If you think ebay is wacky.....

Icollecteverything

You should check out Etsy! I think it might be the source of some of the new collectors who think parking lot coins are valuable errors.

I did a search on the net for "spitting eagle quarter" and they had a bunch. Many different dates, mostly blurry pictures and well worn coins. There was one listed at $60,000 and another bargain at just $50,000! I don't think they were even spitting eagles, although one had a black mark near the beak.

Yesterday for some reason Etsy popped up on my phone and there was a rare worn Bicentennial quarter for just $2,000. Also many average wheaties worth three cents that were listed for hundreds or thousands of dollars each. Sad.

The wife is not happy because Etsy is supposed to be (or was) for home made items like the fabric art she sells there.

Hemispherical

“I think it might be the source of some of the new collectors who think parking lot coins are valuable errors.”

This!

Broadstruck

I ripped a slabbed coin on Etsy once... Just once and NEVER again!

amwldcoin

Same here.

@Broadstruck said:
I ripped a slabbed coin on Etsy once... Just once and NEVER again!

CRH4LIFE

Etsy is like when you go down a alley and buy some “Rolex” watches at a good price Etsy has a lot of stuff. I actually enjoy browsing for cheap stuff and trinkets around holiday times. But the quality and time it takes to receive your items is poor. But yes I would not recommend buying anything numismatic wise lol

CRH4LIFE

@Broadstruck said:
I ripped a slabbed coin on Etsy once... Just once and NEVER again!

They have a section on there and there are multiple castes coins. Entire sets. I wonder what laws come into play with that Bc I am sure there are geniuses around the states who have purchased them and tried there darnedest to sell.

CRH4LIFE

Edit** CASTED COINS

Davideo

@CRH4LIFE said:
Etsy is like when you go down a alley and buy some “Rolex” watches at a good price Etsy has a lot of stuff. I actually enjoy browsing for cheap stuff and trinkets around holiday times. But the quality and time it takes to receive your items is poor. But yes I would not recommend buying anything numismatic wise lol

Admittedly, it's been at least a year since I've used Etsy and maybe things have changed. So I'm sure there is cheap stuff, trinkets, and items comparable to fake Rolexes, however, most of the stuff I search for is high quality stuff. Delivery times can vary as it is often custom made by hand to order. I obviously no nothing about the OP and his wife, but I doubt her fabric art is poor quality. In fact I'd be willing to bet the quality is quite exceptional. A lot of the artists selling that type of stuff are very skilled and experienced.

ricko

I will stick with the BST for coins... Cheers, RickO

291fifth

You mean those corroded Lincoln Memorial cents we see here on this board aren't valuable?

Frankcoins

I have been getting couple of calls a week, or emails with dozens of blurry photos, people wanting to cash in their rare 1979 Susan B Anthony or 1965 penny... Turns out some Etsy listings of coins asking ridiculous values are being sponsored to show up first on Google -- so people see these search results at the top when asking "what is a Lincoln penny worth"

Really a turn off for potential new collectors... Etsy seems not to care, the message boards generally say it's not misrepresentation to ask ridiculous prices for coins because coin collectors are "funny" and pay ridiculous prices all the time...

TwoSides2aCoin

Etsy Betsy Teenie Weenie.

davewesen

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Etsy Betsy Teenie Weenie.

did you change your icon?
isn't etsy just another alibaba type site?

silverpop

gee
and that is why i avoid places like Etsy and others too many red flags that i'd rather avoid

Hemispherical

Only look at the pics for a laugh or two.

OldGold

There is a guy on my local FB market place selling a "penny" for $130,000. He claims it's worth well over $250,000 if it was graded, he just does not have the time to send it in. So, "his loss is our gain" lol. Also, the only other things this guy has listed are 1990s Mustang parts and stereo speakers lol.

TwoSides2aCoin

@davewesen said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Etsy Betsy Teenie Weenie.

did you change your icon?
isn't etsy just another alibaba type site?

I did change, in honor and memory of so many who aren't here. Carry on.

JBK

Etsy is good for some things - like the kind of stuff it started out with - craft and artsy things.

But it is turning into the Wild West - like eBay was years ago.

Icollecteverything

I'm guessing that Etsy doesn't have a problem with these sales because they generate CLICKS which is the new money.

But Davideo is correct there is lots of nice original artwork on there. My wife thinks she has to make stuff that is on the cheaper end of the scale but I am trying to convince her to go more arty and less functional/decorative.