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Re: 230th Anniversary Flowing Hair High Relief Gold Coin (24YG)
@Goldbully said:
Just checked the SB auction, there are only 5 bids out of 230 under $10k.
That will be changing very quickly. A 69 might be had for under $15k but even that's iffy.
VanHalen
Re: Off center PSA 8 1971 OPC Nolan Ryan sold for $2,335 on eBay
@AANV said:
If you're going to nitpick standards from an ancient grading era, you're going to have a bad time.
I'm not sure what is behind this statement.
I think 10 times out of 10, I'm getting an 'OC' designation on this card. This just seems to be a lot of money for what would grade now as a straight 7.
I wouldn't expect better than a 6, but 7 could be right (the t/b centering is borderline 75/25). I looked at the bids and there were 3 different bidders/accounts (with over 2K feedback each) bidding over $2K for that card. My initial thought was set registry, but when I looked at past sales and compared that card to the others it looks like it's OK for the grade and better than most.
After looking at the other 8s that have sold I looked at this one a bit differently.
bgr
Re: Disappointed with Great Collections results (and, according to many, with myself)
Everybody knows Auctions can essentially have their risk / rewards and can be a wholesale blowout. Conversely rich collectors in a bid war may bid it up. YMMV. The other factor is current market conditions.
Your 1895 S Morgan - CDN Bid is $1560 / $1950 CPG (Mkt retail). It did well getting above bid. Many when bid there make a recruit list then bid 80-95 pct of bid in final seconds. I think u did well on that one. Possibly winner could be some dealer try sell for 2000 - 2250. It’s really tough find one on bourse.
With that kind of big ticket material I would want direct control - retail it on bourse from my table at a show, etc.
I really like GC and have picked up some really fantastic acquisitions.
Re: What Pedigree Would You Like To Own
@ambro51 said:
Julius Caesar
Any coin owned by a famous historical person would be cool to own but would need credible documentation.
Re: 1803/2 $5 Bust gold
I see plenty of solid sales in December auctions. And I believe that the results tend to depend much more upon the coin and the venue than on the month of the sale.
MFeld
Re: Ebay useless with fake 16-D Merc auction
Below are some of the messages I received from the seller among my many interactions with him. I hope they will show what it can be like from the point of view of someone on the other side of threads like this one - a seller who wasn’t out to take advantage of clueless bidders.
“Our grandfather died and we’re now cleaning out his stuff/my decreased uncle’s house (they lived together). Everything’s a bit crazy right now, just know there isnt anyone trying to screw anyone over here”
“I meant nothing by offering the coin on sale, especially disclosing my lack of knowledge in the description. The reaction was quite surprising to be honest.”
“And you guys are super proud of yourselves in that forum. My grandfather died, now this. You guys arent the good guys you think you are,”
“Just took the sale down, really hoping i don’t have to incur the possible “cancellation fee”. For the record, of all the people that reached out- you were the only one who wasnt accusatory in a brutal way. Sounds like a lot of them didnt actually read my reviews to see what kind of salesman i am. Either way - you were by far the most approachable.”
“It cost me $63 to cancel that. Let your goonsquad know it cost me instead of making that money on something i listed with honesty.”
“They should not feel pride for the way this went down. Shame on you guys.”
MFeld
Re: Ebay useless with fake 16-D Merc auction
@jmlanzaf said:
@MFeld said:
Below are some of the messages I received from the seller among my many interactions with him. I hope they will show what it can be like from the point of view of someone on the other side of threads like this one - a seller who wasn’t out to take advantage of clueless bidders.“Our grandfather died and we’re now cleaning out his stuff/my decreased uncle’s house (they lived together). Everything’s a bit crazy right now, just know there isnt anyone trying to screw anyone over here”
“I meant nothing by offering the coin on sale, especially disclosing my lack of knowledge in the description. The reaction was quite surprising to be honest.”
“And you guys are super proud of yourselves in that forum. My grandfather died, now this. You guys arent the good guys you think you are,”
“Just took the sale down, really hoping i don’t have to incur the possible “cancellation fee”. For the record, of all the people that reached out- you were the only one who wasnt accusatory in a brutal way. Sounds like a lot of them didnt actually read my reviews to see what kind of salesman i am. Either way - you were by far the most approachable.”
“It cost me $63 to cancel that. Let your goonsquad know it cost me instead of making that money on something i listed with honesty.”
“They should not feel pride for the way this went down. Shame on you guys.”
Unfortunately, I'm sure he's right. Most people seem to assume that it is always a "scam" and respond that way.
This type of situation is yet another example of what I feel can be a very difficult challenge - at least for myself.
Each of us has differing levels of experience and knowledge. And I think that the more a person knows, the more difficult it might be to remember what it was like when they first started out. Are they even able to think from the point of view of a beginner, now that they’re so far removed from that place?
I often catch myself wondering how a newbie (or even a not-so-newbie) can be so clueless about something to do with coins. It might concern a laughable counterfeit, an obviously damaged coin as opposed to a mint error, a ridiculous looking artificially toned coin, etc. And sometimes I try to look back at what I knew at different points in time. When would I have been equally clueless? When I do that, it usually helps me to have a better attitude and be more understanding of others.
In the case of the coin in this eBay listing, it would be obvious to most collectors that the mintmark was an S, not a D. Yet, a number of people were bidding on it before the seller ended the listing. And the seller isn’t even a collector. Yes, if he’d taken the coin to a dealer for authentication, or looked at enough pictures of genuine 1916-D dimes he would have learned that his coin wasn’t as he listed it.
But, while his intentions weren’t dishonest, the same can’t be said for many other sellers. And unfortunately, we can’t and/or don’t always distinguish between the ones like him (who don’t know as much as we do) and the ones who do know better, and seek to take advantage of others.
MFeld
Ebay useless with fake 16-D Merc auction
So I reported the auction linked below, and included a photo of a genuine 16-D Merc
The coin is clearly a 16-S blob and not a 16-D. I tried to inform the seller of this, but the seller refuses to end the auction. Ebay supposedly had a live person review it but got this canned response:
I will try reporting it again with my other account, but maybe if a few of us report it, it will be interesting to see if it then gets zapped.
On the other hand, maybe the bidders who bid it up to $455 should not be buying raw coins on ebay and need a $500 lesson.
