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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
Guatemala
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I seriously doubt anyone saw the word 'Cleaned' in the subject. I didn't see it the first time I glanced. It's a pity, though... That is a very pretty reverse. I wonder why he didn't show the obverse...
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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If you scroll down you will see the obverse. Even if it wasn't highly polished, its only a F-VF coin worth $2-$4.
Are there really that many people out there being fooled by the high shine?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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More than tenfold what it's worth.He's got half a dozen more just as "lustrous".See how much they go for.Maybe it's time to get out the old shinola.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
09/06/2012 9:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Dazzled by bright shiny objects, I guess.
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Valued Member
Canada
497 Posts |
Maybe also since it's exactly 100 yrs before the last cent was minted, wonder if we'll see 1912 and 2012 sets being flogged on the bay, maybe time to load up on 1912 large cents and try my luck.
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Moderator
 Canada
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Aside from being a junk bin coin, this looks like shill bidding to me, check out the bids between Sep-04-12 17:39:11 PDT and Sep-04-12 17:39:50 PDT. I am always leery of private listings on ebay. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
Edited by SPP-Ottawa
09/07/2012 01:34 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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cant answer as to why its so popular, but I can tell you that I am going to dig out my dremel tool and some jeweler's grit  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Yeah and once you've done the dremel thing Wade, hit it with some Silvo silver polish to really bring out that shiny new coin look......:)
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Valued Member
Canada
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It is the second time I read shill bidding. I'm french and I don't really undertand it. Can anybody explain it?
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
1304 Posts |
Shill bidding? Ha! Look at his feedback. One buyer bought +40 items between Aug-23-12 11:35 and 11:50 the same day. There are a bunch others too. You think they are buying 40 sheets of paper?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2781 Posts |
pimpin,
shilling is having a friend or yourself (using a false account) bid, with no intention of buying, in order to just raise a legit buyer's final price.
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Rest in Peace
Canada
1360 Posts |
I agree. Any time I see "private listing - bidders' identities protected" I'm suspicious if the owner isn't bidding up the price.
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Valued Member
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I concur - somethings not quite kosher there.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
627 Posts |
I understand shill bidding. But explain the use of a private listing, or what ever it is being done to hide the bidders. What legitimate reasons are there to use this technique?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow, a polished, worn, beat up 1912 at $36? Time to get out the old buffer and make some bright thingies that everyone wants.
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Posted 09/06/2012 8:40 pm
