I think I took a ride on the orient express !
dan383
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I was looking at morgans newly listed ( bin ) and came across # 290055853252 .
This guy had about 18 different auctions going with just average coins , all bin for the
same price . When I seen this one , I snapped it up !
Fast forward to today.........I get a e-mail from some guy that has an oriental name
saying the item has shipped with a tracking # , which I look up and it's on it's way from
china !
The item is listed as being in Maine .
Oh well , live & learn !!
Dan
This guy had about 18 different auctions going with just average coins , all bin for the
same price . When I seen this one , I snapped it up !
Fast forward to today.........I get a e-mail from some guy that has an oriental name
saying the item has shipped with a tracking # , which I look up and it's on it's way from
china !
The item is listed as being in Maine .
Oh well , live & learn !!
Dan
Fishing is not a matter of life and death.......It's much more important than that........
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I'm not an expert at authenticating these things, but for what it's worth, it doesn't have that crappy, concrete look a lot of the cast fakes have, so it might be legit. The biggest warning sign to me is the fact that he hypes up the MS-66/67 angle, whereas the coin in this auction has no chance in hell of reaching that level.
-- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows
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97.5% feedback ??
1890cc in AU would bring far more then $38.99 .
If its to good to be true .............. You know the rest !
Good luck !!
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
<< <i>I have recently aquired a rather large coin collection that was partial payment to a lawyer who handled a large estate sale. >>
Something about that sounds suspect to me. The seller doesn't really talk about how he got the collection. Rather, he talks about the person before him (the lawyer). Wouldn't it be more normal to say, "I got this from a lawyer who walked into my shop, who got it from someone looking to settle a debt", or something similar?
-- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows
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No activity since March 06 and very little activity since before that.
The pictures look like they could have been lifted from other auctions since there is various backgrounds used in the photos in his other completed auctions.
I don't know....just throwing some observations out there.
I wish you luck on that one.
<< <i>Could it be a hijacked account?
No activity since March 06 and very little activity since before that.
The pictures look like they could have been lifted from other auctions since there is various backgrounds used in the photos in his other completed auctions.
I don't know....just throwing some observations out there.
I wish you luck on that one. >>
Hijacked , is what I'm thinking
Dan
Best of luck on this one...hope you get something to hold
Why Maine...of all places?
edit: no offense to those who reside or live in Maine, you became our the 25th state on March 15, 1820 through the Missouri Compromise.
And you have a very nice Statehood quarter!
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1) I don't like the pictures
2) I don't like the "story"
3) "I'm not an expert in grading" .... then "BU, AU, and PL" are explained
4) As are "MS66, MS67, MS68"
5) Going with #3 above, then "key dates" are listed....
6) BIN under $39 and a $14 shipping fee....ummm.yeah.
7) No return privileges listed
For the above reasons, even if it looked like a rip, I wouldn't trust it and I wouldn't do it.
If you do get it, and it is genuine, I hope it isn't harshly cleaned....
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
<< <i>Good luck!
1) I don't like the pictures
2) I don't like the "story"
3) "I'm not an expert in grading" .... then "BU, AU, and PL" are explained
4) As are "MS66, MS67, MS68"
5) Going with #3 above, then "key dates" are listed....
6) BIN under $39 and a $14 shipping fee....ummm.yeah.
7) No return privileges listed
For the above reasons, even if it looked like a rip, I wouldn't trust it and I wouldn't do it.
If you do get it, and it is genuine, I hope it isn't harshly cleaned.... >>
I noted his other dates included 1879-CC, 1889-CC, 1894, 1895, and 1901. From my experience buying groups of Morgans, usually these dates are the ones missing, not the ones included!
Good luck, hope it works out for you. If not, you might be able to get Paypal to do a chargeback, if he hasn't cleaned out the account by then.
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It sounds like you may not be getting the coin pictured!
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The same lame story about how he got them , one day auctions
and low bin , with high shipping !
Dan
It would be the equivalent of being a dentist in a redneck town
"La Vostra Nonna Ha Faccia Del Fungo"