Some really ridiculous eBay listings

[Sylvester 15]

Ah you see you've just got to know where to look

Here knock yourself out... (Cgheck out Charles II, James II and George III)

http://www.bottles.freeserve.co.uk/fsp.html

(not really in competition with Chris cos this guy concentrates on the pre George III stuff, specialising mostly in early hammered, such as Saxon, Norman and upto Richard III the periods after are covered in depth upto George III but not as extensively and then it kind of fizzles out [usually lower grade stuff], nothing beyond Victoria).

[Emperor Oli 0]

Brilliant! Not the selection of the previous one (for maundy at least) but the pictures and variety make up for it - very nice find

[Sylvester 15]

Where do you think i got that 1693 sixpence from? And where am i getting my king John penny from?

[Sylvester 15]

And doesn't Maundy money still have the Gillick portrait of Her Majesty?

[william 0]

I think so....

[Emperor Oli 0]

It does indeed

[custard1966 1]

I hope this one hasn't been posted before, but I can't work out whether the vendor is genuinely ignorant or what...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...item=3923750476

They're also rather 'optimistic' with some of their other items.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I saw that, its typical of many ebay sellers. The only time when people like that grade their coins right is when they describe them as "very good" because that is all they usually are.

[Emperor Oli 0]

I would really love to buy that old, rare antique coin! Look! It has a charm too!

[Sylvester 15]

Why is it always rare?

[Coppers 57]

I hope this one hasn't been posted before, but I can't work out whether the vendor is genuinely ignorant or what...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...item=3923750476

They're also rather 'optimistic' with some of their other items.

Someone must have contacted the seller who has relisted the coin with slightly lower expectations.

Relisted Penny

[Emperor Oli 0]

Marginally better but I think £3 is a bit steep with all those spots on it!

[Coppers 57]

Agreed. I doubt that it will sell even at its current price.

[Coppers 57]

A collector friend of mine emailed me today to take a look at this remarkable proof sixpence now up for sale on ebay. Curiously, the seller has a 100 percent positive feedback.

1879 Proof Sixpence

[Sylvester 15]

The feedback may not be genuine... it's always worth checking if the users that are leaving feedback are all newbies that have been created by the seller just to give him/herself a good feedback rating.

[Chris Perkins 223]

The feedback looks genuine, the seller probably is too. Looks like another case of a seller than knows nothing about coins.

[Geordie582 18]

As a regular purchaser on e-bay, I differ from most of the opinions expressed about grading. Anyone who accepts anothers grading is asking for trouble! I am different from most other collectors in that I prefer a circulated coin before an uncirculated specimen kept in a bank for the last few hundred years. Handling a coin that could have been held by Boudicca or Charles I gives me the 'buzz'. But then I can't afford the 'pretty' versions anyway!

[Emperor Oli 0]

I trust dealer's grading (like Lockdale's) and one user, bidkid, grades rather well too and puts giant scans on which make it easier to grade.

[Sylvester 15]

I prefer a circulated coin before an uncirculated specimen kept in a bank for the last few hundred years. Handling a coin that could have been held by Boudicca or Charles I gives me the 'buzz'. But then I can't afford the 'pretty' versions anyway!

i agree i prefer circulated coins myself for exactly the same reason, but they must grade GVF or higher, GVF-GEF and i'm happy!

[Emperor Oli 0]

Isn't it Britannia in the chariot? Mr. Chard seems to think it isn't...

[william 0]

Yes, I also thought thatit was Britannia in the Chariot, not Boudicea. I mean, why have a Britannia coin, if Britannia's not on it??

[Emperor Oli 0]

If only everyone could get that price!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

If only.......

I am getting a bit fed up with many in-experianced collectors and even in some cases dealers who haven't got a clue with what they are talking about. (Not you Chris)!!!!!

[Chris Perkins 223]

If only.......

I am getting a bit fed up with many in-experianced collectors and even in some cases dealers who haven't got a clue with what they are talking about. (Not you Chris)!!!!!

They are the bane of the coin collecting scene!

By the way HPJ, that Low tide is too expensive, you should hang on, you could probably even wait 3 years and pick one up cheaper.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I am not sure why he has put it at that price. He told me that he paid £175 for it and told me that I could have it for £210. I don't quite believe he paid £175 for it though, next time I see him I will tell him that just becuase I am young dosen't mean that I am stupid!