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The HYPE keeps growing

nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭
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Some sellers keep adding new "descriptive adjectives" when offering coins for auction/sale. Personally, most of this hype turns me off. From now on, I personally will not bid on/buy a coin which includes any of the following adjectives in the description:
"delicious, blinding, flat-out, unbelievable, world's finest, dripping with, found in my grandpa's dresser, never touched, drop-dead gorgeous, unbelievable, I don't know anything about coins, but...ad nauseum. You're invited to add to this list, 'cause I now have indigestion and must stop. image
I'm the Proud recipient of a genuine "you suck" award dated 1/24/05. I was accepted into the "Circle of Trust" on 3/9/09.

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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Well, there aren't any of those words in my auctions. Feel free to bid away....Ken
  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
    "perfection" to describe coins that are not MS/PR70. That turns me off.
  • ddinkddink Posts: 2,748
    PQ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    I heard they were making a French version of Medal of Honor. I wonder how many hotkeys it'll have for "surrender."
  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    "crackout candidate"
    A MS63 that "should be in a 65 holder"
    "You are bidding on"
    "A xx% restocking fee will apply to all returns"
    "no return on professionally graded coins"
    "monster"
    "neon"
    "negative feedback will be left if you don't pay in xx days"
  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
    "PCGS was way too conservative"
    "What was PCGS thinking!"image
  • SequiturSequitur Posts: 1,195
    ACG
    Realtime National Debt Clock:

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  • bozboz Posts: 1,405 ✭
    Buy the coin, not the description.
    Seems to me you are limiting yourself. Might miss a nice coin because of a pet peeve. What's next? I won't buy from a bald coin dealer.
    Granted, hype is "sometimes" done for a reason. But not all the time. Some people are just enthusiastic.
    The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it--James Truslow Adams
  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    none of these descriptions are new to ebay, theyve been there for years.

    our better judgement is your guide, and remember

    SANATA DOESNT EXSIST ON EBAY
    image

    Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
  • mercurynutmercurynut Posts: 3,207
    Its all about the marketing.......Sizzle plus steak + $$$$
  • SequiturSequitur Posts: 1,195
    The "hype" is inversely proportional, that is, the greater the hype, the crappier the coin.

    Inversely Proportional

    Two quantities y and x are said to be inversely proportional (or "in inverse proportion") if y is given by a constant multiple of 1/x, i.e. y=c/x for c a constant.
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  • dlimb2dlimb2 Posts: 3,449
    Santa has appeared a couple of times...but not lately....I now prefer to see coins in person before I buy...
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    The latest irritating hype that has spread like wildfire in listings for "mint sealed" 1964 sets since eBay introduced sub titles:

    MAY CONTAIN KENNEDY HALF WORTH $9600!

    I like to eMail these sellers and ask if I can return the set if I don't find a Kennedy worth $9600. image

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • charleycharley Posts: 2,071
    "beautifully toned..." "unusual toning..." "fantastic blues,greens,yellows,purples,blah,blah,blah....'especially when used by the well known numismatic auctioneers.
  • krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    Godzilla, monster, killer, moose, wonder coin (no offense, Mitch),

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

  • wbp1028wbp1028 Posts: 22
    My least favorite is "L@@K!".
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Actually, there is nothing wrong with accurate verbal descriptions of a coins

    appearence. The problem is that the terminology is used so often and is exaggerated

    to such a degree, that the beneficial effect of said descriptions become minimal and a real turnoff.
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • lavalava Posts: 3,286 ✭✭✭
    image
    I brake for ear bars.
  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    "almost perfect, should have been a, white, I am not a collector or grader but," And can I add one more thing? I see hundreds of auctions with images of coins that are not clear or only have one image and people kill each other to bid on things they can't see. Yet the seller who has great images and descriptions is lucky to get two bids? I am not saying that it's this way all the time but as of late it's what I am seeing. Lousy imaged coins going for big money....I fail to understand this image
    Omnicoin
  • kyleknapkyleknap Posts: 980
    There is nothing wrong with using adjectives such as the ones mentioned in this thread to describe coins that deserve them. The problem lies with people who abuse these words. Some sellers just have monster coins! What are they supposed to say? Make your purchase based on the merits of the coin itself, not the description.

    Kyle
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Kyle, welcome back. How was your trip?
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    "what a dog"
    " a real barker"
    " snapped at me when I openned the safety mailer"'
    "plain ugleeeee"


    Oops wrong thread ahahahaha!

    TPimage

    Coin's for sale/trade.


