have any of you dealt with G&F Coin galleries?

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• ChangeInHistory Posts: 3,092 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 29, 2005 10:55PM

  
  Yes, similar to Coin Vault. Lots of great hype and so forth, coins overgraded/overpriced.
  
  I tried them several years ago. In the ad they had claimed to not have a monthly lot returned for X # of years. The second month of being on the XF-UNC 19th +20th C. monthly package, I caught on. Lots of 'tweener' coins for the grade. I called and canceled my monthly program, and 2 weeks later received another lot. I refused the package and call G+F to re-affirm my cancellation. The guy was a bit upset. He tried to ask what my level of expertice was because he only sends solid coins, good values, blah, blah...... Had to eventually take that claim out of the ad! I They do have some decent coins but they are overpriced and sometimes generously graded.
  
  If it sounds to good to be true,.................................

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• Keyrock Posts: 961 ✭

  March 29, 2005 11:12PM

  Many years ago I gave it a shot while I was getting back into the hobby. Looking back the coins were over priced, but the coins I kept were decent. I think I sent a few shipments back until they had a idea of what I would accept. After a year I bagged it, and moved onto dealing with certian dealers and auction houses. Cancelling was a pain, I received a few shipments after cancelling, so I cancelled my credit card. After I cancelled (the program and the CC) I received notices for 2 years that my credit card could not be charged and I needed to send a check for the next shipment.
  
  Like ChangeInHistory said, There is no Santa Clause in this hobby......
  
  Rich

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• RBinTex Posts: 4,328 ✭

  March 29, 2005 11:15PM

  About 25 years ago. Total scam artists. All coins overgraded.

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• cmanbb Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2005 2:25AM

  About 10+ years ago......................reasons stated above are the same reaseons I stopped buying from them.

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• sumdunce Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2005 3:58AM

  SSDD.
  
  I got three "solid MS65" Morgans which ANACS graded MS63.
  

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• slabseller Posts: 42

  March 30, 2005 7:56AM

  I am starting to get the feeling that I should just runaway.

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• roadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2005 10:24AM

  Why would you buy coins from a Bowling supply company? Yes, you should run and find more solid sources of rare coins from established sellers who haven't sold "investment packages"
  to newbies. I guess they had to jump to slabs to stay in business.
  I'm surprised they are still around.
  
  roadrunner

  Barbarous Relic No More, LSCC -GoldSeek--shadow stats--SafeHaven--321gold

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• michael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭

  March 30, 2005 1:39PM

  ah yes g and f coin galleries they will send you8 fantastic wholesale gold coins that are worth
  
  5000 and you pay 2500 and they will send them to you for their postage cost and pay thousands a month for advertising
  
  
  how do they do it?? it is magic they love to lose money and give their customers good raRE USA GOLD COINS FOR WHOLESALE
  
  
  sounds like a plan forme

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• oreville Posts: 12,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2005 1:54PM

  He called me on the phone a few times. He calls himself a doctor of some sort. Or he was formerly a doctor. I don't recall the specifics. Talks very earnestly and vigorously.
  
  I did not buy from him so I cannot comment.

  A Collectors Universe poster since 1997!

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• michael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭

  March 31, 2005 5:05PM

  

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