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New Member
United States
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1908 Wells Fargo no motto MS67 PCGS graded coin I payed 3000 for it. I'm a bit worried since I got it so cheap that it may be a fake.   *** Edited by Staff to add images to post. *** |
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
I agree that price is suspicious, but using only the pictures, it looks real  |
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Moderator
United States
14463 Posts |
And the certificate number is the correct coin.
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New Member
 United States
7 Posts |
That is what I thought, but I'm still pretty new to this. Is there any other ways I can really make sure it's real once I get the item?
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
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I can really make sure it's real once I get the item? Yes, put it on sell for 4$K and see if it sales  . |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
can you tell us where you purchased the item? that may go a long way of telling if its real or not also. There are certain websites that uses images of real coins for their items even though the coin that they send will have the same serial and be the correct date the slab and coin are both fake, that is why I ask where you purchased the coin since you are saying you do not have it ion your possession yet. Edit: Never mind I found it and if this isn't you selling then I am going out on a limb and saying and saying its fake http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-1908-W...em4ac22f8dff It says its coming from Alaska (which will take awhile to arrive just like from China, and they have 0 feedback. That is two red flags for me. That is without mention of the same coin still being for sale that you are saying you have already purchased and haven't received yet, that one is a HUGE red flag |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1351 Posts |
Do not hesitate reporting to eBay/paypal. I wonder how many others have bought this coin. There was a scammer on ebay uk who built up a good reputation and then sold a group of the same expensive gold coins to many people and escaped with over £100k. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I recal hearing somewhere that PCGS holders should stack up ontop of each other if they are real...  too good to be true. |
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New Member
United States
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I'm not really too sure what to think. I was so weary I got this person's phone number from them before I made payment. It was a Kentucky area code and they said they just moved there. She said her father passed away and left it to her. On top of that I got her to take a photograph of the item by her username and it all checked out. I imagine this is still a scam, but I imagine it's an american scam artist. I purchased the item on another website from the person she had the same name and no reputation on it either. I have opened a paypal dispute.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wait, did you already buy it? For some reason its still listed on ebay. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When spending that kind of money on a coin, ebay is not where I would go to buy it. Think I would spend the time to go to a good sized coin show or contact a major dealer to pick one of these up for you. |
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New Member
United States
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I purchased the item off of another site. They put it on ebay as well a while before I purchased it |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I recal hearing somewhere that PCGS holders should stack up ontop of each other if they are real... Not sure if the fakes have fixed that problem or not but the real PCGS do stack on top of each other perfectly |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Will PayPal hold the funds, to see if this transaction is ok?
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New Member
United States
7 Posts |
I'm hoping they will. I paid last night, so I don't know how quickly they will receive it. It shows up now as sold on ebay as well. |
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Valued Member
United States
470 Posts |
This is THE best example of "know what you are buying before you buy it" that I have EVER seen. Once this plays out, the thread should be locked at the top of the forum as a lesson to warn other novices from making the same mistake. Most that I've seen have lost a couple hundred but how many among us can lose 3 grand? Not when the coin collectors are greying and living on fixed incomes.
Let's all pray that this works out for the best.
Cheers
Edited by Andrew289
03/07/2013 12:19 pm
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