HistoricCoinage

http://www.steppeulvene.com/index.george_iii.html

Such a dishonest seller. I bought the original fake and attempted to educate him. He promised he'd not sell it as genuine but... Here's the original listing and here's the second chance. Nice feedback, too.

I think pies is saying if you sent an item that wasn't tracked, then you're stuck. However, I always send coins signed for for this very reason.

1818.

Providing you've got proof of postage and/or the signature obtained upon delivery the only claim would be "Not as described" and I'm not sure how someone could claim it was 179 days before they noticed it wasn't as described without PayPal suspecting something fishy.

Whilst also announcing increased seller protection: "Now even more of your sales can be protected against claims, unauthorised payments and chargebacks. Protection applies whether your market is at home or abroad, giving you more confidence to expand your export business and start selling to overseas markets.There’s no limit to the value of each transaction we’ll protect, and we’re currently the only major payments provider in the UK to offer this kind of seller protection at no additional charge."

Might it be a previous sale? http://www.laidlawauctioneers.co.uk/about_us.html

I've emailed the seller, I wonder if he'll do anything.

It's hard to tell from the images! The one in the CGS capsule appears more authentic from the other one, but that might just be the artificial lighting.

Yet Forgery Network say it's from Museum Reproductions. The one on MR is completely different, so if it is then it must have been old stock.

http://www.predecimal.com/forum/topic/8684-jeez-anyone-bidding/

Very likely. Looks to be a 9b of Edward I.

Precisely -- although Aethelred II rather than Edward. Looks more like a base styca from the thumbnail.

I presume he means unresearched in terms of king or class. But yes, I agree, there's clearly been some research done!

Sorry, Rob. I'm sure Mr Stocks will gladly provide full details of the coin if requested, he's probably found a die match in the Copenhagen collection!

"A finest collectors specimen" Words fail me.

That appears genuine from the photographs.

Hopefully those that realise he's a shiller and sells fake coins.

They key to this shiller's success is that they don't seem to win the item - and so they're at risk of a negative as much as a normal seller.

Starting to wish this was a Members Only section...

Here's it on ForgeryNetwork: http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=ouiJWLQnL94=

Shill bidders, don't you hate them? Spot any trends in these bidding histories? 44 bids across all sorts of categories, 97% with one seller... 1 - http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=301183045931&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565 2- http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=301185231057&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565 3 - http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=301196172245&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565 4 - http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=301196180013&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565 The list goes on... This is the bidder in question.

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There was the big Lleyn 1984 earthquake, although it's a few more years than 25 but it was apparently the biggest onshore one recorded in Britain,

It's been a quick reference for many years for countless people. Definitely worth bookmarking.