A message for New Collectors on Ebay

MICHAELDIXON

I have posted an auction on Ebay, item # 2223946210. I hope the message reaches new collectors. Can somebody please help me with the link?

kieferscoins

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2223946210

Cameron Kiefer

goose3

link

Stuart

Michael: That's a good public service that you have listed on E-Bay

Yupp

Michael, I wish someone had given me that advice about 5 months ago when I was starting out. Unfortunately, I "paid" for my lesson with a cleaned ACG morgan purchase. Just thought it was a single instance of bad luck until I started reading the forum and realized that ACG & NTC = DOO DOO.

relayer

It's nice to see you are offering terms.

Just think I could own that puppy with 25% down and 3 easy payments of $2.50 a month.

Prometheus183

Excellent, excellent listing. The description of how crappy you feel it really is, along with the fact you said "no return on this DOG" should be enough in iteself to educate.
This is true ethics. One question,... where the hell were you when I bought my first ACG POS?!?!

Good job!

Merc

Poor quarter. I see you have no bids so I guess you are scaring people away from ACG.

I was fortunate enough to have never bought an ACG slabbed coin.

MICHAELDIXON

TTT

Tootawl

Are you going to added to the ACG lawsuit?

MICHAELDIXON

This was an educational auction I posted in February. Nowhere in it did I defame or slander anybody or any company. There is a correct way and an incorrect way to educate the buying public about how to buy the coin for the coin's merit and not the grade or holder.
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For those who have called, pm'd or sent an e-mail telling me how I su*k for not educating the public and how I have no backbone, am only hot air, etc. SHOW ME what you have done to educate anybody besides your buddies on the boards.
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For those of you who know me, I buy thousands of dollars a month off the BST board. Much of it comes from people who have lost money buying third tier slabs. Do I tell them their coins are worthless? Of course not! I will buy the coin at the actual grade, explain what my perception is wrong with the coin, break it out and sell the coin for the actual grade with any problems noted. Will you?
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For those who tell me I am supporting the third tier companies and I shouldn't buy the slab that somebody got burned on, let me ask: "If the shoe was on your foot, would you want to be stuck with the coin(s)?" The person who has bought a coin and perceives to have gotten burned, if they have to keep the coin, the hobby has lost that person forever. What's the old saying? One person tells one person who tells.... In that instance, what has that done to the hobby that many of us love? It has given it a black eye to thousands because 'Joe' bought a certified coin where nobody has backed it. Not only did we lose 'Joe,' we have lost 'Joe's family and anybody he comes into contact with who would have been a potential coin collector. If 'Joe' bought a counterfeit coin, I will give them a letter stating the coin is counterfeit and place the value at $0. In some instances, 'Joe' can take the loss off his income taxes.
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When you try to educate people, educate them about the pitfalls of overgrading, cleaning, etc and make them educated. Don't educate them by slandering or badmouthing a company or individual.

Garneteye

Now that is taking a stand!

Dan

davewang202

Right about now, all ACG holdered coins with serious problems would likely be fetching big bucks on ebay. List them on ebay, clearly note the problems, and watch the bidding wars break out.

I can't quite see the thumbprint on the Quarter. Am I just not looking at the coin right?

MacCoin

Mike I know you buy a way lot of coins but this coin could have been any grading service. how many coins do you get from PCGS, NGC, ICG or ANACS with finger prints?

RiffRaff1967

<< <i>For those who have called, pm'd or sent an e-mail telling me how I su*k for not educating the public and how I have no backbone, am only hot air, etc. SHOW ME what you have done to educate anybody besides your buddies on the boards. >>

Bravo Michael!

All of your statements in this thread, as well as the other thread on the lawsuit are right on. Please keep up the good work, and don't let others try to discourage you.

Stooge

MICHAELDIXON you should be applauded for doing something like this, not just for newbies, but for others as well.

Later, Paul.