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Re: What has the Board Come to when i get this PM EVERYONE READ REALLY FUNNY
<< <i>who cares about post count and his name could be "Vittleboy1" and he could put up the same icon......we'd all know who he was....... PS: Vittleboy, i think you were doing a GOOD thing by warning us about pacman (the edit was me changin the word "my" to "by" cause i made a typo, incase anyone was wondering lol) >>… -
Re: New eBay material has really fallen off
So here is my take on eBay at this moment -----IT SUCKS!!!!! I stopped selling over a year ago! There is no way you can say the number of buyers or the quality of coin listed was anywhere near what it was even 5 years ago. The number of scammers has doubled every other month and the number of misattributed- YouTube… -
Going to local card shows: Will I get scammed?
I'm not sure if many of you have read my other posts, but I collected cards starting in 1975 up until 1990 or so. Gave it up for beer, marriage, kids and bikes. Now, 20 years later, I've got the bug to complete two of my most favorite sets (see the wanted in my signature). This weekend, there is a local card show. I'm… -
Re: Oddest thing ever happened to me on an ebay purchase.
. i've received MANY discount offers, cards with phone/email/website etc (the VERY essence of please contact me outside ebay for future orders lol and i support it) from many different categories on ebay, especially numismatics but i bought from a LOT of different people over the years. if i am out somewhere and meet… -
Re: Of late, several newbies demonstrate a stubborn streak
Maybe I’m giving newbies the benefit of the doubt, but I think it’s harder than ever to determine what is real information and what is not. When I started collecting in the 90s, pre-social media, there wasn’t nearly as much disinformation out there. If you are brand new, how do you know which YouTube channels are legit?… -
Re: Vintage: What do you consider low, mid, high grade?
I would. I think it's directly related to the prices of the high end cards exploding. So, it makes it difficult, almost impossible for a guy with a normal salary to afford PSA 8-10 examples of some of those cards. So, he starts buying lower end ones driving those prices up. As those prices go up the scammers enter the… -
Re: How much concern is there about counterfeit gold coins?
Biggest problem with modern gold is the plated items coming out of China that can be easily bought online by US scammers. A knowledgeable eye and a sigma PM verifier or other non destructive testing provide pretty good protection. Ebay is good about covering a buyer who receives a counterfeit, but only if the buyer is… -
Re: In New Jersey? There are rare coins EVERYWHERE
Originally posted by: ambro51 Welllllll......let me tell you......I'm in New Jersey and personally seen a hoard of depression era currency, gold coins and bags of silver coins. As found, by a friend of a friend rehabbing a c. 1870 house about 20 years ago. Totally true and legit. Never underestimate what happens in New… -
Re: What is the biggest threat to the future of Coin Collecting?
I didn't read the posts but yes in my view it's definitely the counterfeit slabs. In my opinion, PCGS, at least on certain value coins, needs to setup some sort of password system to verify the coin...IE...with each PCGS coin graded of over a certain value, a URL and password is issued with this particular coin, and the… -
Re: Question about Mercury Dime Newp
I would grade this coin MS 60, throw it back in the roll. The dark toning is horrible and detracting. I am not going to sugar coat this, it is an ugly low end coin and a candidate for a conversation service. If you think i am joking go start it on ebay at 99c. I don't know what coin you're looking at, but this one is a 65…
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