mtc3015 Raw Civil War Commemorative Sells for $121,251 on eBay

Moki

Civil War Commemorative

You can bet that Gramps has risen from the dead and is dancin' a jig this very moment . . .

smokincoin

savoyspecial

this cannot be for real


greg

savoyspecial

sorry double post



i guess the commem market is back

commoncents05

Ummmmmmm.... Interesting....

-Paul

1794half1839

It looks nice from the photos, but not $121K nice.

RichieURich

Could be two bidders both placed "nuclear" snipes.

Broadstruck

Holy $#!+ as the buyer has 100% feedback of 2067... a bid of $6788.00 and then it's went crazy between the two. Since we know MTC does some magical photography even is this Antietam would MS68 in white it's a $10K coin. This may be a record for a raw coin on ebay too?



dave.tracy( 2067) US $121,251.00 Mar-24-08 14:40:35 PDT



m***n( 31) US $121,151.00 Mar-24-08 14:36:32 PDT



dave.tracy( 2067) US $6,788.00 Mar-24-08 14:40:18 PDT



m***n( 31) US $1,200.00 Mar-24-08 14:36:15 PDT



m***n( 31) US $1,151.01 Mar-24-08 13:46:07 PDT

SpaceMonkey

if he get's paid... I am cashing out my commmems! and i will be giving mr. dave.tracy a call!






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CaptHenway

<< <i>It looks nice from the photos, but not $121K nice. >>



Yeah, but it MIGHT slab out that high!!!!!!!!!!

Goldbully

That baby was on my eBay watch list...I am &%^%%&^*&%^%##&%&$$!!!!!!!!!!


Wonder whar Russ will say!!!!!!!!

Bear

CHOICES

1. Mistake
2. Joke
3 Scam

GoldenEyeNumismatics

I have a feeling there will be some post-auction conversations between MTC and the buyer.

SpaceMonkey

<< <i>CHOICES

1. Mistake
2. Joke
3 Scam >>






geeze bear... thanks for bringing me down





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CB2597

WoW!!! Maybe its made of asteroid metal mixed with gold,platinum and diamond dust all mixed together with a power to multiply itself to infinity?

Goldbully

<< <i>CHOICES

1. Mistake
2. Joke
3 Scam >>




You left out 4. Sucker

Broadstruck

if he get's paid... I am cashing out my commmems! and i will be giving mr. dave.tracy a call!

Spacemonkey, if this is real I know a few top registry commem set owners who will be there before you!

Tyler1924S

More gems from "grandfather's" inexhaustible supply of FDC's.

Bear

If its for real, I am ready to auction my Lincoln and Grant

together, for 100,000 dollars.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

some idiot paid almost $6k for one of his 1939 Oregon PDS Sets

fc

does not compute.

Broadstruck

The 1937 50C Antietam NGC MS69* from the Cary Porter sale hammered with juice $25,300.00 at Heritage last year.

So unless Dave Tracy thinks this will MS70... WTF?

Goldbully

This guy MTC is so good at slingin' eBay Shiny Rawbies, I'm starting to feel inadequate for not being a BUYER here???

OK, someone on this forum will come forward and tell us the truth!!!!

Who has MTC Rawbies???

I want in!!!!!

DUIGUY

<< <i>CHOICES

1. Mistake
2. Joke
3 Scam >>

MajorDuty

Prices realized on all his auctions are annoying as heck as they are almost, without exception, way over average prices realized.

Doogy

hey dave.tracy (buyer), get the lube handy pal, you're gonna' need it!

Doogy

<< <i>The 1937 50C Antietam NGC MS69* from the Cary Porter sale hammered with juice $25,300.00 at Heritage last year.

So unless Dave Tracy thinks this will MS70... WTF? >>



and that MS69 was one niiicccee coin.

jfoot13

gets pretty expensive when you forget to put the decimal point in your bid

Broadstruck

gets pretty expensive when you forget to put the decimal point in your bid



Dave Tracy now has to tell Mrs. Tracy they have to take out an equity loan on the house do to a decimal point?

TomB

Why would folks be so foolish as to even bid aggressively on this seller's auctions?

Bear

Till you spoke up Tom,
I was getting ready to bid
on what looked like really
nice commems.

Broadstruck

Why would folks be so foolish as to even bid aggressively on this seller's auctions?

Doogy

<< <i>Why would folks be so foolish as to even bid aggressively on this seller's auctions?

>>




yup, that sums it up!

Bear

If folks were not warned by this Forum,
the coins really looked nice.

