Heads up on a Franklin auction!!

ksteelheader · May 24, 2003 9:08PM

With special thanks to Lucy, I would like to caution anyone thinking of taking he plunge on this auction. I recently bid on, won, recieved, reviewed, and sent this coin back for refund. While the coin is a nice coin, it is only 60% FBL.......KenLINK

jonesy · May 24, 2003 9:12PM

Thanks for the Heads Up! Hey, Don't you Sleep??

ksteelheader · May 24, 2003 9:17PM

Of course I sleep! I get 7 hours each night. I just get up at 5AM every day...Ken

jonesy · May 24, 2003 9:26PM

So the early Ken gets the early Frankie?

millennium · May 24, 2003 9:56PM

???? It clearly states on the slab that it is a MS65...Is PCGS wrong? Again?

ksteelheader · May 24, 2003 9:59PM

The part you need to be concerned about is FULL BELL LINES?
....Ken

millennium · May 24, 2003 10:03PM

Ooops!..I see what you mean!

ursabear · May 24, 2003 10:06PM

Here's the new auction, same coin...

Gilbert · May 25, 2003 1:07AM

Ken, when you returned this coin, did you perchance mention that it is far from FBL by most accepted standards?

I ask because, based on Ursabear's link, it is apparent that either you didn't mention it as the basis of your return, OR he is simply trying to BS the next bidder.

BTW, is "ratsass4u" a message or an actual bidder, if anyone know's.

Last question. What did you mean "Thanks to Lucy?" How did she help you on this deal? Just curious.

ksteelheader · May 25, 2003 1:14AM

I specificall mentioned the reason for return as the coin only being 60% FBL!
Lucy helped by telling me that it was up for auction again. She is one of the people here that knew of me buying the coin.....Ken

LucyBop · May 25, 2003 1:22AM

<< <i>What did you mean "Thanks to Lucy?" How did she help you on this deal? >>

When its a 53s with claims of fbl, i've got my eyes all over it!

FC57Coins · May 25, 2003 1:42AM

Hopefully newbies will read this and realize that on EBAY, no one is going to give away a 53SFBL for next to nothing. This goes back to all those coins that we often see on ebay expounding claims of better grades, FBL, etc. These people are in business to make money and if they THINK they might have a winner in their hands, they're certainly not going to give it away.

In my humble opinion.

Frank

LucyBop · May 25, 2003 1:44AM

a 53s fbl in a 5 can fetch 15k.

sinin1 · May 25, 2003 2:20AM

I don't get it, PCGS does not say FBL and the seller questions it.

So you bid 5x MS65 price hoping for a giant score and don't get it so return it?

bumpy · May 25, 2003 2:40AM

<< <i>I don't get it, PCGS does not say FBL and the seller questions it.

So you bid 5x MS65 price hoping for a giant score and don't get it so return it? >>

I think you've exactly got it.

ksteelheader · May 25, 2003 3:12AM

So you bid 5x MS65 price hoping for a giant score and don't get it so return it? ..You got it...Ken

DCAMFranklin · May 25, 2003 4:56AM

You mean the ol'saying is true? There really is no such thing as a free lunch?

Ken, I'm sure you weren't REALLY expecting anything near FBL, right?

ksteelheader · May 25, 2003 5:17AM

DCamFranklin, no, but a flip of the coin with return priveleges...Ken

Heads up on a Franklin auction!!

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