Teletrade 1917 Lincoln -- somebody explain this to me???

rainbowroosie

http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=1980&lot=1060&imagetype=j21917 lulu bid???

can anyone explain why this piece of crap is bid this high??? WARNING: Ugly/spotted/yeech coin!

DennisH

Ummm... how about "It's not a bid, but a stupidly high reserve set by the consignor"?

LincolnCentMan

Ummm... how about "It's not a bid, but a stupidly high reserve set by the consignor"?

It couldnt be that. Those show up in post auction as "Reserve not met." The only thing I can think is that two guys thought it might have been a 17/17. They didnt think it was with too much furver, though. A MS one would bring WAY over that.

David

coinbuf

I think David has it right, in the pic the 9 and 7 look like thay might be doubled, most likely just a bad pic.

Chris

pharmer

When this thread was started, it was too early in the auction to be bidding. Way too low if anyone thought it was ddo-1, as well. No, Dennis was right, and it will read (Pending) instead of a price tonight when the prices realized are posted, because of an unrealistic reserve.