It does prey on the naive collector but, it does state that this is a "TYPE" 100 mil coin! Oh well! some buyer will be surprised.
Constellatio Collector sevenoften@hotmail.com --------------------------------- "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!" "If it don't make $" "It don't make cents""
This is an example of the biggest failing with ebay - they allow repros to be listed in the same category as actual coins.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
Reported. Thanks for the heads-up. Most importantly the seller never indicates that the word "COPY" is on the coin as required by law -- nor can it be seen from the picture -- even after he/she clarified three days into the auction.
Sounds like he copied the same BS they say on the TV commercial, I would like to know what PURE silver clad is as that seems like a contradiction in terms to me. Kinda of like saying it is a 100% round square.
<< <i>OMG Colonia NJ is part of the township where I live. >>
Where do you live? I grew up in Port Reading and graduated from WHS. SarasotaFrank is also a WHS alum. How strange to have 3 people from the same town on these Boards.
I see no problem with this whatsoever. Whoever paid for that is obviously not a collector who does his research. So the seller did not say "copy" - so what! He clearly tells all about the "real" Morgan CC dollars and then talks about this one being from the National Collector Mint. People are stupid and I do not feel sorry for them in these situations.
I suspect that no one has really bid on the coin. he has had shills do all the bidding and is trying to suck in a "victim" to buy it. The shill bid retractions are a nice touch. Some of these buyers, just do not read or do not understand what it is they read. By having his Morgan history story first he gets the suckers who don't read past the first sentence or two.
People are stupid and I do not feel sorry for them in these situations
Let's say ignorant.
I think kranky hit on it earlier. I agree that non-US coins should NOT be allowed to be listed under the US Coins heading. It helps create the confusion for the uninitiated.
This is a frequent topic of posts. It again reveals just how blind collectors can become when they think they are going to get a deal. Morgan dollar collectors seem especially prone to this. There are NO bargains in US coins. The market is too large and well developed.
Well that stinks....when I went to retract bid...I was not able to add my own comment that it was a copy....only had a drop down menu of three choices....oh well not much help, but I tried....
Another think I discovered today is that ebay has set a limit to how many emails to members you can send...I sent about 10 today and discovered this when they told me mail could not be sent I have exceeded my daily limit....
<< <i>a bunch of STUFF..not all coins....but his feedback is pretty good....dont think he is a scammer just puffing the coin..... >>
I suspect he just lifted all the misleading NCM marketing crap and pasted it into his auction. I'm not sure his intend is to defraud, but his choice of marketing material is questionable, and there's enough deception in it -- and it's not a real coin -- that it shouldn't be selling in this category.
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
But then again he does state its a copy and if you notice the bidding, only after he posts his revision does it start to take off in price.
My guess - shill bidding for the next auction when no one is looking.
Michael
<< <i>My guess - shill bidding for the next auction when no one is looking. >>
Hi,
look at the bid history. Seem normal?
Best,
Billy
If it wasn't for this forum I wouldn't understand these details. 100 mil clad etc.
Rookie Joe
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
<< <i>OMG Colonia NJ is part of the township where I live. >>
Where do you live? I grew up in Port Reading and graduated from WHS. SarasotaFrank is also a WHS alum. How strange to have 3 people from the same town on these Boards.
Michael
"User ID kept private" (embarrassed cause they got more money than sense?)
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Whoever paid for that is obviously not a collector who does his research.
So the seller did not say "copy" - so what!
He clearly tells all about the "real" Morgan CC dollars and then talks about this one being from the National Collector Mint.
People are stupid and I do not feel sorry for them in these situations.
he has had shills do all the bidding and is trying to suck in a "victim" to buy it.
The shill bid retractions are a nice touch.
Some of these buyers, just do not read or do not understand what it is they read.
By having his Morgan history story first he gets the suckers who don't read past the first sentence or two.
Let's say ignorant.
I think kranky hit on it earlier. I agree that non-US coins should NOT be allowed to be listed under the US Coins heading. It helps create the confusion for the uninitiated.
Joe.
PM me with the name of the guy. I might know him, too.
Another think I discovered today is that ebay has set a limit to how many emails to members you can send...I sent about 10 today and discovered this when they told me mail could not be sent I have exceeded my daily limit....
who's side is ebay on.....
Dr J
My omnicoin collection (or how my coin photography has progressed)
<< <i>a bunch of STUFF..not all coins....but his feedback is pretty good....dont think he is a scammer just puffing the coin..... >>
I suspect he just lifted all the misleading NCM marketing crap and pasted it into his auction. I'm not sure his intend is to defraud, but his choice of marketing material is questionable, and there's enough deception in it -- and it's not a real coin -- that it shouldn't be selling in this category.
My EBay Store/Auctions