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Poll Question
Okey Dokey..... Dunno why I made this into a "poll"......but it's slow on the forum....and people like "polls". I took the page out of my 2010 RedBook which has the offer of a 2009 Silver American Eagle....graded and slabbed by NGC to be MS-69.....for $23.00 (free shipping & handling), and ordered it today from the office. It's from Universal Coin & Bullion LTD. Company.$23.00 bucks seems like a good deal to me, especially since I can't get ANY other 2009 Eagle ! So......everyone's thoughts on this......and did anyone else do this too. Can anyone speak about, or had an experience with this coin company ?..... it IS BBB accredited I noticed.Will I be getting "coins in the mail" that I didn't ask for ?
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11/25/2009 2:13 pm
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I won a 2009 ASE in a Collectors Universe contest last month (closest guess to closing spot price 72 hours in advance). It was shipped to me free and clear. So yes - I got my 2009 ASE much cheaper. I've seen the ads you're referring to and have assumed I'd get buried with offers if I bought a cheap coin from them. It's still worth it though. I've seen similar offers for raw 2009 ASE for $18-$19 and passed but that might change real soon! |
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I've seen the ads you're referring to and have assumed I'd get buried with offers if I bought a cheap coin from them that's the first thing that came to mind for me. I got one from the 2006 or 7 Red Book. anyone remember the free ASE? well I got my last call last month some time when the wife told them I had passed away and to please stop bothering her lol dirty yes but it looks like it worked. they was calling at least once a month and don't take NO easily |
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I had no clue to "the ad", till I just checked and there in the 2010 Red Book, $23.00, the line that stands out to me is "at our actual dealer cost", do these people really think that line was to be believed.( I think dealers cost is well below what they are selling this ASE for!) Eaglefoot, you did good, you might of received the same coin at a shop near you for about the same, so, over all, enjoy the ASE....PS:If there are any shops near you!  |
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After reading this post I found the ad and placed an order. What else can I say?
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the wife told them I had passed away  But I know you're in a better place now...  Sometimes I crack myself up! |
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So.....after I get my coin.....I'll begin making "funeral arrangements" ! |
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I did notice this in my RedBook until now. I think I'm going to place an order today. Are they still honoring this offer? |
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I seriously considered the offer. IIRC, it comes with a free 3X loupe and a subscription to some magazine, as well as the tons of coin-related junk mail you'll get. Seems like a good deal. As a bonus, it seems that all MS 69 coins, even bullion coins, always go for a large premium on HSN Joe |
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It is probably a decent deal, but be sure to read the ad in detail for things like this: "Availability not guaranteed, Price subject to change" "We may contact you from time to time regarding items of interest" Those are the main issues I saw. I guess if you call them to place the order they will tell you if they still have them and if the price has changed before you order. Otherwise, if you are fine with junk mail and quite possibly telemarketing phone calls (even if you are on the no call list they can still call you since you bought from them, it is a loophole in the law). Also remember that the MS-69 is what they are calling it, and I'll bet it is their default grade for all of them no matter what condition they are in. You wouldn't really have any claim against them even if it was graded several points lower by a TPG. I tend to be a skeptic, so I'm giving you the glass half-empty viewpoint. They may well be an honest company simply running a promotion to get new customers, but I don't think I will take them up on the offer. |
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Well, it is an "official" NGC graded MS69 slab it says......and when I placed my order they weren't out of them. The only drawback that I could forsee in the ad was the "we may contact you from time to time regarding items of interest." (but you know, it's just possible that I might be interested too !) ...  |
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I was so busy reading the fine print I missed the NGC slab part! If that is true then I'd have a lot more confidence in the transaction.
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Picked it up from the post office today ! .....  It's nice !...  ......like the Bausch & Lomb loupe too  |
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Almost 24 hours, and no "phone calls" or anything from them yet ! ... .... ....
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OH, you'll get the calls!
I thought the same thing, until a couple of months later and then it was every Saturday with something that "11 of these {plug in coin, date, mintmark} just hit the floor and I wanted to let you in on it"
They did send some real nice reading on gold coins.
Keep a Greysheet nearby, so when they call you can look up a price and tell them they are 40% higher than the listed price. After I started doing that the calls stopped.
But I still have the 4 MS-69 Silver Eagles (2 NGC, 2 PCGS) at $18 each (this was last March)
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