Approaching a year since I sent my coin to a forum member for PCGS submission.

mrdq · May 3, 2005 2:21PM

No coin yet and no submission verification from PCGS when I check his "submission numbers" and no replies to PM's again

COME ON BUDDY I'M KEEPING THE FAITH HERE BUT IT'S GETTING HARD

I'll even send you some stamps and an envelope, just let me know you're alive and the coin still exists.

Bochiman · May 3, 2005 2:31PM

Tom,

I hope there weren't any $$$ coins in the lot

He shows as "last visited April 14th, 2005" so he is still around.

No matter the hardships or reasons, if he didn't send them in, he should send them back even if COD just so you can have your coins back.
If they are sent in, maybe PCGS can at least confirm the submission number is valid and the date it arrived?

Craton · May 3, 2005 2:34PM

It's been way too long. You have to out this guy now! Who is it?

RickMilauskas · May 3, 2005 2:38PM

Wow...you've been more than patient. I would have started making a lot of noise months ago.

relayer · May 3, 2005 2:39PM

I'd say your chances are slim of ever seeing your coin again, and certainly not in a PCGS slab

kryptonitecomics · May 3, 2005 2:46PM

Way too much time has passed.....the coin or coins should be sent to you right away.....I'd be a more than a little miffed at this point

LucyBop · May 3, 2005 2:50PM

This is just Terrible......

I will say this, myself, Russel, MadMarty are all very trustworthy and more then willing to help anybody here with a coin/submission....

This is not to say that others are not trustworthy, but with one of us, you won't go wrong...

Nocerino18 · May 3, 2005 2:51PM

I would definetely be posting his Name, Address, Phone Number and PCGS Forum Name all over all of these boards. If he is an ANA member I would contact them as well.

pharmer · May 3, 2005 2:58PM

His link tells you who it is. Made me wonder if this is the guy also writes books on the side, who is from the same general area, and who might be having money problems also. Nah, never mind.

Craton · May 3, 2005 3:06PM

Ah, it's "GaCoinGuy" and he hasn't logged on since April 14th ...........
Looks like you got duped

ElectricEye · May 3, 2005 3:21PM

File a complaint with the USPS for mail fraud.

Barry · May 3, 2005 9:31PM

Forget the ANA, I'd call the police. A year is absurd.

GTS · May 3, 2005 10:21PM

Rip Van coin Winkle or just plain ol Rip.
Guy goes to sleep for a year after someone sends him their money.His answer is i've been having some hardtimes, I been fired and my landlady threw me out, my girl friend ran away with my best friend.

Can I ask why you sent Eric Clapton your coins?

This guy's gotta be kiddin

btmoore9 · May 3, 2005 10:21PM

I have to agree...if he's saying back in January that he didn't get it done because of FINANCIAL problems and that he'll get it done asap and he STILL hasn't done so....long gone I think. That may have helped some of his "financial problems". Very, very sad! I would also be on his A@% like white on rice! Phone calls GALORE and whatever else it takes to get anwers and HOPEFULLY your coins!!

Coinhusker1 · May 3, 2005 10:30PM

Tell him to send you the coin immediately or you will call his local police. You have been way too patient with this guy --- a public flogging would not be unreasonable at this point!

mrdq · May 3, 2005 10:31PM

The coin's value is $100 tops and only if someone collects them. It's not a rare date or anything but I doubt i'll ever run into one again. If I can find the pic on my hard drive i'll post it.

btmoore9 · May 3, 2005 10:33PM

$100 is $100. Moral issues at hand here as well. Wouldn't let him get away with because then he's just going to keep going and going and going! If people stop him he might eventually realize people aren't going to "just let this one slide"!

ScarsdaleCoin · May 3, 2005 11:35PM

1 Year....forget the faith and say your prayers to that coin.....

skerke · May 3, 2005 11:44PM

Follow the link from the first post to the 'old thread".

GACoinguy --- the person in question has added a post dated recently. I think this is the opportunity to resolve this matter. He/She is alive and responsive, now responsible is the next step.

Skerke

Boom · May 3, 2005 11:45PM

Man, that's sad.

Stunner · May 3, 2005 11:51PM

Yes it is sad because a piece of crap like that ruins it for other people.

morganbarber · May 3, 2005 11:56PM

That is terrible, and I feel sorry for your loss. I do want to relay a good story about GAcoinguy, however. Almost exactly two years ago, I was involved in a blind swap where GAcoinguy was supposed to mail me $25-30 worth of coins. After not receiving his package, I contacted him. We agreed to wait a few weeks in case the postal serivice was running slow. When the package never arrived, he sent a second one. It contained a nice assortment of the kind of items usually traded in those kind of swaps. Two days later, his original package arrived, postmarked when he said he had sent it. I contacted him and he said not to worry, just to keep both packages. Seemed like an awfully nice guy to me.

Russ · May 4, 2005 2:38AM

TTT.

Russ, NCNE

grip · May 4, 2005 3:38AM

Maybe someone on the boards that lives close to him,could do you a little favor,think?
Al

Purple73 · May 4, 2005 4:07AM

If I lived in Cedartown Georgia, or even 1 state away, You would have a hired hand.......and it wouldn't cost you one dime.
That is pathetic to do to a person!.

fishcooker · May 4, 2005 4:40AM

I second the mail fraud suggestion. No telling how many times this has happened, or will continue to happen, so let's get a Federal record of his actions.

If he thinks he has financial problems now, they're nothing compared to what will happen when the Fed's come knocking at the door.

goose3 · May 4, 2005 4:50AM

Good luck getting the Feds to do anything about a 100.00 item.

