Does ANYONE buy from "Oooooh....Aaaaaah?"

topstuf

Won't mention name but almost every coin is "sharp" or "nice" but never so when you click on it. Also ...almost....never in a slab. Yet the feedback is amazingly good. Do so many people just buy an buy an buy an NEVER show em to anybody?

Baley

I've bought two coins from ernie and been happy with them both.
That said, most everything he offers is "optimistically" graded and priced.
Still, sometimes he's got some difficult to find coins; beggers can't be choosers.

EvilMCT

I've avoided ernie's auctions due to his/their liberal grading standards.

Ken

ziggy29

<< <i>I've avoided ernie's auctions due to his/their liberal grading standards. >>

I suppose. I've never bid in his auctions, but I've never really categorically ruled it out. As long as there's a decent picture I'm free to ignore the stated grade and assess it myself. And if it's a nice enough coin at the grade I believe it is, and it can be picked up for the appropriate price, well, I suppose there's nothing wrong with that. I guess if I saw a piece I liked enough and at a price that was fair based on what I believed the grade and value were, I'd do it.

Outhaul

Ernie is a strong buyer of all coins in all grades. He is one of the few dealers I have found that has almost anything you want in inventory. He's quite popular around here for circ collectors and especially for keys in affordable circulated grades. He's also a nice guy to deal with, extremely fair. I know he has many detractors on the forums, but I don't really think it's deserved. If you get the coin and it's not what you like he's more than happy to refund your money.

Just my eversohumble opinion.

Cheers,

Bob

EvilMCT

Sorry, didn't realize that I had to spell it all out. They base their starting prices on their liberal grades. I, too, can ignore the grade based on the photos given and asses the coin for myself. In fact, this is how I came to the conclusion that they are more than generous when stating a grade.

Ken

Barry

I've bought a few coins from him. His pictures are good, although his grading is usually 1-1.5 grades high. The biggest turnoff in his auctions, in my opinion, is his grouping of coins together. If I want one particular date, I don't want to get stuck with another coin that I then have to resell. I once asked him about selling a single coin in a multi-coin auction and he said no. It was relisted several times before I stopped following it.

ziggy29

<< <i>I've bought a few coins from him. His pictures are good, although his grading is usually 1-1.5 grades high. The biggest turnoff in his auctions, in my opinion, is his grouping of coins together. >>

Well, that and the fact that many coins he describes as XF are really barely VF but bidding still starts at fairly close to full XF money. (Sometimes, they may be nice VF coins, but they're still not worth an XF bid.) Occasionally you'll find a coin fairly priced even after factoring in the overgrading, but usually the pricing is optimistic.

Still, he's a seller for whom you really don't even look at the grade they assign. Fortunately the pictures are usually quite good so you can "sanity check" it against the asking price and determine if it's worth your time.

seanq

I've bought from him in person at shows in New England and been very satisfied. He is also one of the few people I've seen offering clipped obsolete type coins with any regularity. I would probably do more business with him were his eBay starting prices a bit more realistic.


Sean Reynolds

Colorfulcoins

I have purchased a handfull of coins from Ernie and only returned one - and my money was promptly returned. I only buy coins from Ernie that are not generally available - not necessarily keys, but at least difficult-to-find coins. I bought a 1803 half dime in G/AG from - and that's a coin in a low grade that is VERY difficult to find undamaged and original. His price wa steep but I felt (for me) it was a fair value at $495. I have also bought low grade gold (1907 No Motto $10) and several low grade seated dollars......then again, I like low grade (Good or lower) coins. AT least if a coin is damaged or cleaned, he says so (not necessarily outright) and his pictures are easy to use and you can se deficiencies yourself (unlike many other son ebay). So net net, good seller but high prices so shop as a infomed buyer and when you do find something you like for a reasonable price, its generally a nice item.

farthing

I have bought several tokens from ernie and always been happy with the item received for the price I paid.

Several times I've passed on tokens that I thought were overpriced but kicked myself latter as I have not found their equal elsewhere.

Conder101

I've boght a lot of Conder tokens from him (in fact I owe him for two right now) and I have always been pleased with them when they arrive. My only complaint is that he will only accept Paypal from a confirmed address and I won't give Paypal my credit card number.