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Just for fun... Ebay dictionary
buffnut
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This could be fun if no one takes it too seriously and others contribute. Some of these however are so true that it's scary-
Terms and phrases found in Ebay titles and descriptions and their meanings (for the beginner)
1. Spectacular toning!: Coin has been harshly cleaned and retoned an ugly gold-purple. See also "Rainbow toning".
2. "I know absolutely nothing about coins, I am selling them for a friend": I know my coins are crappy, but don't blame me because I told you I don't know a thing about them.
3. (for buffalo nickels) "Full four digit date": Acid treated.
4. Incredible luster: Brasso and a chamois.
5. "This date is getting harder and harder to find": Usually attached to a very circulated 1938D buffalo nickel, and every other coin the person is auctioning.
6. "Coin has been lightly cleaned in the past": Dipped in Nic-a-date.
7. "Your complete satisfaction is guaranteed": Unless you read my terms.
8. "1915 Buffalo Nickel~ $250,000 in MS!": However the coin you are bidding on is a whizzed XF that should have been used in a vending machine.
9. "No reserve, starts at $.01!": However the shipping for this coin is $50.
10. "Coin was broken out of a PCGS MS65 slab for my album": With a pair of pliers and then dragged across the concrete, apparently.
11. "U-GRADE": You think it's MS? Well then so do I!
12. "Coin cannot be returned if original holder is opened": The coin is shipped to you raw in a brown envelope.
13. "Please read my feedback": I haven't been caught yet!
14. Nickle, Nichol, Nicole, Knickle: Hillbilly for "nickel".
15. "I am not a professional coin grader or dealer": See #2.
16. "I am not responsible for uninsured packages": I may send your coin, I may not. Depends on my mood.
Have fun with this and add your own- this could get interesting
Terms and phrases found in Ebay titles and descriptions and their meanings (for the beginner)
1. Spectacular toning!: Coin has been harshly cleaned and retoned an ugly gold-purple. See also "Rainbow toning".
2. "I know absolutely nothing about coins, I am selling them for a friend": I know my coins are crappy, but don't blame me because I told you I don't know a thing about them.
3. (for buffalo nickels) "Full four digit date": Acid treated.
4. Incredible luster: Brasso and a chamois.
5. "This date is getting harder and harder to find": Usually attached to a very circulated 1938D buffalo nickel, and every other coin the person is auctioning.
6. "Coin has been lightly cleaned in the past": Dipped in Nic-a-date.
7. "Your complete satisfaction is guaranteed": Unless you read my terms.
8. "1915 Buffalo Nickel~ $250,000 in MS!": However the coin you are bidding on is a whizzed XF that should have been used in a vending machine.
9. "No reserve, starts at $.01!": However the shipping for this coin is $50.
10. "Coin was broken out of a PCGS MS65 slab for my album": With a pair of pliers and then dragged across the concrete, apparently.
11. "U-GRADE": You think it's MS? Well then so do I!
12. "Coin cannot be returned if original holder is opened": The coin is shipped to you raw in a brown envelope.
13. "Please read my feedback": I haven't been caught yet!
14. Nickle, Nichol, Nicole, Knickle: Hillbilly for "nickel".
15. "I am not a professional coin grader or dealer": See #2.
16. "I am not responsible for uninsured packages": I may send your coin, I may not. Depends on my mood.
Have fun with this and add your own- this could get interesting
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-JamminJ
18. Power Seller: I am regarded as one of eBay's most venerable sellers of crap.
1. It's a reputable, known to you, dealer.
2. It's slabbed by the top 3.
Collecting Morgans in Any Grade
I also love to go through rolls to find coins.
BST
MySlabbedCoins
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
"nice original coin" - one fugly sucker!
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this should be a good laugh for you all - from many moons ago
the first post is quite humorous
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- Jim
Positive BST Transactions (buyers and sellers): wondercoin, blu62vette, BAJJERFAN, privatecoin, blu62vette, AlanLastufka, privatecoin
#1 1951 Bowman Los Angeles Rams Team Set
#2 1980 Topps Los Angeles Rams Team Set
#8 (and climbing) 1972 Topps Los Angeles Rams Team Set
Tom
"Sorry for my crappy photos! I need a new camera"--This coin has many scratches, spots, and/or marks that I don't want to show by taking a better photo
<< <i>Very funny thread--Here's one
"Sorry for my crappy photos! I need a new camera"--This coin has many scratches, spots, and/or marks that I don't want to show by taking a better photo >>
lmao, yeah, more or less
1. The sound coming from the mouth of a young, hungry bird, especially a chicken
2. An inexpensive coin that is butt ugly for the grade and is offered by a dealer who flunked 2nd grade spelling class, further increasing the probability that the coin is even worse than it looks in the pictures.
1. It's not even a scarce date, but we're hoping you're clueless.
2. It's a common date, but we altered it to a rare one by tooling the date with a car key.
Edited to add: my 3400th post was just so much fun that I had to do it twice.
<< <i>Edited to add: my 3400th post was just so much fun that I had to do it twice. >>
At the rate your going here you'll never make it to your 5000th post and give away!
Positive BST Transactions (buyers and sellers): wondercoin, blu62vette, BAJJERFAN, privatecoin, blu62vette, AlanLastufka, privatecoin
#1 1951 Bowman Los Angeles Rams Team Set
#2 1980 Topps Los Angeles Rams Team Set
#8 (and climbing) 1972 Topps Los Angeles Rams Team Set
Usually used to describe a hoard of Seated Liberty dollars from the 1840s struck at the Carson City mint. Often wrapped in Chinese newsprint. Syn: Pop's stash, Dad's stash, Grandma's Mason jar, Gramma's (sic) attic)
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
Coin was cracked out of a pccs/ntc/acg 65 holder for my album. However, when I put it in my Dancso, the album spit the coin back out at me. I tried again but the album refused.
Ron