Remember the John Butler thread?

jbsteven

I posted that I had received a email roughly 4 months ago (I looked it up and it was on 1-8-03, oops) from this person and low and behold a email just showed to me tonight. here is the email

What do you guys think? His prices are roughly 20-35% above greysheet (no purchases from me)

Hello, This is John Butler
A few weeks ago we talked and now I have prepared an offer for you.
All coins have been Graded by PCGS
1879 MS65 $925
1880-CC MS64 $450
1881-CC MS64 $425
1882 MS65PL $799
1884-S AU55 $600
1886 MS65 $100
1887-O MS65 $3750 That's $250 below PCGS value
1887-S MS63 $225
1888-O MS63DMPL $160
1889-S MS63 $300
1890-S MS65 $910
1891-CC MS63 $455
1891-O MS62 $175 OR MS63 $250
1896-O AU55 $350
1899-O MS66 $375
1899-S MS65 $1900
1900-O MS65 $139
1902 MS65 $459
1903-O MS65 $530
1904 MS64 $535
1921-S MS65 $1350 That's $300 Below PCGS Value

Prices Are Negotiable
Thank You for your time and Business
John Butler


here is his first email

Hi, My name is John Butler.
I have been a serious collector for many years. I have recently visited your PCGS registry set. Yours like all the other sets have many missing coins. I have many, many coins that are missing in your and other PCGS sets. I also have the capability of locating many of your missing coins. I do not charge any shipping or insurance on coins over $500. While I understand that collecting may not be your biggest priority you would most likely like to have a good set. If you could send me your financial range that you would like to spend on various coins I would appreciate it, this is so I know what grade coins to search for or to offer to you. Also assuming that you would like my assistance you may E-mail me at any time telling me what coins you are very much in search of and I will see what I can do for you. I will soon be in touch with you offering you many great deals on coins from all of the different sets that you are working on. Please E-mail me as soon as possible if you have any immediate requests and other information about yourself that would be helpful to me in the search for your coins. Thank you and I very much look forward to doing business with you.

Thanks Again,
John Butler


draw your own conclusions.

LucyBop

airplanenut

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LOL!

Petescorner

LucyBop

Petescorner

dlshaw

In the book department, we would call this guy a bookfinder. He locates a book some one needs and purchase it and sells it to them For a small profit.


The same thing can happen in coins. He may not have the coins he's listing but knows where he can find them, and after you agree to purchase he will go to the supplier, puchase it and sells it to you for a profit.

He really never has to have an inventory.

In my opinion I figure thats what he is doing, although he may have some of the coins on hand.

Edited to add:
With all the people he has sent email to, he couldn't have that much inventory, and also no one seems to know him.

FatMan

All this is making the FatMan very hungry.

lava

I got the same email weeks ago, but never heard from the guy again. I must say, I was very curious to see what he was going to have that I needed.

EVillageProwler

John Butler sounds like a common name in this country. I guess that dealer in NV just got unlucky that the spammer used a name that is the same as his...

EVP

gsaguy

I'm beginning to resent the tone of this thread.

I think that fried spam and eggs make a pretty good breakfast.....or dinner, for that matter.

GSAGUY

Edited to fix my lousy spelling.