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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
Sad thing is that there were 33 bids on it, and it sold for $5,100.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
2078 Posts |
Well it is obvious surfing ebay that some people got a lot more money then brains  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
If I had that much money, I'd at least go to a coin dealer instead of ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
590 Posts |
Maybe they will be lucky enough for the coin to be authentic.
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Member
United States
1154 Posts |
Well thats a chance you take with any coin on ebay. There are crooks on ebay trying to get ahead. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
Might be just the usual weak strike typical of New Orleans (and especially 1895-S Morgans), but it appears circulated and the probabilities are that it is, in fact circulated.
$5100 will be a mighty expensive lesson when the winner shows it to a dealer, a knowledgeable Morgan collector, or tries to sell it. Shouldn't have bought it in the first place: the warning signs were all there, especially the seller's terrible feedback numbers, private they might be.
And nobody with an IQ over 25 slabs a highly valuable coin in a last-rate slabbing company like HCGS.
Yet another notch carved into the gun handle of Franklin, Darwin, and Barnum. Somehow, I can't quite reach out to the sucker-victim. Some people deserve to be separated from their money.
Fred
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Some of my english comes from loving american private eye stories I still remember one of them having this punch line "Don't give a sucker an even break"  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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quote:
Originally posted by ageka
"Don't give a sucker an even break"
"Never give a sucker an even break." - W.C.Fields (American humorist, 1880-1946) |
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
quote:
Originally posted by ageka
Some of my english comes from loving american private eye stories
I still remember one of them having this punch line
"Don't give a sucker an even break"
We have a lot of sucker sayings in the US, possibly because we have so many suckers. Many or most of them may be found on ebay.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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quote:
Originally posted by ageka
Some of my english comes from loving american private eye stories
I still remember one of them having this punch line
"Don't give a sucker an even break"
I think the better quote is from PT Barnum "A fool and his money are soon parted." |
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Valued Member
Australia
205 Posts |
I'm surprised the 12 negative feedback in the last month, coupled with Private Feedback didn't deter the bidders...
Peter
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
quote:
Originally posted by Ferret Lord
I think the better quote is from PT Barnum
"A fool and his money are soon parted."
Actually, I thought it was from Ben Franklin, but it's correctly attributed to Englishman Thomas Tusser (1524-1580). A couple quotes from Franklin pertinent to ebay: "Those that won't be counseled can't be helped." and "Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it." Fred |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by TLS5933
08/06/2006 1:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
Of course !!! I get it now  Rick |
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Posted 08/04/2006 2:10 pm
