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New Member
United States
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I was checking out E-Bay last night and it appears a wife is selling off her ex's coins. Some looked pretty good but most are over graded from what you guys have taught me. But take a look at everything she has listed...poor guy! Even had a Morgan 1884-s graded at MS-66...Ya right! been there.LOL http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrtsZ50QQsassZanmaire |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
I love how she puts some outrageous price stickered to the back, so if you bid 10% of it, it feels that you got a good deal.
I'm suspicious of this whole story. Too many coins from the same no-name self-slabber. Sounds like the story is as sketchy as the grading.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
Boy, there's just one more reason to not divorce my wife!!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
her poor husband probably thought he had something when all he really has is a bunch of junk
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Locked
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I'm suspicious of this whole story.
They will all be gone shortly. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
Notice too how this company is trying to confuse their name with PCGS.
What a scam... I see MS67s and MS68 Morgans with obvious contact marks on the cheeks. And these aren't even good close-up pics.
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Valued Member
United States
240 Posts |
hey free shipping! a $400 coin, why is she selling it for 35 ;D
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5953 Posts |
Correct me if I am wrong but ebay defines these coins as raw so are these auction not breaking the rules by stating the coins are graded in the title. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2269 Posts |
I doubt the whole story is true. I have seen this story written many times.
There is a divorce and the wife sells off all the ex husbands coins.
I could be wrong, but I have heard this one before.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As noted this is a scam. I too have seen this story used in lots of places for lots of sales. Women will buy from such a person due to the reason listed. Men will rush to buy thinking she just wants to get even so the prices will be great. I've seen this used at a flea market where a lady had a car load of fishing, hunting, etc stuff and kept telling everyone it all was her husbands and she is selling it all off before he can get back into the house to get it. She was there for several months with an endless supply of such sporting goods. On ebay this story appears rather too often also. Similar such stories have been used by women roaming parking lots, near sporting goods stores and I once was approached by a lady in gun shooting range with a similar story. I suspeck there is book out there somewhere on how to screw the public with almost believable fake stories. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
I always like the disclaimer "I know nothing about coins". If you had potentially thousands of dollars worth of merchandise, I'd learn really fast. How hard is it to buy a RedBook or read the PCGS website ? Also, those prices written in the back had to come from somewhere... so much for faking no knowledge. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How likely is it that her ex's collection would all be slabbed by the same suspect grading company? Most collectors that I know (including myself) obtain their coins from a variety of sources over a long period of time. This grading company hasn't even been around that long. This whole story is completely bogus in my opinion!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Correct me if I am wrong but ebay defines these coins as raw so are these auction not breaking the rules by stating the coins are graded in the title.
The auctions din mot break the rules. The rules say that you can't have a numerical grade in the title and these did not. You also can't mention the name of the grading service and she didn't. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
749 Posts |
$75,000 sticker on the back? thanks boomer..I needed a good laugh.
I was born at night, but not last night!
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Member
United States
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Nohope U are right about ebay grade posting! I think I may report it! |
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Member
United States
3242 Posts |
Its done let see what ebay will do. I had a SGS MS-70 1968-D Kennedy listed with not saying anything about the grade just a picture of it and I had to remove it. |
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Posted 01/05/2008 1:37 pm
