Should I be bummed?

GoldenEyeNumismatics · May 30, 2007 5:22AM

I wanted to bid on this, but I missed the end of the auction. I had put in a snipe bid but it was below the current bid by the time of the ended auction (my snipe bid was for $1250). I would have gone for more but I was not present at the end of the auction to do so.

IMO the coin is an easy AU55, with a great shot at AU58

should I be bummed I didn't get it? Your opinions?
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ModernCrapNut · May 30, 2007 5:32AM

You win some, you lose some. Never look back and enjoy life.

AskRaq · May 30, 2007 5:36AM

Personally, I like this one that the seller has better: 1932 $10 INDIAN HEAD EAGLE ++NR++

Bochiman · May 30, 2007 5:37AM

Question (general...for anyone):

Why would you "go for more" when you have a snipe bid? Don't people use their max bid as a snipe bid?
I can understand if you realize you lost by $0.63 or something (which means a bid over the next increment would have won and is generally something that I would be ok paying...just a couple of bucks more), but, really, is it that bad to put your max as a snipe then move on?

GoldenEyeNumismatics · May 30, 2007 5:39AM

<< <i>Question (general...for anyone):

Why would you "go for more" when you have a snipe bid? Don't people use their max bid as a snipe bid?
I can understand if you realize you lost by $0.63 or something (which means a bid over the next increment would have won and is generally something that I would be ok paying...just a couple of bucks more), but, really, is it that bad to put your max as a snipe then move on? >>

quite honestly, I didn't have a bid cap that I set for myself. I just wanted to get it as inexpsensively as possible

TheCaveTroll · May 30, 2007 5:41AM

I don't understand why you put in a snipe at less than your true maximum price?? Isn't the point of sniping to be able to put your highest bid in without risking any shennanigans.

please enlighten me...

TheCaveTroll · May 30, 2007 5:42AM

<< <i>

<< <i>Question (general...for anyone):

Why would you "go for more" when you have a snipe bid? Don't people use their max bid as a snipe bid?
I can understand if you realize you lost by $0.63 or something (which means a bid over the next increment would have won and is generally something that I would be ok paying...just a couple of bucks more), but, really, is it that bad to put your max as a snipe then move on? >>

quite honestly, I didn't have a bid cap that I set for myself. I just wanted to get it as inexpsensively as possible >>

dang i type slowly

AU58WALKERS · May 30, 2007 6:02AM

"I would have gone for more but I was not present at the end of the auction to do so."

...and you used a snipe program ... Hmmmmm

LostSisler · May 30, 2007 6:06AM

Don't waste your time being upset about it, go and find another one and "keep up the good fight" as it were.

ricko · May 30, 2007 6:06AM

Well... someone here once said.... No one ever lost money by passing up a coin".... soooooo , you just missed an opportunity... cash still in the bank. Smile... Cheers, RickO

roadrunner · May 30, 2007 6:15AM

I see AU55 as the highest this could grade, with AU50 being very likely. It has plenty of hits and very skant luster for a lower AU grade.

I'm not sure it would not get BB'd for a lot of scraping or filing showing on the obv rims. You would think if the seller could have gotten a lot more for this by slabbing as a 55 or higher, he would have. Something tells me this one has been to the services already.

roadrunner

JJM · May 30, 2007 6:16AM

move on.................

tcmitssr · May 30, 2007 7:06AM

I don't see it making 55....too many marks, etc. on the obverse.

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crispy · May 30, 2007 7:34AM

<< <i>You win some, you lose some. Never look back and enjoy life. >>

I agree with MCN. It wasn't meant to be.

You'll probably find something else instead that will appeal to you a bit more further down the line.

BlackBeard · May 30, 2007 2:17PM

I manually snipe, usually in the last five seconds. I figure out what the number will be, it may change a couple times as the last minutes tick off but I place the bid and either get it or not. This also serves to keep me from overbidding if it goes over what I was wanting to spend as by the time I get the results it's too late to bid again.

BlindedByEgo · May 30, 2007 2:26PM

I'm not so concerned about the snipe/ max bid as I am about the rationale of the (potentially) valuable coin being sold raw. With such an upside at mid- to high AU levels, if it's certifiable, why isn't it?

Heck, I'll sell coins raw that are gradeable and take the hit for not being certified - but not on a multi-thousand dollar level. Anyone who could afford that wouldn't bother with Ebay, IMHO.

Call me suspicious, but smoething just doesn't seem right here.

GAT · May 30, 2007 2:58PM

I am always leery on the bay when anyone starts quoting slabbed prices when the coin is raw. If he really believed it would grade he would have it graded. eBay and raw coins don't mix well. Consider yourself fortunate for not winning as I see a BB in the coin's future. There's monkey business on the obv rim at 1-2 o'clock for a start.

STONE · May 30, 2007 10:12PM

I wouldn't worry about it. This coin has so many digs on the obverse portrait that it looks terrible. I like the reverse though.

agentjim007 · May 30, 2007 10:52PM

if the pic is accurate it was a good deal. TII 20's can be very banged up, this one is not that bad and looks very close to unc.

Should I be bummed?

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