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Is this a fake slab?
norwegianguy
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Link to ebay-auction
I noticed that this coin ended without bids on ebay.
It should be worth $30000, and it started at $4000. NGC Certified.
I can think of two possible reasons:
1 - The seller changed his mind and closed the auction.
2 - The slab is fake.
Some warning signs have been given:
a - The seller says "HARF" instead of HALF, indicating that he might be chinese.
b - Only picture of the front side of the slab.
c - All the other items this seller is selling, is in a significantly lower price range, and mostly in ohter categories than coins.
But... to me the slab looks real. Is it? If not, what gives it away?
Was this the possibility to make a bargain?
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Anyone can do a typo once in a while, there is currently one in your post............
TC
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<< <i>Stolen pic and hijacked account? >>
It looks like too much recent activity to be a hijacked account?
TC
<< <i>Anyone can do a typo once in a while, there is currently one in your post............
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I would expect many typos in my post, because I do not speak english. I'm norwegian.
<< <i>Some warning signs have been given:
a - The seller says "HARF" instead of HALF, indicating that he might be chinese. >>
Actually, I was thinking the seller might be Scottish.
.....LINKY-BABY
Seller shut it down after running for 25 hours.
<< <i>a - The seller says "HARF" instead of HALF, indicating that he might be chinese. >>
"can i just add, ive just found out how much this is really worth and it wont let me ad a reserve, so if i dont reach near it, i wont be selling"
Also he was only accepting bids from the UK, which would have severely limited the bidding pool for this level of US coin.
<<a - The seller says "HARF" instead of HALF, indicating that he might be chinese. >>
Wei...........................................did you see this??
Herb
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<< <i>a - The seller says "HARF" instead of HALF, indicating that he might be chinese. >>
Haha.. probably. But when other flags are up, my first thought is to be careful, knowing that many fakers from China pretend to be based in a western country. Often they reveal themselves by typos, and it's typical for chinese people to mix L and R. You can see a lot of on ebay. Just search for the typical fake coins.
Funny link: http://www.engrish.com
The name is LEE!
Ed. S.
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<< <i>a - The seller says "HARF" instead of HALF, indicating that he might be chinese. >>
Haha.. probably. But when other flags are up, my first thought is to be careful, knowing that many fakers from China pretend to be based in a western country. Often they reveal themselves by typos, and it's typical for chinese people to mix L and R. You can see a lot of on ebay. Just search for the typical fake coins.
Funny link: http://www.engrish.com
That's Japanese
<< <i>I think you are confusing Chinese with Japanese which, from what I understand, has no sound for the english consonant "L" and many times comes out sounding like an "R". >>
I had a Chinese supervisor who would go on about the importance of checking the "Blake Fruid". Mike
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The name is LEE!
Harf.
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