email ad from a leading numismatic dealer

ebaybuyer

i receive an ad from a dealer selling shipwreck currency. a silver certificate and a 1,000 lire note, from the andrea doria

for only $325 link

browsing their website further, I see this:

link

a bit more than midway down I see: "Avoid buying heavily promoted or exclusive items like shipwreck coins"

.........seems a bit ironic

jcping

All I can say is

TopographicOceans

bigjpst

It does seem ironic, but the paragraph says they recommend waiting until the hype dies down before purchasing these items. Pretty sure the initial hype has died down on most of the shipwreck coins and any premiums left are somewhat less substantial than from initial offerings. Although I didn't look for the coins they were offering to confirm

cameonut2011

Originally posted by: bigjpst
It does seem ironic, but the paragraph says they recommend waiting until the hype dies down before purchasing these items. Pretty sure the initial hype has died down on most of the shipwreck coins and any premiums left are somewhat less substantial than from initial offerings. Although I didn't look for the coins they were offering to confirm

You are right; the website doesn't say not to buy the coins ever but to "wait until the promotion is over and buy these coins once the excitement settles down."

COINS MAKE CENTS

Seems very weird to me but who knows

ricko

A good message that makes the point about hype and flipping fever..... In most cases,

a judicious waiting period will result in substantial savings. Cheers, RickO

DollarAfterDollar

They forgot to add "from anyone else but us".


Editing.................

bestday

Originally posted by: DollarAfterDollar
They forgot to add "from anyone else but us".


Editing.................

Someone there had a lapsed moment of truth.. writing what they are actually thinking .. good warning

cmerlo1

I'd be interested in a single Andrea Doria note as I collect Ocean Liner memorabilia. I don't need 2 of them, though.

Outhaul

Personally, I find this stuff really cool.

However, given that they probably chose the two best examples for their ad, the remaining notes may not have quite as much meat left to them.

Cheers

Bob

ebaybuyer

i wouldn't expect much of paper that has been submerged in the sea for any extended length of time