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and the guy says the coin has no problems...

what about the scratch, giant miscolored area, and rim ding?

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  • Other than the condition of the coin, the thing that seems suspicious to me is the starting bid. Granted, I haven't been cruising Ebay as long as some people, but I've never seen a starting bid that close to the BIN.
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


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  • RNCHSNRNCHSN Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭
    I do that with the BIN all the time.

    I don't need to make a lot of money on each coin if I can turn them over quickly.

    I know Ernie, and I'd bet the coin doesn't look too bad in hand.

    The fact that it's NOT certified should say something to you!

    That's VG/F graysheet bid, which is a fair price for the coin. It's not too bad a deal on a raw, circulated CC Trade dollar!


  • << <i>I do that with the BIN all the time.

    I don't need to make a lot of money on each coin if I can turn them over quickly.

    I know Ernie, and I'd bet the coin doesn't look too bad in hand.

    The fact that it's NOT certified should say something to you!

    That's VG/F graysheet bid, which is a fair price for the coin. It's not too bad a deal on a raw, circulated CC Trade dollar! >>



    Fair enough. image Like I said, I haven't been cruising Ebay as long as some. image
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
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  • I always figured that guy was a board member for some reason. Guess not?
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  • FrankcoinsFrankcoins Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭
    Lots of history there...probably didn't leave the USA since there are no chop marks. Most collectors of the series would value it as full VG.
    Frank Provasek - PCGS Authorized Dealer, Life Member ANA, Member TNA. www.frankcoins.com
  • UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,551 ✭✭✭
    Some handling marks as expected, but no problems.

    Semantics. Nothing wrong with this auction IMO. What is a problem?

    The auction has two large pics showing the exact condition of the coin. Is his description really necessary or important in this auction for a coin in G/VG?

    This is not the kind of auction IMO that needs to be called out on the carpet.

    Joe.
  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275
    I've never been a fan of this seller.

    He always overgrades and always tell you that the coin is "problem free"......YEH RIGHT MAN!!!



    That's why I don't buy from him, just laugh at his pathetic attept to sell coins.
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,221 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Other than the condition of the coin, the thing that seems suspicious to me is the starting bid. Granted, I haven't been cruising Ebay as long as some people, but I've never seen a starting bid that close to the BIN. >>



    I usually set a BIN to be within $10 of my first bid to encourage people to pull the trigger now and only on coins which are hot items. Who would bid $190 on that when maybe you could get that for $175.
    theknowitalltroll;
  • numismanumisma Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭✭

    That auction is not too bad. Better than most of his auctions. One thing I will add to this thread: I have eBay searches set-up on my computer and I have (for the past couple of years) excluded that seller and a couple of others from all searches. When I search for colonials, none of his auctions show up and my surfing experience is less nauseating.
  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>That auction is not too bad. Better than most of his auctions. One thing I will add to this thread: I have eBay searches set-up on my computer and I have (for the past couple of years) excluded that seller and a couple of others from all searches. When I search for colonials, none of his auctions show up and my surfing experience is less nauseating. >>



    Yes, all of my searches are "ernie-free" as well! image
  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,510 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have made two satisfactory purchases from that seller. I typically find his descriptions of items to be optimistic at best. Photos of the two items I purchased were accurate, to include color.

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