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Re: OT: dealing with Canadians and postal money order
Funny story...though probably a waste of your time so I'm sorry about that. The scammers are out in force lately. In the past two weeks I've been offered to share lottery winnings from Nigeria, commit bank fraud not once but twice in China by acting as a beneficiary on some poor deceased guys life insurance....and numerous… -
Re: What modern will be the next 1973 brown box Ike?
or anecdotal real life stories, not pointless bashing. two that come to mind are intersting, both common knowledge among the local veteran dealers. it seems that when those 1973 Brown Box Ikes got up to $100 there were scammers who would open the cases and replace the Silver Proofs with the less valuable Clad issue. the… -
Re: Any risk in taking a "cashiers check from a bank" from an Ebayer?
"I hate when somebody wants to send a check or money order because it's like the buyer is scamming PayPal out of being able to collect 3.9% fees on the transaction. You just want to block somebody like that." I guess I should have put a smiley in there for clarification. Actually most people would consider Paypal as the… -
Re: I'll never be able to figure out this Ebay seller.....
I think the basic "problem" here is a clash between the old and new. - The old-time market doesn't accept that one knowledgable opinion isn't acceptable. Resubmitting isn't required, because that's just an added expense in what should be a simple meeting of the minds. - The followers of new market say the 3rd party grade… -
Re: What's going to happen with the Presidential Dollar Series
Until the paper dollar goes away, NO DOLLAR coin has an Ice Cubes chance of ever circulating. Regardless of what its design is or even what its metallic composition might be. You see, the problem is NOT with the public since I've run into more than one person that didn't even know they existed. As such, they snatched them… -
Re: Which comes first; payment or shipping?
Generally if you're selling to a dealer through the mail, you're going to be expected to send the coin first. Obviously, it's best that you only deal with well known and established dealers. If they aren't either of those, then you can find someone else who is that will buy your coins. Thinking about it from a dealer's… -
Re: should I tell on a fraudulent eBayer
Man o man, what a story. Suggest you read up on the e-bay scammer threads in this forum. They do a good job of outlining all the various types of fruadulent e-bay sales techniques. They are basically the same. The two scams you describe are frequently exposed here. The bottom line advice: 1) Always pay for anything e-bay,… -
Re: Raw Coins on EBAY?!?!
Ok, you asked for advice and here it is: If the coin is scarce or valuable and still raw, it likely has been cleaned or has other problems prohibiting it from being encapsulated. Modern issues and less valuable coins (less than 50 bucks) are a little safer...usually. Many obsolete, uncirculated coins that are offered raw… -
Re: Wisconsin Quarter prices firming up?
dismissive attitude taken by an "error expert" in response to Rick Snow's posts about these struck a nerve with me. These experts have a stranglehold on this segment of the hobby, and actually believe they have the power to make or break something new in terms of acceptability and their opinon of value. The "sour grapes"… -
Re: A Coinguy1 hypothetical - dealer agrees to bid on auction coin for client, wins it and client refuse
<< <i>Call me suspicious, but I'm not spending $3900, $5000 or $9500 on anyone's word, unless that word is accompanied by a check >> << <i>While a number of respondents have expressed sentiments such as those above, I don't do business that way and believe that most other dealers do not either. >> ...and that really…
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