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Zero feedback and 14 Double eagles for sale......

And no pics of the reverses..........Anyone smell something fishy here ?????

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    morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe Kirsten inherited them, maybe they're are stolen pics. I personally would stay away.
    Very well could be legit.

    EDIT: 0 FB will scare people, so will the lack of a return policy stated.
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    MilesWaitsMilesWaits Posts: 5,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What smells mackeral like is that there are bidders!!! Ow. Ouch.
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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 43,849 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Everyone has to start somewhere with somethin'. That's somethin' , alright.
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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,219 ✭✭✭✭✭
    it is also possible they are legit.

    seller: kirsten6034

    I guess we will find out eventually. Here is one that is above the reserve and is going to go out.
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    derrybderryb Posts: 36,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
    pics appear to all be from the same photographer. Maybe a collector cashing in? I wouldn't hesitate to purchase if I wanted one, seller's paying for the paypal buyer protection. image

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    OPAOPA Posts: 17,104 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What...no reverse scan for any of these....Get the rope & string him or her up image
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 45,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Everyone has to start somewhere with somethin'. That's somethin' , alright. >>



    Most new eBayers start off by buying and then maybe selling a few inexpensive items. There is no way that I would buy a four figure coin from a 0 feedback seller. Anyone send a message to the seller asking for reverse pics?image

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    rec78rec78 Posts: 5,691 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Everything is a gamble. At this point I would say legit. The seller seems to know something about the gold market at least. 22 auctions now. The pictures suck. Personally I will not bid on these because of the no feedback and bad pics-However- I have bid quite a few times on auctions with low or no feedback and was pleasently surprised-but only on items that cost $100 or less. You need to gamble selectively--JMo-Bob
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    Plus $29.99 for shipping does seem a wee bit high, IMO.
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    derrybderryb Posts: 36,212 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Plus $29.99 for shipping does seem a wee bit high, IMO. >>


    Only if you don't factor it into your total cost when bidding.

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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 43,849 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agreed Perry, but I also agree with DerryB. eBay has "buyer protection".

    p.s. I won't be bidding.
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    notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    Looks legit to me. For one thing, scammers generally don't use reserves. They want to make sure it sells. Seller doesn't look like a total newbie. Maybe got some bad feedback and opened a new account. --Jerry
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    RichRRichR Posts: 3,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    And they're all dated 1933 and packed in a Wanamaker's shopping bag...

    Very interesting...
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    Alltheabove76Alltheabove76 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭
    I doubt a scammer would have a reserve price.
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    coinandcurrency242coinandcurrency242 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭✭
    What happened to starting to sell small and working your way up to sell big?

    Positive BST as a seller: Namvet69, Lordmarcovan, Bigjpst, Soldi, mustanggt, CoinHoader, moursund, SufinxHi, al410, JWP

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    RichRRichR Posts: 3,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As someone else said, if legit, probably inherited.
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    garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭


    << <i>And they're all dated 1933 and packed in a Wanamaker's shopping bag...

    Very interesting... >>




    You beat me to it... hahaha
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    stevebensteveben Posts: 4,596 ✭✭✭✭✭
    if i were to bid on one, i would message the seller about it and see what their response is like. i'd be a little bit wary, but i bet the seller is legit. these auctions look more like someone who has very little ebay experience rather than a scam artist to me.
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    fiveNdimefiveNdime Posts: 1,088 ✭✭
    maybe they're from a theft and 'she' is trying to unload them?




    << <i>What happened to starting to sell small and working your way up to sell big? >>


    go big or don't go at all.
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    CakesCakes Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>maybe they're from a theft and 'she' is trying to unload them?




    << <i>What happened to starting to sell small and working your way up to sell big? >>


    go big or don't go at all. >>



    go big or go home
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    ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 7,900 ✭✭✭✭
    eBay pulled all the auctions. They must have smelled something also.
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    << <i>eBay pulled all the auctions. They must have smelled something also. >>


    That may be the case but I think it more likely they were yanked for violating eBay's rules for selling certified coins.
    Probably because they didn't show both sides of the slab.
    Possibly because the photos were not the best.
    On the other hand, I could be totally wrong image
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    derrybderryb Posts: 36,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
    one of them did sell

    The curious can always check feedback in two weeks and see if seller did in fact deliver the one that sold.

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    coinandcurrency242coinandcurrency242 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>one of them did sell

    The curious can always check feedback in two weeks and see if seller did in fact deliver the one that sold. >>




    No picture of the reverse either! Fishy

    Positive BST as a seller: Namvet69, Lordmarcovan, Bigjpst, Soldi, mustanggt, CoinHoader, moursund, SufinxHi, al410, JWP

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    I think the seller really has the coins in question
    How he/she obtained them is open to speculation, I suppose.

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