This is your brain on drugs

lava · September 20, 2003 6:17AM

I am speachless.

nwcs · September 20, 2003 6:20AM

Maybe he meant Australian dollars?

barberlover · September 20, 2003 6:36AM

I don't know what ebay rules are, but if there is a minumum reserve fee on a lot being valued at 1 million dollars, you'd assume he'd pull it before the end if he doesn't get any bids. I guess he thinks rich people are dumb.

Les

kranky · September 20, 2003 6:37AM

He lists those 22 Morgans for $1,000,000 and puts a 15-word description that doesn't even list the mintmarks.

For this auction he sold 3 Morgans for $41 and included a 1,700+ word description!

kamehameha00 · September 20, 2003 6:39AM

<< <i>

For this auction he sold 3 Morgans for $41 and included a 1,700+ word description! >>

beat me to it,kranky

Bobsav21 · September 20, 2003 6:45AM

Geez, you'd think he'd throw in free shipping

Bob

barberlover · September 20, 2003 6:51AM

I think it would be great if ebay changed it's rules so that no coin with a minumum reserve could be pulled from an auction with out being penalized the equivelant of the minumum reserve fee. So if the fee is 5 % this clown would have to pay 50 K to ebay if no one pays 1 million for his coins.

Also this would stop dealers from listing their online inventories as phoney auctions. Just some of the reasons I don't like sleez bay.

Les

jeffnpcb · September 20, 2003 7:08AM

What, no 93-S or 95 proofs!! I'm retracking my bid!!!

mgoodm3 · September 20, 2003 7:15AM

One of these coins is not like the others.

Gemini · September 20, 2003 7:57AM

Better sign him up as a hawker with Home Shopping Channel right away.

airplanenut · September 20, 2003 8:08AM

It's almost complete

dpoole · September 20, 2003 8:10AM

This guy needs to get back on his lithium.

ColonialCoinUnion · September 20, 2003 8:21AM

It could be part of psyche study at a local community college.

ARCO · September 20, 2003 8:59AM

Looks like the carnival barkers and the flea market bums are getting into coins.

Tyler

1jester · September 20, 2003 9:15AM

Awesome coins almost a full set, a collectors dream!!! Bid fast!!!!! They won't last!!!! Rare!!
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Shipping and handling: Buyer pays for all shipping costs

Shipping insurance: (Required)
Will ship to United States only.
Seller's payment instructions:
Once the auction is over we will get your adress and send only when the money issue is taken care of.

That guy has gone wonkers!!

Does anybody have an ebay account they don't mind losing, just to make a bid and force the guy to eat the fees???

marcmoish · September 20, 2003 11:55AM

stop harrassing my grandma now

ursabear · September 20, 2003 12:41PM

I guess it's accurate, because technically, a "set" is more than two...

The question is... "almost a complete set" of what?

LanLord · September 20, 2003 1:04PM

And this is your brain with three strips of bacon and red potatos

Bear · September 20, 2003 1:10PM

Im a little light this month after the L.B. show and all, but I really want to bid. Could someone lend me

998,998 bucks till my social security check arrives. This looks like too good a deal to pass up.

If I can win the bid I will be eligable for the Numnuts award for 2003. Ill be famous.

airplanenut · September 20, 2003 1:16PM

<< <i>Ill be famous. >>

Any coin collecting, talking, jelly doughnut-eating bear is already famous

Jeremy

Bear · September 20, 2003 1:20PM

Why thank you young sir, nice of you to say so.

FC57Coins · September 20, 2003 1:45PM

those eggs and bacon look good!!!

Bear · September 20, 2003 1:47PM

Good move Frank, make that two orders.

lava · September 20, 2003 3:24PM

Bear, that's priceless.

You are probably feeling terrible after blowing your money on that crap they push at Long Beach -- you know the stuff, coins with nice eye appeal in PCGS slabs.

Bear · September 20, 2003 3:47PM

Yes it is a dilemma. So many coins, so little money.

Whats a little bear to do?

tonyhar · September 20, 2003 5:25PM

Eat Honey!

1jester · September 20, 2003 9:26PM

Playing with your food again, LanLord???

razorface1027 · September 20, 2003 10:11PM

I WANT SOME OF WHAT HE'S SMOKIN'

razorface1027 · September 20, 2003 11:19PM

I email him/her and asked if they'd cover the S&H if I were to win this lot...Let's see if I get a response.

CarlWohlforth · September 20, 2003 11:22PM

There is no reserve, just a crazy high minimum bid. It costs extra for reserves on items that don't sell but not for high starting bids. So there is no reason to end this auction early, unless the seller starts feeling guilty.

barberlover · September 20, 2003 11:30PM

Could someone please explain to me what ebay rules will penalize this jerk if his coins don't sell ?

