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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Colligo ergo sum
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2543 Posts |
Firstly, it looks cleaned. Secondly, would anyone seriously buy an expensive coin like this without an accurate photo of the reverse and mint mark ? Why would the seller post 4 pics of the obverse and not one of the most important part of the coin, the CC mint mark, unless they were hiding something
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Valued Member
United States
243 Posts |
The "9" doesn't look right to me. It seems like it is cut off and smaller. Is that normal for those?
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Valued Member
United States
156 Posts |
I wouldnt buy it from the seller simply because of the sellers limited feedback. A raw coin that expensive from an ebay seeler with a feedback score of 3, and a rating of 66.7. Nope. No way, no how. Not gonna happen. I probably wouldnt buy more than a $1 FV of junk silver from a seller with that feedback. |
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Canada
576 Posts |
I just had a look the picture with the CC is there now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2936 Posts |
Looks like a VAM2, but a big ole "EL PASO" on this one! PG
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1804 Posts |
Any bidder is just asking for it.
Poor pictures
Poor Pictures
Poor Pictures
Need I say any thing about his FEEDBACK of .67%
Have no sympathy for the "WINNER" on this one.
With this guys history I would not go past $10 -- $15 on any thing he offers. Just my 2 cents worth.
However if it is a "real" CC it does have considerable value
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Feedback is all I need to see. I don't care WHAT they're selling.
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Valued Member
United States
243 Posts |
The bidding activity seems fishy too.
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Valued Member
United States
156 Posts |
"The bidding activity seems fishy too."
hmmmm. Possibly. There is a bidder with 0 feedback in there that ran it up a bit, but the big bidders sure have ample feedback on their own accounts. Remove the 0 feedback bidder from the equation, and the bidding still looks like it would have gotten that high.
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Even with the crappy pics the surfaces look funky. Same bidder (a**2) bidding up the coin consecutively & then the reverse designation of that didder (2**a) bidding it up again. How many "red flags" do people need. PT Barnum would be proud.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4883 Posts |
Some things have been mentioned that I noticed, some not.
Her feedback is odd at best, with two negatives being associated with the sale (one uncompleted) of a high priced breast pump.
I don't like the description at all, especially the "'MS' quality" thing (where did she get that?) and the business that it "comes in a coin case and has been in coin case for over 30 years!" The latter statement, of course, even if true, doesn't preclude its being a fake, as such were around then. I also take note of the seller's "no return" policy, which is always something of a red flag.
The pictures are certainly inadequate, with the coin looking fairly listless overall. If genuine, maybe AU cleaned? It'd still be a pretty big buck coin even so - again, if it's real.
Given the totality of the circumstances, I'm not a player on this one, nor would I likely ever be, and I didn't call attention to it to induce anyone to make a bid (in fact, I'd strongly recommend against that). However, it will be interesting to see how much somebody is going to pony up for this longshot.
Colligo ergo sum
Edited by Lucky Cuss
07/22/2014 4:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
968 Posts |
Three words for you guys... ebay Buyer Protection. |
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Valued Member
United States
259 Posts |
... not to mention EXTENSIVE shill bids.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
Bad pictures, probably cleaned, not slabbed, suspicious seller----nope, nope, nope, and nope. That many bids on an item like that is just kind of sad.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2543 Posts |
Okay everyone, show of hands. Who wants to risk $1000 on the ebay Buyers Protection Plan .............(Jeopardy Theme plays)............ anyone ? |
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Posted 07/22/2014 1:25 pm
