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cc99999 Pillar of the Community United States 1302 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 04:34 am Ok, before everyone takes this thread too seriously... I am just using this space to point out some things I find curious. A common date proof set for $250? Kind of ridiculous, and maybe by mentioning it it will help somebody stay on their guard. Remember, each and every one of us bought our first coin before understanding what it was we were looking for and every single one of us got taken advantage at one time or another when buying a coin. Sometimes our excitement gets the best of us and we make a bad decision- and sometimes a seller gets lucky and passes off a coin to a buyer who doesn't exactly know what they are doing. I myself, despite collecting coins since 1985 am not an expert by any means. I still look at my coins as a piece of history, an opportunity to learn something, and a thing of beauty. I'm not placing myself above any collector or reputable dealer. I'm not even trying to expose any seller as being dishonest... just finding curious listings and cataloging them for other people to look at and maybe scratch their heads... The fact that I've several times had to explain myself makes me think there is no value to the thread... in which case I will stop. If I get some replies saying to keep going- I'll take that under advisement. Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 10:42 pm Saruma, bull. I have my Morgans in those EXACT same slabs. I know exactly why they have them in those. They look nice. AND you can easily put a label in the slab with their name on it. It makes advertizing your business a lot easier. Putting them in an airtight isn't going to do squadoosh for advertizing. As for the history lesson. I have done the same thing in many of my listings. A brief history of the item I am selling. It is different from those adds you mention by a long shot. A history of the Kennedy halves REQUIRES mentioning silver at least three times. What would you have him do? "The Kennedy half dollar was first minted in 1964 the year after his head was hollowed out by the spooks. The end" Thats about all he COULD say without being accused of questionable practices going by the parameters set here. Report this Post to the Staff
cc99999 Pillar of the Community United States 1302 Posts	Posted 10/18/2011 01:16 am http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-P-Wash...em3a6b88e5af Ok, first and foremost, I was an English major. I could diagram this guy's sentence structure and demonstrate why the listing was either poorly applied or purposefully misleading. Frankly, it's just a copy and paste job that he/ she uses for all their Kennedy half dollar Listings. But check out this listing. It's for an uncirculated bicentennial Washington quarter or is it for a proof quarter that is double struck with special dies? Again, a purposefully misleading listing providing information that is certainly accurate, but not accurately or relevantly applied to the listing. You may not have interest in following this thread- but I'm 100% right about this seller. Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 10/18/2011 6:46 pm Again, likely the exact same thing I have done before. Copy and pasting the wrong description into a posting. Just to clear this particular one up, I am gonna email the guy. Aside from that, were the item a proof coin, that description was PERFECT. Brief informative and to the point. Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 10/18/2011 10:25 pm And there ya go. When I asked him about it, he pulled the item. Report this Post to the Staff
cc99999 Pillar of the Community United States 1302 Posts	Posted 10/18/2011 10:47 pm He pulled the item? Why? All he had to do was alter the description... why pull it? did he say? Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 10/18/2011 11:00 pm No he didnt. And I have tried to alter bid items before and not been able to do it. I think once its up for bid you cant alter anything...I think. Report this Post to the Staff
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