I recently handled a case of fraud over the internet for over 7,000.00 and they basically told me to call back if I got several more people hosed by the same person.

streeter · May 4, 2005 4:56AM

$5 or $5,000. A thief is a thief.

If you have been patient a year, it's HAMMERTIME.

relayer · May 4, 2005 6:27AM

<< I recently handled a case of fraud over the internet for over 7,000.00 and they basically told me to call back if I got several more people hosed by the same person. >>

The FBI won't do anything on a single sale; otherwise they'd be spending all their time negotiating every eBay transaction. The Postal Inspector will though, as well as the sellers local police department.

I got ripped for $775 once, and the seller had 100+ victims totaling $100K+ and the local police detective couldn’t get the FBI to take an interest in the case.

It was a shame too because the detective was incompetent and by the time he got the DA to issue an arrest warrant, the seller went back to his native Brazil taking everybody’s money with him.

KurtHorn · May 4, 2005 7:04AM

A year is just rediculous. I had one of the longer submissions on record and it was no where near a year.

GaCoinGuy what's the submission number????

relayer · May 4, 2005 7:06AM

For those demanding the offender be outted, either read this thread or the one linked at the top.

Detective work is soooooooooo hard sometimes.

Gandyjai · May 4, 2005 6:25PM

Mr. DQ,

I feel your pain! At am about at my rope's end on my deal as well. Trust is soooo easy to give sometimes.....
Yet, so easily shattered!
You want to believe that this person is going to do the right thing. (The public appology is a great start!)
Hopefully, now he will finish what he started and either get your coin back raw or get it graded on the FAST track!

Good Luck!
Brian

Coinhusker1 · May 5, 2005 12:33AM

<< Mr. DQ,

I feel your pain! At am about at my rope's end on my deal as well. Trust is soooo easy to give sometimes.....
Yet, so easily shattered!
You want to believe that this person is going to do the right thing. (The public appology is a great start!)
Hopefully, now he will finish what he started and either get your coin back raw or get it graded on the FAST track!

Good Luck!
Brian >>

The public apology was over 3 months ago. It's time to get the Cedartown, Georgia police on the case!!

Longacre · May 5, 2005 1:23AM

Has this been settled yet?

barrydingle · May 5, 2005 2:20AM

it is obvious......he ripped you off......its guys like that who will ruin it for everyone.

that sort of reminds me of when i used to send other forum members "good" coins
just because I liked to and had the resourses to do so.
Then some idiot claimed that the only reason that I was doing it was a desperate
attempt to buy freindship.

needless to say, i haven't done it since.

GTS · May 5, 2005 3:47AM

Gacoinguy do the right thing send MRDQ his coins back,send it postage due if you can't afford the postage.But you need to make this right.
GTS

Rampage · May 5, 2005 10:07AM

Good luck to you.

Nickelback · May 5, 2005 10:28AM

If you have a phone number you can Google it and probably get a specific address. Good luck.

ddink · May 5, 2005 11:46AM

If he's emailed you you should have his IP address, and I can tell you how you can find out where he lives from that info. That way you could look up his phone number using his address and call him.

ConstellatioCollector · May 5, 2005 12:08PM

If he belongs to this board he obviously has some class, oops there are a few that might not!

But a year is far too long to hold that coin. Even PCGS can't detain a coin that long! He might have forgotten or has a case of alzeimers.

mirabela · May 5, 2005 12:10PM

If the town in which he lives is not large, the local police there might be of great help to you. In a big city, they won't be bothered. Where I live, that kind of thing would get somebody at your door to ask questions. Postal inspectors can be great, too. The last person who ripped me off in such a way that the USPS inspectors needed to get involved (not coin related) did jail time. Those guys can be really good!

A phone campaign might also get you somewhere. I wouldn't let up on him, though. It's not about the hundred bucks.

barrydingle · May 5, 2005 4:08PM

manofcrap

shut up

i have been a member of these boards before it even became a thought to you.

shut up

LucyBop · May 6, 2005 1:04AM

<< manofcrap

shut up

i have been a member of these boards before it even became a thought to you.

shut up >>

Yes you have, still haven't learned how to behave though..

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=160080&STARTPAGE=1

oilydog · May 6, 2005 1:19AM

Bow wow Lucy Bop. Looks like a bad penny has turned up again!

INXS · May 6, 2005 2:46AM

<< manofcrap

shut up

i have been a member of these boards before it even became a thought to you.

shut up >>

Sounds like the obnoxious Troll has reappeared.

lathmach · May 6, 2005 3:13AM

Call Jeff and ask what's going on..
678-246-1767 This number is from the internet white pages.

Ray

coinlieutenant · May 6, 2005 3:19AM

Bummer. I hate it when this kind of crap happens!!

Do you have his number? Call him and get to business.

J

pharmer · May 6, 2005 7:17AM

My guess is he has been reading this, and if he has not responded yet, here or to you in private, other measures aren't going to work.

Bochiman · May 6, 2005 8:08AM

<< My guess is he has been reading this, and if he has not responded yet, here or to you in private, other measures aren't going to work. >>

Sorry Pharmer, your guess would be wrong, unless someone was copying/forwarding this...or unless he has an ALT ID after all the hoopla.

GACoinGuy - Last Visited On: April 14th, 2005 9:53 PM

pharmer · May 6, 2005 8:19AM

Actually, I was making my guess based on your post, the second of this thread, where you say he is still around.

Bochiman · May 6, 2005 8:22AM

Ah....a very bright gentleman you are then

I would take it to mean he is still around as well....but, he hasn't posted in 3 weeks, so "who knows?"

I hope he steps up and ships the coins back

Approaching a year since I sent my coin to a forum member for PCGS submission.

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