view the coins,then come to chicago Quote:
You are assuming that the two coins are in ms condition like the 1792 penny which is not in this sale,you shouldn t assume anything, Quote:if you were observant and looked at my listing you would notice that my ebay name is LOUSYPHOTOS thanks , larry Enough said. Edited by Coconutjoe
05/15/2017 10:20 am
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United States
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If you want to view the coins,then come to chicago You mean there isn't a CCF member in the Chicagoland area that could go put this to rest? |
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Canada
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Crazy though it is, I rather doubt that this is the craziest ebay listing-unfortunately. |
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 United States
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I heard a rumor this guy may be a bit more nefarious than I thought. Spoke to a collector who said they heard at a show somebody had contacted the police regarding this.
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United States
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Looks like ebay took the listing down. I can't find any trace of it. |
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