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Toned Morgan question.... edit now with link

CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
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This guy is selling toned Morgans on Ebay and I am wondering if the toning would be considered natural? I just wanted the opionins of the boards. Thanks



Sorry about that. Here is the link to the auctions:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZbondman22

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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭
    I think you forgot to attach the link.
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  • CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
    Sorry. Link is now posted at the top. Thanks again for the opinions. Tim
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Let's see if this fixes it.


    Link - I hope
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
    That did it. Thanks Mr. Jones. Still learning the ropes around here. image
  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭


    << <i>This guy is selling toned Morgans on Ebay and I am wondering if the toning would be considered natural? I just wanted the opionins of the boards. Thanks



    Sorry about that. Here is the link to the auctions:

    http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZbondman22 >>



    Most of his coins are PCGS and NGC graded examples. The problem with bondman is he tweaks the images to the point of looking very unnatural. He's had several complaints about the coins looking nothing like the images.
  • CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
    No kidding. That is good to know. Thanks
  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    The yahoo has me blocked from bidding..................wish I could remember why??

    musta been something I said...image



    Herb
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  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭


    << <i>The yahoo has me blocked from bidding..................wish I could remember why??

    musta been something I said...image



    Herb >>



    He is signed up here. A couple of years ago when he was getting roasted pretty good he blocked a bunch of posters here.
  • CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
    It's good to know these things. I'm glad that I haven't bid on anything yet.
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,390 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wholeheartedly DO NOT recommend him at all. After listening to my advice so well, I caved in and bought one coin from him... that was my mistake. It was an "endroll toned" dollar with crisp blue and gold lines, as a normal endroll coin would have. In hand, I couldn't tell it was an endroller, or that there was any gold... just an ugly coin with some dark blue/grey toning and poor lustre.

    In fact, here's my post when this all took place: link

    Jeremy
    JK Coin Photography - eBay Consignments | High Quality Photos | LOW Prices | 20% of Consignment Proceeds Go to Pancreatic Cancer Research
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,390 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh, and even my picture shows the color better than you can see with your naked eye
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  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    I've always been tempted to buy a morgan from him, but the pictures always look too manipulated to me.....
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  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    Jeremy, what was the conclusion to that deal? How did he respond to your email, and did you get your money back?
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,390 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He refunded everything including return postage... Mark Feld helped write a very stern letter image
    JK Coin Photography - eBay Consignments | High Quality Photos | LOW Prices | 20% of Consignment Proceeds Go to Pancreatic Cancer Research
  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    Okay, then the followup question: Did he relist it with the same tweaked image? (I probably already know the answer to this one)
  • CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
    Wow. That must have been disappointing but at least you got your money back. Thanks for the good advice.
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,390 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Okay, then the followup question: Did he relist it with the same tweaked image? (I probably already know the answer to this one) >>

    I think he got more the second time around, too imageimageimageimageimageimage:

    It's not like the coin even looked CLOSE to his photo... the crescents, well, they rarely come really muted (albeit, some do), but not to the point of being almost invisible. This coin, me must have photo'd and while playing with the picture, been absolutely astounded at the pattern that appeared image

    Jeremy
    JK Coin Photography - eBay Consignments | High Quality Photos | LOW Prices | 20% of Consignment Proceeds Go to Pancreatic Cancer Research
  • K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295 ✭
    Well, you've been here for about the same amount of time as I have, and you know the routine with bondman. I'm really surprised you even bid on one of his coins, but I bet you won't be doing that again.

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