HeeHee! Craigslist sellers crack me up!

coindeuce

I visit the local CL collectibles category occasionally for a few chuckles. Seems that a distress seller today thinks that their PCGS MS-64 1924 Saint is RARE ! I wonder how they'll respond to my reminder that PCGS has graded 85,000 1924's in MS-64.

lunytune2

Here is a good one ... according to my price guides this might be a $26 coin !

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/clt/4814218064.html

lunytune2

Or this

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/clt/4808217863.html

ricko

Craigslist is even worse than ebay.....Cheers, RickO

johnny9434

craigslist is one i never dealt with and i am just as glad.

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>I visit the local CL collectibles category occasionally for a few chuckles. Seems that a distress seller today thinks that their PCGS MS-64 1924 Saint is RARE ! I wonder how they'll respond to my reminder that PCGS has graded 85,000 1924's in MS-64. >>



He may be totally unaware of the PCGS pop reports.

Davideo

Craigslist is very good for many things, but pretty much terrible in nearly all respects for coins.

And of note, I think coin collectors can come across as condescending and smug when they define rare differently, or at least more precisely, than the population at large. According to my dictionary rare: "not found in large numbers and consequently of interest or value". I think most non-collectors would consider a MS-64 Saint to fit that definition. I would assume this seller doesn't know much about coins and showing him pop reports or R-5 definitions would more likely rub him the wrong way.