There must be a minumum reserve fee structure of some kind, how does it work ?

Also, if a person can simply avoid a minumum reserve fee by pulling a coin right before it's scheduled to close, why hasn't ebay tried to put a stop to sellers doing that by imposing financial penalties to sellers doing that [which I think would be a great idea] that would put a stop to scumbags like this. It would also stop phony auctions with dealers simply trying to sell online inventories by making their coins appear to be auction coins [when they are clearly not auctioning them].

Les

razorface1027 · September 20, 2003 11:42PM

BL...Excellent suggestion! As far as the scumbag remark, I wouldn't go that far. He/she is doing some heavy duty dope

or, another possibility would be that he/she had a stroke, brain freeze, orgasm, or several other finger taunting experiences while hitting the keyboard as they were listing. Something one may choose to ponder awhile

bigindie · September 20, 2003 11:48PM

Thanks for the heads-up, lava. I put this baby on my snipe list!!

razorface1027 · September 21, 2003 1:54PM

Hi all;
As I stated earlier that I'd emailed this knucklehead and was awaiting a reply, well, he replied...

If you pay the million i will pay shipping and handling in the US

I think I'll ask him if he'll accept $800,000, this is all I can really afford for these beauties

JohnZ · September 21, 2003 2:00PM

razorface: LOL! It might be fun playing with his mind for a bit, but I'm not sure he has one. Keep us posted....

Newmismatist · September 21, 2003 2:07PM

Hey - lighten up - he piced it in turkish lira & forgot to mention the currency

Besides that one in the 2nd row, lower left looks awfully new & with new toning too! It just maybe a sleeper in that set - at least worth an opening bid

lava · September 21, 2003 3:19PM

Razorface, that is hilarious. I guess that the Canadians are going to have include postage with their million dollar bid, assuming you someone pick it up at the opening bid. I wonder how he got that million dollar opener. Why not just say two million?

JohnZ · September 21, 2003 3:22PM

Razorface, if you can only afford $800,000, you can't in all good conscience expect him to pay for the shipping.

lava · September 21, 2003 3:27PM

I am still speachless.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

LISTING REVISED, STARTING PRICE LOWERED ............................ BY A DOLLAR!

JohnZ · September 21, 2003 3:29PM

Not a dollar, a cent!!!!

Well that brings it down enough for me to bid now...

lava · September 21, 2003 3:33PM

Thanks JohnZ, I was ready to pull the trigger. I guess I need more practice subtracting from one million.

Just for the heck of it I used the postage calculator -- it costs $61.10 to send that grouping to me with $100 insurance. I can't imagine the cost if I get the grouping properly insured.

razorface1027 · September 22, 2003 10:12AM

LOL...

...Has anyone noticed the new opening bid? He/She has dropped it by 1 cent. I guess the insertion fees a MUCH CHEAPER this way. I'm DYIN' OVA HERE..

Skipper53 · September 22, 2003 10:27AM

I think that's only about $45,500.00 per coin.
Maybe he'll consider breaking up the set.
He may have better luck one coin at a time.

lordmarcovan · September 22, 2003 11:11AM

Geez.

whzzzzzzzzz

Ssssh!

What's making that sound?

Can you hear it, too?

whzzzzzzzzz

Oh. It must be the Morgan at the lower left of that pic...

lordmarcovan · September 22, 2003 11:16AM

Oh... it gets even better- check out the feedback he got on this lot, which was another with the 1,700 word description!

I'll give you a hint... it's the feedback marked in red...

razorface1027 · September 22, 2003 1:02PM

Lord...To be continued

razorface1027 · September 27, 2003 12:19PM

Well folks, I offered him $800,000 for these beauties and he refused. I guess he was left with no alternative but to re-open the bidding starting at $500,000. I'm going to consult my Mrs.(the ball and chain) to see if she'd like to venture this valuable prospect for our childrens future. I HOPE I'M NOT OUTBID...

Steve355 · September 27, 2003 1:38PM

I was disappointed to see that he didn't have BIN.....

Steve

Ryana · September 27, 2003 4:14PM

lava · September 27, 2003 4:35PM

Forget the lot of morgans going for $500,000 (down from a million), wait for this penny to be listed to $225,000. I can't wait.

Nurse, since I don't have $225,000, may I have a barf bag

1jester · September 27, 2003 11:11PM

Welcome to the forums, Ryana!! Took a while to make your first post, I see. Please stick around and come back soon.

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