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A couple of examples of the eBay sheep lining up to be sheared.
Russ
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Continental Dollar found in a tin of old buttons.
Bar cent found in a tin of old buttons.
<< <i>We are not sure if this is a real Continental Dollar or if it is a reproduction but it has no markings to indicate it is newer. >>
<< <i>We are not sure if this is a real Colonial Cent or if it is a reproduction but it has no markings to indicate it is newer. >>
Horse crap.
Russ, NCNE
Bar cent found in a tin of old buttons.
<< <i>We are not sure if this is a real Continental Dollar or if it is a reproduction but it has no markings to indicate it is newer. >>
<< <i>We are not sure if this is a real Colonial Cent or if it is a reproduction but it has no markings to indicate it is newer. >>
Horse crap.
Russ, NCNE
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"Keep your malarkey filter in good operating order" -Walter Breen
But looks a lot like the one 5cents posted awhile back:
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<< <i>Who's dumber? The seller or the bidders? >>
Since the seller got a total of $625 for these two pieces of pot metal, I'd say the bidders are dumber.
Russ, NCNE
Joe
<< <i>Who's dumber? The seller or the bidders? >>
The bidders. The seller knows exactly what he has and he knows exactly what he's doing. He will laugh all the way to the bank.
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Russ, NCNE
Let's go to school!
Pot metal refers to an alloy of inexpensive, low-melting point metals used to make fast, inexpensive castings for toys, tool parts, phonograph and Gramophone components, and automotive parts and accessories.
There is no scientific metallurgical standard for pot metal (which is a slang term), but it is also known as white metal, die-cast zinc and often derisively as monkey metal.
The primary component pot metal is zinc, but often the caster adds other metals to the mix in an effort to strengthen the part, improve the flow of the molten metal, or to reduce cost.
The boiling zinc produces zinc oxide which is often responsible for the porosity of the die cast part.
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<< <i>I got this one on ebay for less than $50,000. It was a great deal for one in such wonderful condition. >>
That one looks like a First Strike™.
Russ, NCNE
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<< <i>I got this one on ebay for less than $50,000. It was a great deal for one in such wonderful condition. >>
That one looks like a First Strike™. Russ, NCNE >>
Dang. I already opened the shipping box!!!
K S
<< <i>The buyer of the Continental dollar even left a glowing feedback!! >>
Notice that the buyer also bought colonials form Goldberg and Superior. Another moron who cannot even manage to register at the company sites and save some percents in fees. Another one of those "...and the lot goes to a buyer on ebay" unbelievably stupid buyers.
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The bidders. The seller knows exactly what he has and he knows exactly what he's doing. He will laugh all the way to the bank. >>>
Yep. No doubt about it. I was basing my remark on the way the sellers played dumb saying they didn't know if it was real or not.
What I don't understand is that the bidder on the Bar cent obviously has an interest in that type of coin because he bid on it 7 times; seems like even a novice collector would know that there is a die crack connecting 2 bars together on the real deal and it is not made of white metal.
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<< <i>Looks like everyone in Mt Vernon Ohio uses the same descriptions.
Joe >>
that's not too far from me.
<< <i>I just noticed that these two auctions are different sellers, but include the same text about the tin of buttons. Makes you wonder. >>
They also both live in Mt. Vernon Ohio
<< <i>At least the buyer of the Bar Cent realized - too late - that he got ripped off and negged the seller. >>
Unfortunately, his bad spelling and overuse of bangs puts him more in the bad light than the seller.
When it's time to leave a neg, people should realize that they've got 80 characters (125 with the Taiwan Trick™) to make their case. Spazzing out with vitriole and exclamation points might make for a short term high, but does little help for the community.
<< <i>Why don't these bidders ever bid in my auctions? >>
You need to start selling fake pot metal junk.
Russ, NCNE
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<< <i>He will laugh all the way to the bank. >>
I disagree. Have you ever tried to laugh while looking over your shoulder?