    Tom Pilitowski
    US Rare Coin Investments
    800-624-1870

  • GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085 ✭
    How about this one... "I found this coin while going through my Grandmothers old drawers" Yeeeech!
    A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
  • maxB3535maxB3535 Posts: 47
    Estate anything
  • GoldCoinLoverGoldCoinLover Posts: 1,244
    ONES I HATE THE MOST:

    1. Estate
    2. L@@k. (Real turnoff, what does @ have to do with look?!?)
    3. Monster
    4. May contain peanuts.
    5. Gold found!
    6. Lifetime authentication guarentee. (Lifetime refers to the life of the company, not your life, not their life, so if they're a crappy company and only around for a few months and they shut down, poof, your warranty is gone. Your coin is a fake)
  • RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>"What was PCGS thinking!" >>

    ER, that is "Legendary". image
  • mas3cfmas3cf Posts: 100
    Inclusion of the needless "U S" to keyword spam anything with an S mintmark...

    Or similar things like "1916 no D mercury dime" or "1908 Wish it were an 1877 Indian cent"

    Of course, these are usually accompanied by "L@@K!!!!!!" "WOW!!!!!!!" and those sorts of things...

    These really get my goat...
  • wallstreetmanwallstreetman Posts: 2,938 ✭
    I dont mind a word or two, but these people who write a book about why you should will them your estate are a joke! Dont these people have anything better to do? Reminds me of some of the posts here, they talk alot but dont say anything. Keep it short and sweet!
    You can fool man but you can't fool God! He knows why you do what you do!
  • NeptuneNeptune Posts: 2,221
    unsearched image
  • Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭


    << <i>ACG >>



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  • jpumperjpumper Posts: 170
    You can buy this incredible blah blah blah---WOW!!!
    WOW turns me off
    Its a foul ball by a fair margin.
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    It gets your goat? Didnt know that we could bring

    our goats to the Forum.
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭


    << <i>It gets your goat? Didnt know that we could bring

    our goats to the Forum. >>


    If bears can be here, why not goats?image
  • DominusDeusDominusDeus Posts: 993 ✭
    [Blinking Text]OMGWTF LOLLERZ!!1one UNSEARCEHD!!one1eleven[/Blinking Text]
    [Marquee]MASSIVE HOARD OF UNSHEARCHED BUFFALO NICKELS!eleven1one![/Marquee]
    L@@K AT ME, TEXT IN ALL CAPS!!ONE1 I MUST BE IMPORTANT!!
    W@W, BOLD TEXT. I MUST BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT!


    LQQK!!1
    L@@K!1one


    Note the sarcasm.
  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭
    ALMOST RB!

    HIGH END BORDERLINE CAMEO

    DEEP CAMEO OBVERSE


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  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭✭

    REGISTRY ALERT!

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

  • SandhawkSandhawk Posts: 1,154 ✭✭✭
    I saw a PCGS MS-62 Gold eagle on ebay that was "Just a few hits away from 65"

    Ya don't say !!! image

    imageimage

  • TypetoneTypetone Posts: 1,621 ✭✭
    Sexy.

    Sorry, coins are not sexy!!!

    Greg
  • BoomBoom Posts: 10,165 ✭
    How about this one, "I recently sent this coin in for grading and truly believe it to be a higher

    grade, worth thousands. I'm having some serious second thoughts about cracking it out and re-

    submitting it and therefore may end the listing suddenly and without warning if I have a change of

    heart!" What a feeble sales-pitch! Once you lose credibility-you're done!

    Right! If the seller truly believed that he or she wouldn't have listed it to begin with. Some major

    players are the biggest phonies and must think all people with lesser sets or no sets at all are

    complete fools! They use their reputations as selling tools.

    Sooner or later they'll slip up, get caught in a lie and be exposed for what they are...two-faced

    hypocrites and they will be made to feel the sting of public humiliation because of their egoes.
    Boom's Retired Registry Set & Boom's Retired Variety Set
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  • RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭✭
    I like "buy the best you can afford"
  • nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭
    Hey Boom: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAimage That's hilarious, man.
    I'm the Proud recipient of a genuine "you suck" award dated 1/24/05. I was accepted into the "Circle of Trust" on 3/9/09.
  • OuthaulOuthaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Terms I HATE:

    PQ
    Full mint bloom AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
    NEWPS
    AU/UNC: Hey, either it's AU or UNC...DON'T BE A COWARD FACRISSAKE! COMMIT!

    I won't even LOOK at auctions with these terms in it. Also, terms like "CH GEM BU" and the like are for those sellers who either do not know how to properly grade a coin or those whose purpose is to use terminology so nebulous as to confuse the potential buyer while not committing to a true grade.

    Just my eversohumble opinion.

    Cheers,

    Bob

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