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New Member
Norway
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As the title says, my first try at buying a toonie off ebay didn't go well. Whoever thought the coin was uncirculated must have been drunk. Thankfully it was a cheap lesson to learn. I'd much rather buy my toonies from a serious dealer, since I am new on the Canadian market. Does anyone know of a good and serious coin dealer/coin shop with a good webshop that I could check out? I did ask around about finishes and packaging here on the forum, but that does not protect you from dishonest sellers on ebay. The coin came in some plastic packaging that I havent seen before, any info about it would be welcome.    |
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Pillar of the Community
710 Posts |
Can you return it? The last picture in the package looks different from the first couple of pictures?
BU twoonies are common. Do a search on this forum for dealers/websites.
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Canada
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New Member
 Norway
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Alex A - returning it would cost more than it's worth, shipping to norway already cost more than what I paid for the coin itself. It is the same coin, the picture of it in the packaging I took with my phone, the other two were taken with my camera on a tripod. The plastic packaging hides alot from the photo.
mcshilling - thank you for your links, Colonial Acres looks promising, and they ship world wide so thank you for the tip :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
932 Posts |
 to the CCF! Yes, they run very cheap since they are easy to find in BU condition. Sorry about that... :/ |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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which coin did you actually get? the one in plastic or the one with all the scratches? they are 2 different coins. if the item is terribly different from the one shown on ebay, and you paid with paypal, you can probably get a refund without actually sending it back (even if the seller used and disclaimed it was a stock photo) (PS the wrinkles etc around the rim are extremely common for this issue and not a sign of circulation) Edited by Wade
09/26/2015 12:20 pm
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New Member
Norway
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Wade they are in fact the same coin, the pictures are taken by myself, the picture with the coin in the plastic was taken with my phone at an angle. The the above are taken with my camera on a tripod with a litle higher exposure. The coin did not look as good in the packaging as the photoo suggests.
You'll notice the dark spot under the queens left shoulder on both photos.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It looks like most of the scratches are on the holder, the 2012 security toonie is nothing special go to any show, 3.00 but the non security toonie is a 10.00 or so coin and sort of hard to fine. Sorry didn,t notice you are from Norway. The no maple leaf nonsecurity toonie was just distributed for a few weeks and mostly to western Canada, also welcome !
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09/26/2015 12:47 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The plastic packaging looks "home made". Not a style issued by the RCM. |
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New Member
Norway
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john100 - Actually the top two pictures were taken without anything obstructing the view, I photograph all my coins like that before I put them in hartberger 2"x2" frames. I use a higher exposure to better capture the coin in weak ligthing conditions. The clear plastic on the bottom picture actually makes the coin look way better than it is. The same occurs when trying to photograph a coin through the plastic of a coin frame.
And yeah I'm in Norway, the northern parts of it, there's not a coinsshow areound for days of driving :) SO I must order my coins, and I feel more comfortable ordering from serious dealers, even if it it just these cheaper coins. I plan to advance to buy some of the beautiful silver coins from Canada with polar bears on them, and in that aspect it will be good to have an established dealer to deal with :)
kuh_85 thank you for the info, it does look abit home made, but since this is the first coin I've ordered from over there I just had to ask :)
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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I would contact Sherwood Park Pennies, who is a moderator on this site. His best buddy is the toonie guru and usally sets up a table with him at the major Canadian Coin Shows. I named him KOATT (Keeper of all things toonie) 10-12 years ago back on the old CCRS site when he was the only one known to collect the ugly things. He writes the toonie variety sections for those publishing and always has comments on what others put down on websites (he has to be forwarded the posts because he keeps a low profile and not much of a talker). SPP can help you out and make sure that you get what you need that is authenic and honest.
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Moderator
 Canada
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Thanks for the shout-out Bill, but like all participants here, new members need to have the required quality posts, before contacting other forum members (moderators included) for buying/selling/trading. Please consult the rules. That said, to CCF SamleStian, and when you have reached the required quality posts, fire me a notice and I'll probably have whatever you need. "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
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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OK Roger .. I forgot the posting/contacting rule ... and here I thought that all I had to do was keep my nose clean.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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the seller's pic definitely makes the coin substantially better.
I would ask the seller for a refund explaining that it's not worth returning it (I would be surprised if they risked negative feedback over a $3 coin.
if you get nowhere then file a complaint with paypal.
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New Member
Norway
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Thank you for the welcomes. I will give one of the dealers suggested further up a try.
Wade - I will look into getting a refund. Believe it or not the top two and the bottom are all pictures of the same coin taken by myself the day the coin arrived in the mail, different cameras, angle and lighting conditions + the coin being in plastic on the bottom picture, makes them look very different.
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09/26/2015 4:37 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Don't give up on ebay so easy... I have bought 100+ items from ebay and only been disappointed once or twice. Grant it wasn't as bad as that. --James |
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