Coxe

Guess I'll have to wait to get a grandchild to sell my collection.

That (still nice) coin better come with a Hummer, and I don't mean a motor vehicle either.

StampAlarm

This coin bums me right out!

Absolutely gorgeous coin with a BIG DING on the 'A' in "DOLLAR"

Once you notice that it tends to take away from it for me.

So close to perfect then DING!



Jerry

19Lyds

That deal will never close.

No way.


No how!

Zoins

Is mtc3015 like the most successful raw coin dealer ever?

Tyler1924S

<< <i>More gems from "grandfather's" inexhaustible supply of FDC's. >>

Moki

That typewriter picture is hilarious! Now what somebody needs to do is take that picture and list a 1920 Pilgrim (or some other coin and mock picture) in a featured auction right along side of an identical coin mct3015 is featuring--do a parody auction. That would educate potential bidders very quickly and provide an invaluable service to eBay buyers!

Tyler1924S

<< <i>That typewriter picture is hilarious! Now what somebody needs to do is take that picture and list a 1920 Pilgrim (or some other coin and mock picture) in a featured auction right along side of an identical coin mct3015 is featuring--do a parody auction. That would educate potential bidders very quickly and provide an invaluable service to eBay buyers! >>



An old Royal typewriter from the 40's with half dried out ribbon might be closer to what mtc uses, not this Selectric, but it still gets the point across. The typewritten observations attributed to "grandfather" are merely a convenient way for mtc to make insinuations/claims about the coins, without the appearance of any of it coming directly out of his mouth.

Moki

<< <i>The typewritten observations attributed to "grandfather" are merely a convenient way for mtc to make insinuations/claims about the coins, without the appearance of any of it coming directly out of his mouth. >>



I have to say it is a "great" con, and right now it is making him a heck of a lot of money. There's a bit of genius behind it that I admire in a kind of disgusted way!

Tyler1924S

<< <i>I have to say it is a "great" con, and right now it is making him a heck of a lot of money. There's a bit of genius behind it that I admire in a kind of disgusted way! >>



I agree. It's all very well staged. The aged/distressed manila coin envelopes & old packaging, "grandfather's" typewritten "inventory" & the whole FDC "fleur de coin" thing (which he never bothers to explain, because he would rather have us believe it's some term that "grandfather" used that he's unfamiliar with). Also, let's not forget the various inferences that many of the coins may be proof's or presentation pieces.

UtahCoin

All the BS and still 100% positive feedback...

Wait a minute.... He has 3 Negs since Feb and still shows 100%????

SUMORADA

I wonder how many "2nd Chance Offers " went out ?

Tyler1924S

<< <i>All the BS and still 100% positive feedback...

Wait a minute.... He has 3 Negs since Feb and still shows 100%???? >>



He's managed to have all of them mutually withdrawn There are quite a few "negative positives", as well as buyers who added negative follow-ups to what had been positive feedbacks. Some of the feedback comments are just too strange.

As far as the bidder who won this coin for $121,251... I just noticed the most he's on record as spending is $14.99 for a video game, no previous coin purchases.

LeeG

and "as is, no returns".

INXS

The buyers last six buys were DVD's, Xbox games and a book. This doesnt look right at all.

morgansforever

<<I agree. It's all very well staged. The aged/distressed manila coin envelopes & old packaging, "grandfather's" typewritten "inventory" & the whole FDC "fleur de coin" thing (which he never bothers to explain, because he would rather have us believe it's some term that "grandfather" used that he's unfamiliar with). Also, let's not forget the various inferences that many of the coins may be proof's or presentation pieces.>>

I agree, the whole thing is a genius idea. I doubt that commem actually sold for $121k, shill, advertising, something.

Tried contacting the winner, ebay wouldn't let me.

I need to pick up a typewritter, some used ribbon, for the aged effect, and some envelopes

RWB

There appears to be very little to differentiate this ebay seller from coin auction companies. The seller lets potential buyers assume whatever they want and plays to their personal greed by suggesting the coin might be something special. This differs little from the auction company that says a coin is a “possible presentation piece,” or a “branch mint proof,” or that it comes with an envelope supposedly typed by Abe Lincoln, or that a coin is “virtually uncirculated.” Grouping coins for auction under fictitious names and mixing lots so buyers can’t tell which coins are from a famous collection and which are from some dealer’s anonymous inventory, is a long standing practice.

The old coin game is to “sell the coin by selling the story.”

pnylvr

I think he is starting to slip. You ever see a coin wrapper so wrinkled. How about no toning and being in the paper all these years. Another nice job.