The Scavenger Hunt is now over!!!!(Winners revealed along with the answers to bottom 3 questions)

CoinAddict · August 1, 2004 11:31AM

Rules for the first part of the contest:
1) There are 12 "items" to be found on eBay.
2) Most, but not all, items have to do with PCGS.
3) There can (and probably are) multiple correct answers for each
item.
4) There may be (but I doubt it) no correct answer for some items.
5) All answers are in the form of eBay item numbers.
6) Active & Closed auctions are elligible unless otherwise stated.
7) The contest runs from 8:30 pm Central time tonight, until 11:00pm CT (Tuesday) night.
8) Only one Entry per person.
9) Answers should be PMed to me.
10) Whoever correctly finds one of each for the most items wins
either a darkly toned Morgan or a toned Franklin and 2 other coins.!
11) In case of a tie, there will not be one. There will be two
winners.
12) Whoever sends the correct answers first will have first choice
of the prize.

Rules for the second part of the contest
1) PM me a link to location of the coin that is for sale
2) All coins must be PCGS graded.
3) The coin can be anywhere on the internet as long as it is for
sale and it has a picture.
4) The coin does not necessarily have to be the exact coin that I
found.
5) Have fun!!!!

The Items to search for:
1) Reverse Keyword Spam
A single PCGS Coin that does not have "PCGS" or "Professional Grading Service" in the title.

2) Category Challenged
Any coin being sold in a non-coin category.

3) Mixed Certs
A single auction with coins by 4 or more grading services.

4) PCGS Por Favor?
Any PCGS coin being sold by an overseas seller.

5) SHOUTING Seller
Any PCGS coin being sold by a seller using ALL CAPS in their listing.

6)Coin, Plus
Any U.S.Coin (not necessarily PCGS) being sold along with an item that is not coin related.

7)Mystery Slab
Any certified coin where the certification company is not mentioned in the title or description.

8)Perfect PCGS Seller
Any PCGS coin being sold by a seller with 0 Negs, 0 Neutrals, and a minumum feedback rating of 1,000

9)PCGS no longer
Any raw coin where the seller claims it used to be in a PCGS slab.

10)Super Snipe
A completed coin auction where the winning bid was made with 1 or 0 seconds left in the auction.

11)Speed Buyer
A coin sold with BIN within 1 hour of being listed.

12)Forced seller
Someone has to sell coins for a personal reason.

The second task on your way to win the prize will be:

1) Find a 1928-S Peace Dollar graded MS-65 by PCGS that is currently for
sale somewhere on the internet.

2) Find a 1787 Fugio graded VF-20 by PCGS that is somewhere
for sale on the internet.

3) Raw 1850 Gold Dollar in Choice Brilliant Proof ( This should be
a toughie but I did find one)

DominusDeus · August 1, 2004 11:56AM

And away I go!

BigE · August 1, 2004 12:29PM

Interesting contest CoinAddict, good luck everyone------------------------BigE

Theop · August 1, 2004 1:03PM

On #7, is it ok if the slab can be identified from the auction picture as long as it is not in the title and description ?

CoinAddict · August 1, 2004 1:09PM

Yes, that would be just fine, David.

DominusDeus · August 1, 2004 2:06PM

Well, I've found 8 so far. *grits teeth*

Neptune · August 1, 2004 2:10PM

gosh - wish I had time to enter - good luck, but I am just too tired to try.

Theop · August 1, 2004 2:18PM

Have 13 of the 15, but just have to sleep now.

Thanks for keeping me up past my bed time!

DominusDeus · August 1, 2004 2:32PM

pfft, I haven't even gotten down to those yet. 3 left for the top section.

CoinAddict · August 1, 2004 2:36PM

One person has already sent their answers.

DominusDeus · August 1, 2004 2:37PM

One person sucks.

CoinAddict · August 1, 2004 2:52PM

I did not say that the person won. Did I?

DominusDeus · August 1, 2004 2:53PM

No, but I wouldn't send mine untill I got enough that I had a chance at it. And assuming a normal person would assume that logic, they suck.

bestbino · August 1, 2004 4:39PM

Ok, that's the best I can do.
I found 11 out of 12 and all three second phase.

