Cerbera100

Umm... click here for the book's page on a well known internet book seller!

I'm looking to purchase another book (I have ESC) on silver (particularly varieties) and two leap out at me... British Silver Coins Since 1816 by Peter J. Davies (I presume this is the 'Davies' that people refer to fairly regularly!) - May 1982 Identification of British 20th Century Silver Coin Varieties by David Groom - July 2010 Any opinions/comments welcome?!

WTF?! I wonder if he actually got his £9k and gave 90% to charity...

Thats about the fourth different seller I've seen with this coin over the last year or so... Price is creeping up as well... I was the under-bidder on the first sale at a massive £0.05! On the original pic (and description) you can see that the area within the white speckles has been bored out almost through the coin... thought it might be an interesting curio - but not at £300... or £3 for that matter!

Huh... I was working on Philip and Mary... especially on the premise that Rob mentions 'half a dozen on the next page'... Are there seven 1798 shillings about?!

I think thats about the 3rd time thats been listed! My favourite bit is "This is a chance that comes up once every lifetime"!

You mean Vini Vidi Vici... or as a school-acquaintance once incorrectly quoted in a talk to a room full of 14 year old boys Vidi Vici Vini - much laughing ensued!

I dont think there is many of us Reading-ites on here, but having been stood next to Derek when he was shown (no, its not mine ) the 5 is as clear as the nose on Victoria's face!

"This listing (110658639304) has been removed, or this item is not available" Oh... thats a bit useless! Perhaps he realised that his "Ultra-rare NI flagged 2002 Commonwealth £2 coin (rarest of the Commonwealth flags!)" in "almost perfect" (or to us, rather bashed!) condition wasnt worth the £49.99 BiN he'd listed it for!

Link... Really?!

what makes me laugh is that a lot of people are still putting ULTRA RARE or words to that affect on their titles... despite the fact that (at time of press!) 118 come up on a basic search!

What a fantastic collection! I wish mine were as thoroughly comprehensive and rare as that!

Ouchy! I hope to god thats a typo! I'd want next day delivery to Mars for that price!

I remember trying to spend a 1995 VE day £2 a few years back (ok, maybe 15!) and getting a very funny look from the poor lass... it helped that I was 11 and looked sweet and innocent, but it didnt stop her calling the manager down! Cant remember if I got my pick 'n mix though... Oddly it was the same girl about a week later that refused a £50 note for a Mars bar and got the bloke arrested... he was carrying over £2k in fake fifties!

These things are still selling?! I also like the 'undated both sides' comment with a pic of the reverse only! Some muppet would probably buy it!

Simple... Report him! Point 1 - "sorry this item was wrongly listed" - ok fine, we all make mistakes! Point 2 - "sorry to waste your time" - yep, and my refund will be arriving when?! Point 3 - "i have relisted the item as it should be" - WHAT?! This is almost on a par with those annoying letters you get... You've won £1,000,000 - just send me a cheque for £100 to claim it! Bear in mind that with Paypal (which I presume you used) the seller is automatically guilty (someone else said that somewhere - please dont do me for plagiarism!). Yes he's small-fry, but as everyone has said, no decent apology, no hint of a refund and a concession for wasted time would be nice! Sorry, but I've been bum-raped as a seller for significantly less!

Oh dear oh dear... what is the world coming to! Does anyone else think that the colours look artificially/digitally enhanced?!

Sorry to resurrect this old thing, but just remembered it! Yes, Paul is definitely still dealing!

Very nice! Mine was about the same amount - not quite that condition, but was a couple of years ago... the last three I've seen sell have all been over the £60 mark, with one as high as £80 plus premium (Workman Part 1 - L109)! I did pick up a F-VF one from a local antique shop for only 20p though... and a 1946 ONE' for 20p... quite a profitable ten minutes!

True - but from personal experience, as a rough guide I knock 20% off the Spink price when I'm looking to buy, and up to 40% off when I'm looking to sell (reserve/starting price of course!)... Equally, you get the anomolies as Derek (I think!) mentioned - a prime example being the 1940 Single Exergue line penny... when was the last time I saw one of these sell for 'only' £40?!

Ok... I've finally got round to photoing and uploading some of the better (or worse?!) fake pounds that I have... Album can be found here... Three photos of each - obv, rev and edge. Any comments welcome!

I tried that one - but now I'm getting an almost daily ear-bending over 'have you sold that b****y set yet?! Also didn't help that it was two 1927 Proof Sets at a shade over £500 a pop... wasn't planning on winning both! I guess that's the hazard of postal bidding!

I tried that one on a recent purchase... Unfortunately, the auction house decided that the invoice/receipt needed to be sent to my home address, and given that Mrs Cerbera and I share the same first initial and the aforementioned auction house hadnt thought to prefix 'J Cerbera' with Mr or Mrs, she opened it Was I for the high jump that evening when I got home from work!

Operation Hide-behind-the-Northerners!

Sorry John, we appear to have hijacked your thread!