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Valued Member
United States
335 Posts |
Ok, I may be giving this one away by asking in here - but here is an ebay auction by a noob that looks to good to be true. So, coming here to ask opinions of some more knowledgeable collectors - a brand new Ebayer w/this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/12102795499....m1431.l2649- well? Possible fakes, perhaps? Edited by zookr
11/29/2012 8:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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$6,000+ bid for a seller with zero feedback?  Make that...  Let me give you some perspective: I just decided not to bid on a (very fairly priced) $80 Buy It Now item, because the seller had 93.3% positive feedback. Those 12 bidders (at the current time) are braver than I am! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Not seeing anything that screams fake ..
But the seller has Zero feedback .. and the current price seems high to me.
I would not buy coins of this price from a seller with zero feedback
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Bedrock of the Community
13014 Posts |
The item probably is real from what I can see, but its still weird that its the first sellers item. Theres scams like that were they just never ship the item. I would definitely advise anyone with something like that to sell to sell some things around the house first and at least build up some feed back
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The set does have the one ASE I don't have but I do agree with the rest that it is hard to have faith in a zero feedback seller. |
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Valued Member
 United States
335 Posts |
I see, am not the only one who might be leery of this item then . . . what a way to jump into ebay! I see the majority of these items going for $7G, or thereabouts - my only ASE to go for as well, but quite an investment there. No mention of insurance either, really - 14 days money back, but seller could be long gone by then. Possible stolen item, even? Who really knows . . . ? There are bidders listed w/hundreds of prior dealings though -  Edited by zookr
11/29/2012 10:14 pm
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Valued Member
United States
86 Posts |
I'm with DNA, 98% makes me pause. I doubt I'd risk $60 with this seller much less $6k. And 25 bucks shipping...
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Moderator
 United States
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Anyone who bids on this, deserves what they get!
Avoid like the plague.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
350 Posts |
If you are asking the question, I would pass. Intuition is not something to be ignored, IMHO
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2543 Posts |
Those sets are few and far between. And the ASE is as we know the KEY to any ASE collection. I think people are willing to take a chance for the opportunity. It's a lot of money, I wouldn't  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Who has zero ebay feedback nowadays? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2734 Posts |
Quote:Who has zero ebay feedback nowadays? Exactly! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2543 Posts |
And who puts up a very rare, very valuable, very sought after and expensive coin set as their very first item on ebay. This set wasn't cheap in 1995. |
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Valued Member
United States
335 Posts |
Came out @ about $995 or thereabouts fron U.S. Mint - had I known @ that time, certainly would have made the purchase. Better investment than the stock market, gold was under $300 an ounce back then too.
My guess is its an 18 yr. old seller having gotten into dad or grand-dad's collection - (check the id name of seller, age a giveaway?)
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11/30/2012 6:46 pm
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United States
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I can understand the bidding. Anyone who understands the seller conditions on ebay and Paypal knows there isn't a chance that seller gets his hands on the money before the buyer receives and verifies their purchase. Heck, Paypal is likely going to hold it for 21-28 days anyway, whether the buyer gets the items or not. And Heaven help the seller if he doesn't ship the package with strong protection. I'd bid. And I'd pay with a Paypal-linked CC, adding the option to dispute the charge should it come to that. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Run for your life! Run! RUN!
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Posted 11/29/2012 9:08 pm