DominusDeus · August 1, 2004 4:52PM

Since my 9 out of 15 isn't going to win, I may as well quit. Been looking for the last 6 for 3 hours now.

bestbino · August 1, 2004 5:02PM

Don't give up

one of my answers could be wrong.

DominusDeus · August 1, 2004 5:08PM

ONE answer wrong still brings it down to 13 of 15...

I've not got 10 of 15. Still losing.

DominusDeus · August 1, 2004 7:21PM

Eight hours of searching, and I still havent found them all.

SPEEDracer · August 2, 2004 12:24AM

EBAY's Blocked! ARRRGH!

CoinAddict · August 2, 2004 12:33AM

So far 4 people have sent there answers but none of them have gotten all 15 right so any of you can still win.

CoinAddict · August 2, 2004 3:06AM

TTT

CoinAddict · August 2, 2004 5:37AM

Are there anymore contestants out there?

ColinCMR · August 2, 2004 7:22AM

Fun game!

DominusDeus · August 2, 2004 3:00PM

*bump*

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 12:35AM

Today is the final day for those that are planning on playing.

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 5:24AM

Are there going to be anymore entries?

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 9:44AM

There has to be more then 4 contestants out there.

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 10:44AM

If noone else is going to play I might as well go ahead and announce the winners.

dimeadzn · August 3, 2004 10:56AM

I 'll send my results if you want. I'm still looking for one more.

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 10:58AM

Take your time, Donna. I will not be ending the contest until 11:00 CT. I was just wanting to see if anyone else was participating.

dimeadzn · August 3, 2004 11:13AM

O.K Thanks!

One of em is giving me a devil of a time.

dimeadzn · August 3, 2004 12:33PM

PM sent. Finally found it!

(I hope)

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 12:47PM

We have our first place winner. Congratulations, Donna. Her score was 15 out of 15. There could still be a different second prize winner then there currently will be. There is still 1 hour and 13 minutes left.

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 1:31PM

30 minutes left. If you are playing you had better be getting your answers in soon.

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 1:56PM

Down to less then 5 minutes.

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 2:09PM

The first prize winner is dimeadzn with 15 out of 15 correct.
The second prize winner is bestbino with 13 out of 15 correct.
Thanks for playing everyone.

I would like the winners to send me a PM telling which prize they want and also thier address so I can ship the prizes. Donna gets first choice of the prize because she got all of the questions right.

The answers to the bottom questions were:
#1

#2

#3

coinbuf · August 3, 2004 2:11PM

congrats to the winners

Chris

DominusDeus · August 3, 2004 2:11PM

Ah well.

dimeadzn · August 3, 2004 2:22PM

Congratulations bestbino!

Thank you, Kyle. I really learned a lot and had a blast!

CoinAddict · August 3, 2004 2:35PM

I am glad to hear that, Donna.

Theop · August 3, 2004 11:36PM

Could someone post an item that fulfills #9? This was the only one of the first 12 I couldn't get.

bestbino · August 3, 2004 11:38PM

Congratulations Donna:

( Hey you sniped me )

Great work. That was a very good excercise in searching the net.

Hey I wanted the Morgan

But, I am very happy to even have had the oppitunity to play.
Thanks Kyle:

Jeff

bestbino · August 3, 2004 11:44PM

Theop:

Here is my answer to #9.

9. Ok, I give up, I have a headache and going to bed.

Maybe Donna can Help Us. Cause she must of been the only one to find that. But, we may not hear from here too soon, She must of been awake for the last 48 hours. (Good Work Donna). If I ever need a special coin, I am coming to you to find it for me.

Theop · August 4, 2004 12:48AM

Donna,

I am looking for a PCGS slabbed 1964 coin, which was once in an ICG slab, being sold on ebay in a listing with a yellow background, san serif font, with the listing in German, by a seller with exactly 74 positive, 2 neutral, and 1 negative feedback, whose ebay ID begins with the letter R. Think you can help me out?

Seriously, mind posting the item # that met the #9 criteria? That one drove me crazy.

dimeadzn · August 4, 2004 1:18AM

Thanks, eveyone. Here is a link to what I got for #9:

Used to be PCGS

The Scavenger Hunt is now over!!!!(Winners revealed along with the answers to bottom 3 questions)

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