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    I bought a nickel off ebay for 12.00 and sold it for 189.00 so do the math and how many times my buying price did I get and how many times face did I get? I must have ripped 2 people off because I cherrypicked a coin. I am a bad bad man.


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    wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 17,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh yes ... one may fall into a trap if one thinks a 9,602 mintage coin is identical to a 2,577 mintage entirely different coin image

    Wondercoin
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    wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 17,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How did I do on this ebay purchase the other day?

    Ebay # 231126347331

    Wondercoin

    Edited to add ... is that $515 Price Guide for $35?
    Please visit my website at www.wondercoins.com and my ebay auctions under my user name www.wondercoin.com.
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    Wondercoin what did I tell you about those deals? If you forgot here it is again " You are to tell me about the and let me buy them each and every time." oh that goes for everyone else also lol.....
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,503 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>How did I do on this ebay purchase the other day?

    Ebay # 231126347331

    Wondercoin

    Edited to add ... is that $515 Price Guide for $35? >>

    What am I missing?

    Price guide on both coins is $1 each.
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
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    MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
    Looks like a bronze.
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    wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 17,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lloyd: Are you looking at the Price Guide for Zinc cents with that $1 value?

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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,503 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I bought a nickel off ebay for 12.00 and sold it for 189.00 so do the math and how many times my buying price did I get and how many times face did I get? I must have ripped 2 people off because I cherrypicked a coin. I am a bad bad man. >>

    I picked this 3 coin set off of Teletrade or a $12 bid and ended up selling all three separately for close to $600.

    I'm gonna burn.........................
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,503 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Lloyd: Are you looking at the Price Guide for Zinc cents with that $1 value?

    Wondercoin >>

    No. I'm looking at the cert verifications and the names NOT Lloyd and you know that!

    Of course you're hoping that these are the bronze coins which they very well could be.
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
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    Would have been even better if they were small date hey?
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    Would have been even better if they were small date....
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    would be even better if they were the small date...
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,503 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>would be even better if they were the small date... >>

    Thank Goodness for the triple post as I can see that its not me nor my connection that's screwing up! Its the PCGS Server yet again!
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
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    I thought it was something in the cat snacks i was eating hey wait why am I eating cat snacks....
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    wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 17,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry Lee .. I was just dealing with a coin from a guy named Lloyd and typed too fast.

    Wondercoin
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    CoinZipCoinZip Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭
    Maybe its time to try a website other than ebay ???

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    With out ebay, things would be very boring. So do not ever suggest that as it may open a temporal rift that will suck us all into another dimension where no one pays fees and everything is sold and purchased at actual cost.
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    OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,314 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cheapest way to buy bullion coins on eBay is to wait for quad eBay bucks, then hunt for coins that sell close to bullion prices but are not listed in the bullion category (such as common modern commemorative gold).

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,614 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>what an absolute crock. This is nothing short of THEFT.


    ATTEMPTED THEFT


    Then again, maybe his COPY is just nicer than all the other copies, and therefore its actual worth his $1500 BUY it now price. image

    Damn you can buy the REAL coin from APMEX cheaper than the COPY on EBAY.

    AND HE ONLY WANTS $50 SHIPPING. >>




    all replica bullion is also banned from ebay. this can be reported for removal. >>




    just noticed these are from Australia.

    I don't know if the listing requirements are different for different countries, but I've had no success asking eBay to remove replica bullion sold outside the USA. >>





    Too Good To Be True eBay Laugh

    Here is the seller's new lines in the descriptions of the 3 copy coins:

    Ebay has verified this coin is not a replica.
    West Point Mint has verified this coin is not a replica.


    Note - all 3 are in the wrong categories.


    ebay au does not allow replica coins, bullion, currency nor stamps

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    Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe it's this guy?

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    Hoard the keys.
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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,614 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Maybe it's this guy?

    image >>




    That's a pretty good prank if done in chalk. imageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimage

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    kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,627 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've always wondered about the bullion platinum Coins. The 2006 1 oz platinum coin has a mintage of just over 6,000. I know the burnished ones have mintages half that but those all went to collectors ordering from the mint. Where did most of the 1 oz bullion coins end up at? India? Melted down for jewelry or scientific instruments?

    Of course, if there's only 900 of the things left in the world now it won't matter if only 200 people are seriously trying to assemble a 1 oz bullion platinum collection.
    "I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.
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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,614 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>what an absolute crock. This is nothing short of THEFT.


    ATTEMPTED THEFT


    Then again, maybe his COPY is just nicer than all the other copies, and therefore its actual worth his $1500 BUY it now price. image

    Damn you can buy the REAL coin from APMEX cheaper than the COPY on EBAY.

    AND HE ONLY WANTS $50 SHIPPING. >>




    all replica bullion is also banned from ebay. this can be reported for removal. >>




    just noticed these are from Australia.

    I don't know if the listing requirements are different for different countries, but I've had no success asking eBay to remove replica bullion sold outside the USA. >>





    Too Good To Be True eBay Laugh

    Here is the seller's new lines in the descriptions of the 3 copy coins:

    Ebay has verified this coin is not a replica.
    West Point Mint has verified this coin is not a replica.


    Note - all 3 are in the wrong categories.


    ebay au does not allow replica coins, bullion, currency nor stamps >>





    My first success in having foreign fake bullion removed.

    I'm not sure who did it.

