Some really ridiculous eBay listings

[Half Penny Jon 0]

That's quite good then. Were the coins you were selling on Ebay your old or unwanted coins?

[Emperor Oli 0]

Yes, I'm going to stagger a few more soon just follow the link in my sig. I'll relist them in about 5mins...

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Ok then, which coins will you list on there?

[Emperor Oli 0]

See for yourself! A shilling and a farthing

[Master Jmd 50]

oli, the picture of the 1839 farthing is terrible, no wonder it didnt sell...

[Emperor Oli 0]

I know the picture is terrible, I said so in the description

[Half Penny Jon 0]

What's wrong with your scanner Oli?

[Emperor Oli 0]

No idea. It stopped working before so I took it to pieces and reassembled it and now it scans in crappy quality. I'll just buy a new one instead methinks

[custard1966 1]

I could almost weep...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...3911832002&rd=1

[Chris Perkins 223]

Lucky I was sitting down when I followed that link!

If I wasn't so polite I'd say really rude words at this point.

[Emperor Oli 0]

Nine hundred and ninety nine pounds is he serious? Having looked through his feedback, he doesn't seem to have much experience with coins!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

That is definately not an overdate from what I can see. Chris would be able to tell better than me.

[Chris Perkins 223]

Some overdates you cannot spot unless you magfify x10 so although highly unlikely, it cannot be ruled out.

More than likely if there is anything there, it'll be where one die blow failed to register with the other and caused an 8 with two bottom circles, or something like that.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Yes, but how would anyone be able to tell if it is an overdate from the picture.

[Emperor Oli 0]

Nobody would care because an overdate in that grade isn't worth £999!

[Geoff T 3]

I see no overdate either, and nor do I see any mention of one in standard reference books. As for the price, I'm convinced it's an unretracted typo and the seller actually meant to put £9.99 (and even that's pushing it for a coin in that condition).

[william 0]

As for the price, I'm convinced it's an unretracted typo and the seller actually meant to put £9.99 (and even that's pushing it for a coin in that condition).

I don't think it's a typo, cos it says £999.00 It might have been a typo if it had said just £999, but sadly, I think this is serious

[Emperor Oli 0]

I don't think it's a typo, cos it says £999.00 It might have been a typo if it had said just £999, but sadly, I think this is serious   

It automatically fills in the decimal places regardless if you fill them or not

[william 0]

Oh, ok.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Either Oli's right or some idiot thinks a coin in Fair condition is worth taking out a second morgage on!

[Emperor Oli 0]

I don't think £999 is a second mortgage!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Near enough considering that you might as well throw the money down the drain.

[william 0]

Either Oli's right or some idiot thinks a coin in Fair condition is worth taking out a second morgage on!

I think that coin is even pushing it for fair, looks almost poor...

[Master Jmd 50]

hehe, i laughed at this listing

[Emperor Oli 0]

That's more humourous than ridiculous!