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Wow! Already £25 and £18 with postage! Why? How?

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A long time ago I did overpay (£28) for a 'Montreal' copy of a Pontefract shilling because I wanted an example .. these however .. no idea!

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Wow! Already £25 and £18 with postage! Why? How?

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A long time ago I did overpay (£28) for a 'Montreal' copy of a Pontefract shilling because I wanted an example .. these however .. no idea!

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Why pay £25 for a Cromwell shilling copy when you can get the real thing in decent grade for £2500? :huh: Resale value of the copy will be about a quid. Resale value of the £2500 coin will be about ........... £2500. In fact you would probably lose more money in total on the copy than the real thing, despite the price difference. Bizarre.

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Brilliant. What's disconcerting is how any of the images could ever be confused with coins. A single image, ok, but to add 5 wrong images beggars belief.

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From the "cheadle hoard" apparently

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From viewing the other listing deacriptions it has a tinge of a certain Mr Platt in it, or is it just my imigination?

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From the "cheadle hoard" apparently

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From viewing the other listing deacriptions it has a tinge of a certain Mr Platt in it, or is it just my imigination?

The irony is that, as I scrolled down the listing, the first ad I saw was for a similar Eddy shilling from Buckscoins at less than half the price and a good grade (or two) higher ...

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From the "cheadle hoard" apparently

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From viewing the other listing deacriptions it has a tinge of a certain Mr Platt in it, or is it just my imigination?

The irony is that, as I scrolled down the listing, the first ad I saw was for a similar Eddy shilling from Buckscoins at less than half the price and a good grade (or two) higher ...

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Ironic indeed! Probably worth 100-150 at best ...

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I think he's hoping for a mug punter Paul, now there's an ebay novelty

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I don't have a problem with people asking any price for anything on eBay, you see it all the time with antiques, for example - as long as the item is as described and the pics un-photoshopped! I guess the word 'mug' applies to people paying over the top for these items, without doing any due diligence, and not returning them if they are not happy.

However, when it comes to experienced coin sellers, while it doesn't breach any rules, trying to take advantage of human nature lusting after a bargain, without offering a grade or current price guide, is not going to win many friends or loyal customers.

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I think that's just a standard stock ticket rather than an attempt at making it look slabbed.

Doesn't look too bad providing you go by the coin not the label...

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The labels are certainly out, although the coins themselves do look reasonable at EF grades and not UNCs, best offer options are avaliable

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