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With all the talk of stock photos on eBay, who wants to drop $52k on one of two?

airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,791 ✭✭✭✭✭

To the seller's credit, it is clear that the photo may not be of the coin you will receive...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/273147729662

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    KollectorKingKollectorKing Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wouldn't drop $500 much less $52,000 on a coin with no photo.
    Pass.

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    DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    UNREAL !!!

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    BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ZTF (Zero Trust Factor). No way in h3ll.

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    dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I know it's a lot of trouble for a busy coin dealer to take a picture and post the actual coins.

    Of course, for 52K, they might be able to hire somebody to do it...

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    DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dpoole said:
    I know it's a lot of trouble for a busy coin dealer to take a picture and post the actual coins.

    Of course, for 52K, they might be able to hire somebody to do it...

    I've gone to that trouble on a 50 dollar coin. :)

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,984 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The picture is so over exposed that you can't tell anything from it. Way back in the day when I sold a couple of $25 Civil War tokens on eBay, I took much better photos than that. That photographer needs to get a job working for the Chinese junk counterfeit mint. His talents are misused here.

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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 8, 2018 12:33PM

    Like it would've killed him to show both OR run two listings.

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    ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Who tries to sell a coin for $52k like this? Make two listings with pictures of the actual coins for sale.
    All of his listings are weird. He has been brought up here before, I don't remember what about though.

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    coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,469 ✭✭✭✭✭

    the seller sold 26 items last month, he's not that busy

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    BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,745 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DIMEMAN said:
    UNREAL !!!

    That seller is UNREAL.

    Unfortunately I had the misfortune of dealing with him ONCE. The photo of the coin for sale was out of focus for a reason. Never should have bought it for that reason alone.

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    daltexdaltex Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If this https://ebay.to/2IBCQL8 is really worth $130k then $400 is too low to take seriously. Same "seller".

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    cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 11,170 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cameonut said:
    I wouldn't drop $500 much less $52,000 on a coin with no photo.
    Pass.

    I agree. It is crazy that a seller would even think to do something like this. To me it is a huge red flag.

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    logger7logger7 Posts: 9,966 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This may catch on with other companies and sites, like dating and potential spouses from other countries...."While we do our best to provide reasonably similar pictures of your potential love interest, these should be considered as only approximations, not guarantees of likely actual individuals. We are not responsible for any misunderstandings and the customer must realize that".

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    blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 7,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ChrisH821 said:
    Who tries to sell a coin for $52k like this? Make two listings with pictures of the actual coins for sale.
    All of his listings are weird. He has been brought up here before, I don't remember what about though.

    I remember the seller too. Were they the ones with the listing that was trying to accept bitcoins only for payment?

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    cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 11,170 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    The picture is so over exposed that you can't tell anything from it. Way back in the day when I sold a couple of $25 Civil War tokens on eBay, I took much better photos than that. That photographer needs to get a job working for the Chinese junk counterfeit mint. His talents are misused here.

    What baffles me is that you can be the worst coin photographer in the world and still hire a professional photographer. The cost would be well worth it. Todd offers onsite photography at many shows.

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,900 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nothing of great importance. Notice the coincidence that the asking price number is the same amount as the number of 16's minted.

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    StoogeStooge Posts: 4,702 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Must be nice to have not 1, but 2 different 1916 SLQ's MS65FH.


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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Holy fecal matter.... $52K and "The scans are of a coin similar in quality to the 1916 PCGS MS65 Full Head that you will receive, not necessarily the actual coin. ".... That is a 'No way, Jose' walk on by listing... Cheers, RickO

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    Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 10,090 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have found I don’t want buy anything there unless photo exactly item wb receiving.

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