What was your biggest "YOU SUCK" score on eBay?
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I'm still looking for that $15K Rarity-8 token to cross with a $50.00 BIN.
Has anyone else snagged anything uber rare?
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I've cherry picked 3 1911-D $2 1/2 Indians. Each under $300.
It is verboten to give oneself the YS award.
Biggest win here was about an $1800 group of modern silver commems for $500.
Well You Really Suck... Congrats!
Not rare, but I snagged two 1854-o Huge O quarters (from a lot of 6 coins) for slightly over melt. Later both graded F02, & AG3.
Also recently, but slightly OT I recently picked a small metal file cabinet out of a city scrap recycle dumpster that contained (26) 1941 Double play baseball cards (including DiMaggio and Williams). Also several Whitman coin books with the best find a book of barber dimes with 27 included. Best dime is a VG 1913-s. Two books of Lincoln cents 1909-45, all G-VG, One V Nickel book half complete, 1 Jefferson book almost complete, 1 Canadian nickel and cent book; mostly complete. Also picked up a box containing a 50 can beer collection with some cone topped cans and some with zip tabs.
Who throws a locked cabinet in a scrap heap without checking it?
I figure it was about a $800 or so payday.
On the flip side, I sold two silver Eagles in rattler holders for $300 each, buy it now. Probably 5 years ago. They sell now for $1000 each.
I bought this 1859-S $5 in an ICG holder from poor pics for $4k, crossed to a P53 CAC and worth maybe $7k.
For those who aren't aware, the 59-S is one of the toughest coins in the Liberty series, maybe 50-60 known.
Latin American Collection
I have yet to you suck it yet, I really must suck
Best place to buy !
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Well here's some tips...
Middle of the night is a good time to snag some newly listed items.
Superbowl Sunday has been great along with New Years day.
I have had a half dozen or so multi hundred dollar buys turn into multi thousand sells. That said I have a had a few thousand worth of buys turn into a few hundred in sales so I try not to focus on the cash too much.
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
I think the best I've done was a 28-s Peace Dollar in an ACG-65 holder for $100. Graded 64 at PCGS.
Collector, occasional seller
The best I ever did was not on eBay, it was at a local show. I bought the 1919 DDO Mercury Dime that is now the PCGS XF-40. I paid $7.00 for it.
$788 for three dollars. One of which was a 1888-o Scarface that I sold at GC for a bit over $10,000.
bob
1959 Cameo proof half dollar in OGP. I bouvht ghe set for about $25.00.
I bought a 1920 SLQ from a forum member some years ago for $100. It was the ugliest and cruddiest SLQ. Sent it in to get graded by our host and it came back MS-65FH !!!
This $50 coin:
Turned out to be this coin I sold for $900:
It would only cause hard feelings if I shared the details.
1918/7- D Buffalo that went into a PGCS-4 holder from a batch of Buffalos I bought for 10-or-15 cents each. Sold for $775 but still hoping for something newer to finally update my tag line.
Uh-oh, just realized the post referred to ebay. Have had many scores there but no "You Sucks."
not here.
I only wish
BHNC #203
1961 DDR Proof Franklin in raw proof set for $10, graded PR67...
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
wow, you really suck!
BHNC #203
Hope that Rick Snow weighs in on his score.
Thanks, but I think I already got a you suck for this a couple of years ago!!
bob
Bought a 1919p buff PCGS64 for about $300. Got it attributed as a two feather, and auctioned off for a bit over $2k at GC
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Some of you guys definitely have amazing find stories! Hard not to sell when you're talking about thousands of dollars in profit.
Really goes to show that knowledge is power and knowing what to look for in a specific series for rarity.
I always go with.....
loose lips sink ships!
Back in the day, I bought a never fired, 12 ga. 870 Express Magnum for $85. I did have to pay a $20 transfer fee.
For this year it’s a 1916-d Buffalo Nickel I bought off eBay for $195.00 shipped. It graded in at a 66 and now CAC’ed. I have no intention of selling this piece but the value is up there for what I paid. It fits nicely in my collection.
I gave myself the suck award
Best one was an unattributed 1873 DDO dime, purchased for $100, sold for mid four figures. New owner got it into a PCGS AU58 holder.
