E1 Martlet Shilling Sold!

[Coinery 926]

I've been watching this 151213090124 shilling for around a year! It's the loveliest example I've seen, and I offered £850 for it when it was first listed at £1100.

Around 6 month's later I again privately offered £850, when it was then for sale on eBay at £950, thinking that would be agreeable, given the absence of eBay and PayPal fees? Strangely, this was not agreeable!

Anyway, having watched it endlessly go around on 10-day auctions at £950, it has just received a bidder and sold for £950...I hope I see it again someday! If anyone knows the buyer, I would love a set of good pictures, the seller reported me to eBay for unsolicited emails when I asked if I could use the images for die-study purposes!

Overall, rather gutted about the whole thing!

[Rob 3,000]

I've been watching this 151213090124 shilling for around a year! It's the loveliest example I've seen, and I offered £850 for it when it was first listed at £1100.

Around 6 month's later I again privately offered £850, when it was then for sale on eBay at £950, thinking that would be agreeable, given the absence of eBay and PayPal fees? Strangely, this was not agreeable!

Anyway, having watched it endlessly go around on 10-day auctions at £950, it has just received a bidder and sold for £950...I hope I see it again someday! If anyone knows the buyer, I would love a set of good pictures, the seller reported me to eBay for unsolicited emails when I asked if I could use the images for die-study purposes!

Overall, rather gutted about the whole thing!

Who was selling it that was so unco-operative? The BM? Why do people go out of their way to be unhelpful?

[Sword 1,330]

It is certainly a fantastic looking coin. Shame that the seller was difficult.

[Coinery 926]

I have to say, I was really surprised at the response, as the seller seemed to have some interest in history, selling mostly metal detector finds?

I really couldn't understand the reply to my offer, with her saying the coin was worth the full listed amount! Unfortunately, I was already strangled at that point to explain - on account of her having reporting me to the 'bay for requesting permission to use her images - that she'd only get £850 if I'd bought it directly on eBay anyway! Bugger, bugger!

[Peter 615]

Some times Ebay fees plus paypal goes WHOOOOSE

i prefer to my abroad dealers...

[Coinery 926]

Some times Ebay fees plus paypal goes WHOOOOSE

i prefer to my abroad dealers...

You're nicely off-the-wall this evening/morning, Peter! Happy daze!

[Colin88 54]

There are some weird and horrible people on eBay...

[mhcoins 95]

I had a similar experience with this seller. I Offered him a price of £800 outside of eBay a while back and was told he wanted the asking price and they wouldn't consider offers on it.

[Coinery 926]

I'll dig out the emails, I don't think my communications were in the least bit offensive!

It bugs me now, especially as I could've copied the images straight from eBay and said nothing (not that they would've been quite as useful that way)! I was only asking for her blessing on it! God, damn, and nabbitt!

[azda 973]

Unfortunately Stuart, ebay has many weird and wonderful characters, some of which i think have been on some of Peters puff. I had one last night make an offer on a coin, i Duly accepted then he made another offer on another coin which i Duly countered. He then emails to say that his first offer was based on the proviso that i also accept his Second which was £150 less than what it's listed at.

He seemed to Take offence at my Counter offer and said "it was his last offer and hope we could see a way forward" which i Duly turned down. I wish i could buy coins at what these ebayers want to buy them for.......

P.s, it was'nt me who bought it even though i had mentioned it too you, i'm still holding fire for something, dunno what though right now, but i'm not rushing.

[Rob 3,000]

Detatchment from realism isn't restricted to coins. I had a guy want to buy a refurbished item at less than the cost of the overhaul kit which I had spent money on. I was expected to pay him to take away the item on offer at a quarter of the price I wanted. This is a problem started by and particular to ebay. As long as it is possible on occasion to buy a £100 item for 99p, many take this to be the going rate.

[azda 973]

Yes and this particular fool now wants me to cancel the coin in which he made his initial offer on which i accepted. I told him i was'nt going to do his legwork and that he should cancel if he wished. I'll give him his 4 days then start the dispute so he can get a non payment strike against his name

A small pleasure i shall have from this fools time wasting

[Garrett 76]

Would you want to sell him the first coin now ?

Do you have a choice if he pays ?

I'd be worried about it going 'missing' in the mail or some other misadventure....

[azda 973]

Would you want to sell him the first coin now ?

Do you have a choice if he pays ?

I'd be worried about it going 'missing' in the mail or some other misadventure....

No, i don't want too sell it now nor does he want to buy it, he just thought that if he bought 2 coins he'd get a £200 rebate. Some ebayers just think they can buy coins at 95% off the asking price. I had one in 2012 send a £30 offer on an 1850 shilling that was priced at £2000

[Peter 615]

Would you want to sell him the first coin now ?

Do you have a choice if he pays ?

I'd be worried about it going 'missing' in the mail or some other misadventure....

No, i don't want too sell it now nor does he want to buy it, he just thought that if he bought 2 coins he'd get a £200 rebate. Some ebayers just think they can buy coins at 95% off the asking price. I had one in 2012 send a £30 offer on an 1850 shilling that was priced at £2000

You can usually get maybe 10-15%.If too expensive I would walk away.

[Peckris 579]

When I made an offer on the 1948 threepence, it was accepted so quick that I realised I should have offered lower than the 10% reduction I had offered. Having said that, I wasn't ripped off in the slightest - lovely coin.

[Gary1000 41]

When I made an offer on the 1948 threepence, it was accepted so quick that I realised I should have offered lower than the 10% reduction I had offered. Having said that, I wasn't ripped off in the slightest - lovely coin.

The reason you got an immediate reply was because your offer was within the threshold set by the seller, so ebay sent an auto accept.

[Peckris 579]

When I made an offer on the 1948 threepence, it was accepted so quick that I realised I should have offered lower than the 10% reduction I had offered. Having said that, I wasn't ripped off in the slightest - lovely coin.

The reason you got an immediate reply was because your offer was within the threshold set by the seller, so ebay sent an auto accept.

Oh right - I hadn't realised that's how it worked.