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Originally posted by Morgan Fred
I kept changing my glasses and it still wouldn't focus. Too bad for the seller. Presuming the St. Gaudens is not a counterfeit, the seller got less than 25% of what the coin would be worth in its lowest grade. To quote a popular 1960s song, "When will they ever learn...".
Oh, it's the picture? Good, I guess I *can* pour myself another bourbon, then.  |
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All St Gaudens counterfeights over here that I know of are rare years made out of the real gold of common years . So it is safe to say you will probaby get the price of a damaged gold coin anyway if you are cheated But these newbies all presume if they show they own the coin by putting up a blurry pic you will all fall over each other bidding it to heaven  The answer my friend is blowing in the wind the answer is blowing in the wind |
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Originally posted by texasmick
I don't own a 67 special mint set, but I don't think this is it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-MINT-SET-S...NS_W0QQitemZ150062169056QQihZ005QQcategoryZ41112QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I am with you that set should be in a blue holder not clear, he has just put 1967 coin in a year type set holder. That what I think  |
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Belgium
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I allways distrust vendors that use their photo space to show background only  |
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Belgium
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United States
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You gotta love the guy's sense of salesmanship and humor!  He's got 282 hits, so he's drawing them in like bees to nectar. Somehow, I don't thing they're coming in to look at the silver.  Ich bin ein Berliner? Kennedy would have been proud! |
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I have been buying a number of coins from two different ebay sellers.One that takes terrible pictures and one that scans all their coins.Both have a good return policy.There coins are going for very low prices just because of the bad pics.I have doubled my money on almost every coin I have purchased from them just because of picture quality.I know the one that takes bad pics is not doing it on purpose,like some seedy sellers do.Either they have a poor camera or they do not know how to use it.They have 100% positive feedback.I think she has started to figure it out thou,on the last coin I sold that I had bought from her,she email me and just said Holy Cow!  I have an 1886-O Morgan coming from the scan coin seller that looks MS from the scan.Can't wait to get it. True Clean Pictures can make ALL the difference if the coin is good. |
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Is there silver in that auction?
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Originally posted by SuperDave
Is there silver in that auction?
Mountains of it Dave.  |
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United States
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Terry, I also having been watching auctions by a seller with really bad images (much too bright to see very much detail) who also seems honest. His coins sell for much less than they should. I've been in touch with him to advise him he would get a lot more for his coins if he had better images, but he said that's the best he could do with his scanner. He's been warned. I haven't yet bid on any since I haven't seen anything I want at the moment, but knowing that others won't bid because of the poor pics, it's a good strategy to follow.
Fred
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Originally posted by Morgan Fred
Terry, I also having been watching auctions by a seller with really bad images (much too bright to see very much detail) who also seems honest. His coins sell for much less than they should. I've been in touch with him to advise him he would get a lot more for his coins if he had better images, but he said that's the best he could do with his scanner. He's been warned. I haven't yet bid on any since I haven't seen anything I want at the moment, but knowing that others won't bid because of the poor pics, it's a good strategy to follow.
Fred
It crazy,because the money they lose on just a few coins would pay for a decent camera.I also told the one seller that her pictures were no doing her coins justice.(my guilt complex kicked in)She just thanked me and raised her starting prices.Now I believe she will have coins that people won't bid on because the coin pics are so blurry and the starting price is high. Terry |
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Ooooohhhh, I love those kind of auctions! The start price scares off other bidders and they just sit there until I snipe them and get them for peanuts (relatively speaking). Some people just don't take good advice very kindly. Their loss, my gain. <icon for greed>  |
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Originally posted by TLS5933
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Originally posted by SuperDave
Is there silver in that auction?
Mountains of it Dave.
Well I hate to say it took me a minute to find the silver bar |
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