Out of respect for the OP, I won’t mention my profit when I flipped him a cherypicked double clipped 2002-S proof Sacagawea dollar.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Maybe 15 years ago, a full set, circulated, Lincoln less the 1922, lousy pictures, when it all was an auction. The only decent picture was the later stuff, nothing about the early pages. It was in the cheap blue album, no reverse pictures, and the picture was taken from across the room. ,
The 1909-S was fine, the 09-s VDB was very good, and the 14-D was very good. All for a couple hundred.
$200 for a 1913 Var 1 buff that was an unattributed 3 1/2 legs. Sold it for $10,350 in a Heritage auction around 12 years ago. Had a couple of 10 grand plus 'picks from shows and shops, too.
Earlier thread
There are dozens of stories in the forum archives of items purchased for under $1,000 and sold for over $10,000. Maybe hundreds of stories by now. In terms of sheer magnitude, SUMORADA's record is unassailable as far as I'm concerned.
OK, well for the dark side, I bought an 1838 sovereign that had poor pictures but I suspected it was worth a gamble. About 12 years ago I paid L1250 pounds / ~ $2000 and traded for L17k pounds/ $24k as it turned out to be the discovery pattern proof of that date.
Well, just Love coins, period.
Mine was a 1888/7 Indian in XF for $48. Sold it for $14,500
Twice in last 5 years I bought a scarce variety token on ebay for an average of $500 and sold it for an average of $4500.
What is SUMADORA's record purchase?
Tom
You guys all win! A satisfying adventure was purchasing a raw 1971-D Ike that appeared to offer soft blue and pink toning graded (on a Long Beach show walk-through) at MS67. I was lucky for a while there about ten- fifteen years ago by finding three uncirculated 1928 Peace dollars that were mysteriously labeled as S mint by the sellers (all unrelated and all over a four month period). Each came back MS62; MS62, and MS63 (P) by PCGS. I was able to determine later the, "S" in the title of these auctions probably referred to "Silver" yet prevented other potential buyers from opening the auction and bidding.
peacockcoins
Very nice love the Scarface, Now that's a good Suck.
Hoard the keys.
I didn't mind paying you the price you asked as I thought it was very fair.
It was still a good buy for me since it's the only one known
7-8 years ago I bought a ultimate full head 1926-S SLQ in a ANACS UNC details holder for $210 BIN on eBay in the middle of the night. It was a great strike, but hand been over dipped and had black spots from dip residue. Jay Cline jumped the gun and offered me $2200 before I could mention what I wanted. $2800 if NGC could remove the spots. So I talked to David at the NGC booth and we both agreed the coin was well beyond another dip and took the $2200.
New Years Day was very good to me one year too. About a decade ago MCM had a proof NGC error on eBay for like $50 opening bid and it had a lot of watchers but I guess everyone was hungover? I was the only bidder and consigned it to Bowers & Merena and ended up netting about a $1,250 profit.
2008-reverse-2007 ASE. $60 to a NGC ms70 worth aprox. $1000, but I still have it, so not a "You suck" until I move it.
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Common coin, but a condition rarity. I bought a group of 6 clad Ike dollars for $17. One graded MS67, and I sold it for $4,000!
Not as good as the above stories, but I noted a 1909 S Lincoln cent, AU.
I thought it looked like a possible unc, and got it for about $110, all in.
Got it and I was sure it was an unc.
Now in a 63 RB holder S Over Horizontal S
BHNC #203
All I got was a “you dick”.
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A '95W ASE, PCGS ... for one quarter of the going price.... Just got lucky.... Cheers, RickO
I haven't told this story in a while, but back when I was in college and first getting into varieties, I went to a local auction and bought a group of Whitman folders with partial circulated sets of Wheat cents for $20. In one of them, in the spot for the 1922 Plain, was a 1922 no D, strong reverse. ANACS graded it Good, and after I sold it to a local dealer for $150 I used the money to buy a nice interview suit.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Very nice! you guys are all suckers. In a good way.
Hoard the keys.
My dad got this back of bid via a horrible picture. I later sold it for $3k. I worry about the coin, the buyer was very odd.
My best was a mispriced GSA on July 4th waiting to go out and do fireworks. I think I made $3000 on a flip to a dealer.
Lmao as I just about had sparkling water come out my nose reading that
Just speaking ebay...This still remains my best pick. I must add that the original ebay picture was of very low quality but just good enough to buy this 1936 DDO # 2 raw for $9 delivered. Its now in my set graded MS 64 RED with a current BV of $1150. I was so proud of this coin I had expert photographer Jason Cuvelier photograph it for me.
WS
My avatar. Bought on eBay for $100, came back MS 65.