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Looks like CCF has a membership of around 45k. Maybe 70-75% North American, so let's say +/- 33k U S collectors using that site, and there's rarely less than 1500 active users at any one minute of the day. I think that ebay would not wish to p**s off any organisation representing that many American collectors, particularly when those guys always ensure that they get their facts straight before complaining. I'm just happy that they are not as insular as other US groups and will fight to protect collectors interests worldwide.

Seems so.

And the Cromwell has been reported and removed.

This WRL shilling has been reported via CCF. Let's see what happens.

I was fortunate for four months to be the custodian of a Korehira Watanabe sword. A colleague was working away and had no desire to leave it in his house for that length of time. Although modern, it is a thing of incomparable beauty.

Can you get me a bit more light on the subject please Declan?

He has bought from me, nothing that could be mis described

And?

Gin and orange? Sorry Gentlemen, but that is completely beyond the pale.

I can relate to a lot of this. The coin drawers made with a spade bit? I have them. Old silver in awful plastic sheets? Four ring binders full. One thing that did work for me, although I've never had the nerve to try it on a viable coin, was to get a cheap ultrasonic jewellery cleaner and load up the active chamber with acetone. It's not good for your health, it's expensive and you could get some friction marks. On the other hand it takes off the green slime perfectly. Just do it in the open air, OK? Now lets wait for the mob to come, pitchforks in hand, to burn us as heretics,

Interestingly, apart from all the TPG logos, he claims to be a life member of the ANA and to be accredited by the Better Business Bureau. The latter a strictly US organisation.

Love this one. A mighty 16 feedbacks, but only 66.7% positive: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-King-Edward-VII-Coin-/112388733631?hash=item1a2ae3fabf:g:ocIAAOSw3utY8S1u

Welcome. We don't bite. Much.

The bottle top guy was using US tops which are mostly twist off. UK crown cork bottle tops have top be levered off causing an unavoidable crease.

There are plenty of Manchester tokens, best known is the Manchester Porter. Poor bugger carrying a big load on his back.

If he's not getting feedback, then it's a pound to a 1933 penny that he's shilling most of his auctions.

Thanks Rob. I thought it might be my balance but I checked it with a sovereign weight and it's true. I ran about 30 1770s 1/2d through the test and most came out at around 8.3 gr.

The bottom coin is an evasion, but is the top coin within tolerance? No image posted

That's the bit I don't understand. Who'd want to shill such a cheap piece?

I can't even begin to understand this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1977-Silver-Jubilee-Coin-Queen-Elizabeth-II-Royal-Mail-Family-Vintage-Medal-I-UK-/311787792097?hash=item48980026e1:g:YSAAAOSwbsBXmSEx 17 bids???????

The lion rampant is similar to that of Czech/Bohemian coins and possibly Belgian. The whole thing has an appearance the far predates 1920 so maybe it's a medal or commemorative restrike. Could we have the diameter and weight please?

Others will know better than I but the general symmetrical roundness of the coin and its interior circle make me think that it could be a modern restrike.

" Jon i cant believe there is someone who does not go in there pocket for fifty years " I can, I drink with two of them

Now reduced from £1,175 to £995 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1875h-Penny-Very-Rare-In-Such-Nice-Grade-/252708890455?hash=item3ad69fa757:g:2rYAAOSwopRYbCGe

If you read his CCF thread he bought it from a local dealer. On Etsy, it is "Acquired from a tightly held private collection"