    I reported it via ebay.com/ccw
    then I went to ebay.com.au were the listings originated and reported them separately for:
    1. replicas not allowed
    2. wrong category


    anyone of the 3 could have been the ones to remove them.

    all 3 of the sellers items were nuked.




    The 3 "things" you have listed have "copy" on them because they are replicas and do not contain 1 troy ounce of 9999 fine gold.



    All 3 of those "things" are against eBay policy, and worse they are improperly described as 1 troy ounce of 9999 fine gold.


    I suggest taking them off eBay and getting your money back for them.


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    Hello,
    I was in contact yesterday with EBAY who have verified that my coins where they are placed is correct and are not replica's..Now before I tell you why and I will not presume you don't know about coins I will let you tell me the facts as to how you came to your conclusion and then I will tell you what you didn't see or know about these coins..Look forward to your answers..Oh it's only been a select few who try to say oh you can't put these coins up as they are replica's but why is it you few overlook the simple things a true coin collector would notice that a replica does not have that my limited coins do..
    Oh and they were minted out at West Point which I had verified also..


    (note: thanks for pointing out they were in the wrong category, I hadn't noticed)

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    (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/replica?q=replica)
    Replica -
    noun

    An exact >> copy << or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale:


    (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english-thesaurus/replica?q=replica)
    Synonyms of replica in English:
    replica
    noun

    1 I cannot confirm whether it is a replica or a real firearm at this stage
    >> copy <<, model, duplicate, reproduction, replication; dummy, imitation; carbon copy, facsimile
    • informal knock-off, dupe
    [Antonyms] original genuine article




    It has "copy" on them for a reason. It is because they are knockoffs, dupes, and opposite of the original genuine article.


    Here is the real one, of which I happen to be a collector since the first issue, from the US Mint:
    (https://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=17364&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=)

    and the image:
    (https://catalog.usmint.gov/wcsstore/ConsumerDirect/images/catalog/en_US/BP5_detailed.jpg)

    Note the lack of "Copy" and the wavy, not flat, field.


    It is interesting to note it was a reintroduction of the James Earle Fraser design of the Type I "Buffalo" Nickel
    (http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Hierarchy.aspx?c=676&amp;title=Type+1,+"FIVE+CENTS"+On+Raised+Ground+(1913)&amp;redir=t)
    instead of the Type 2
    (http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Hierarchy.aspx?c=677&amp;title=Type+2,+"FIVE+CENTS"+In+Recess+(1913-1938))

    Note how the braid extends to the area behind the shoulder and the date on both the gold issue and the over 100 year old coin is raised and not indented into the metal as in the knockoff, or dupe.


    I am sure you will have reasons as to why your knockoffs are still not replicas. So, feel free to send them. I just remind you that counterfeit items have the same pictures, numbers, etc. on them yet they are still counterfeit.



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    Well now that I know you are Knowledgeable about coins , I do agree with some of what you say and yes I know it is a copy and have not tried to hide that fact either right from the start..
    1 fact of this coin which you won't see on almost every other is that right next to In God We Trust instead of it being bare ground which all the fakes show my coins have that tuft of grass exactly the same as an original..

    (note- the tuft of grass sticks straight up instead of angling towards IGWT)


    As for your other points you started with the nickle ( Buffalo ) and that coin differs to the $50. Buffalo and the raised content of the coin on the nickle is a different variation but we can write here all day everyday about coins and what 1 presumes is their version and who thinks they are right and the other is wrong.. I have not portrayed any false statements about either 3 of the coins and my Ebay contact who was helpful in doing the background research also confirmed I had the coins in the correct area to sell and that nothing in the description is deceptive or misrepresented.

    (note- at this time I went back and checked all 3 listings and each were list described as "not a replica confirmed by eBay and West Point Mint")


    Basically other just presume and it's them who jump up and down yelling fake or whatever but fail to read the description correctly which states in Inverted Comma's COPY.. So when I get contacted and told I am wrong as people say they are replica's or copies of the real coin have I said it is the real deal NO!! I stated COPY to ensure I didn't deceive anyone yet people even coin collectors still try to state I am mis-leading..

    (note- inverted commas???? no idea what is being said here)
    (note 2 - "have I said it is the real deal NO!!" yes. To me and in the description with "not replica")

    Well as a novice by researching before advertizing my coin's I have done everything Ebay has asked yet I am still told by other so called experienced coin collectors I am not correct..My last sentence is always been..Please read the description and note the word Copy..That justified what the coin is but I thank you anyway for bringing to my attention that a coin that states copy is not a real genuine 1oz coin. Cheers

    (note- the last words in 2 of the 3 descriptions was "not replica" as verified by .... and the only reason it was not last in the 3rd is because it said ... pay in 2 days underneath.)

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    enjoy your ebay reading for today.

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    coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Sadly, I took the time to read this thread... I want the last 10 minutes of my life back.

    To summarize the whole shebang:

    "AND STAY OFF MY LAWN!!!"
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    leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, these exuberant prices wouldn't have anything to do with gold dropping, what now, $750? And that a lot of folks got stuck buying silver at $45/oz? Wait a second...........naw, it couldn't be for any of those reasons. Perhaps since the drop in gold, coin prices might look a bit high to people as well. haven't seen too many people at the big coin shows and the dealers were only selling at net with no room for negotiating prices? hmmm There's likely nothing to that either. image

    The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!

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