DaveG38 Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Doesn't miss a trick, our Dave! Lol, what can I say. I subscribe to coin news monthly and Mr P' auction descriptions always stick out like a sore thumb I assume he was looking for double the eventual price with the GVF grading, so not all ebayers are stupid when it comes to gradingI never quite get why sellers even bother with overgrading, because if the photos are decent, then it's fairly easy to come to a judgment of grade and hence price, without an overblown description and grade. I recently bought a GVF coin decribed as GEF. I got it at the VF price, and was happy with the purchase because it was pretty much what I expected. When it came to ebay feedback though, I left a low score for the accuracy of the decription which generated wails of anguish from the seller. However, when I went back and looked at other purchases people had made from this seller, it was pretty obvious that they virtually all made allowances for the grade inflation and bid accordingly - in other words, it was a waste of the sellers time trying to overstate the condition of the coins. In short, nobody was being fooled. Edited September 1, 2015 by DaveG38 Quote
azda Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 As i said Dave, with overgrading the eventual hopeful outcome is that someone Will pay the higher end Book price, but As we can see not everyone is dumb As some sellers hope. Perhaps MP reputation is eventually catching up with him. Quote
Nordle11 Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 You'd hope that anyone paying upwards of say £50 for a coin is someone that has prior knowledge of their interest and at least an idea of how to grade something. Even if I'm umming and arring about what to bid I just look up previous auctions and compare pictures. I rarely look at what anyone assigns a coin, especially as even the people on here that I consider experts all give slightly different grades when someone posts a picture. It's way way too subjective a topic for anyone to be right. I buy what I like the look of and compare it to previous prices online, and I've only been stung a couple of times (IMO) Quote
azda Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 At the end of the day, the grade and price Are both down to you As a buyer, If you have doubts and it starts getting expensive then i'd personally walk away from it, but another important Factor i take into consideration is the eye appeal of the coin, does it look good, easy on the eye, If so, then i'd pay slightly more.Grade, price and eye appeal Are all equally important to me when deciding to Buy or not. Quote
bagerap Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 You might just consider this a bit expensive.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALBERT-SCHWEITZER-1965-Lambarene-Brittania-Silver-Box-COA-open-to-offers-/171916449177?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F0%2Fe11021.m43.l1120%2F7%3Feuid%3D3b6df32f3ab74e56ae1d97d23d0d89dd%26loc%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%2526item%253D171916449177%26srcrot%3De11021.m43.l1120%26rvr_id%3D0 Quote
Coinery Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 'guaranteed genuine, and from my own collection'!161814582838 Quote
Coppers Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 'guaranteed genuine, and from my own collection'!161814582838\http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161814582838?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D161814582838%26_rdc%3D1 Quote
Paulus Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 "It is not a rat, is filigree Siberian hamster" Quote
azda Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Hope it doesn't fall in his toes, he might break them with the weight of the coin Quote
MRD Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) I see Ebay UK have now removed the Coins- Publications category as well, you now have to search through Books using keywords, i wont waste my time Edited September 4, 2015 by MRD Quote
Michael-Roo Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 'guaranteed genuine, and from my own collection'!161814582838I sent the seller a note to which I had a nice reply this morning. She's deleted the listing. Quote
Nordle11 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Who knew counter-stamping a coin with a nationality means it originated from that country!Victoria Irish One PennyAlso it's from a 'smoke free loving home', I'm just going to assume they mean a 'smoke, free loving home' because it reads better Quote
azda Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) Well i have to say, it's a First for me to See ebay being cheaper than the Website 171949393571Same coin here http://www.simonwilliscoins.com/products/coin-details.aspx?id=S4012 Edited September 29, 2015 by azda Quote
Nordle11 Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Well i have to say, it's a First for me to See ebay being cheaper than the Website 171949393571Same coin here http://www.simonwilliscoins.com/products/coin-details.aspx?id=S4012Yeah that is strange, I normally go to the site for better prices if I know the seller is also a dealer..Link for the ebay page too: Florin Quote
Paulus Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Well i have to say, it's a First for me to See ebay being cheaper than the Website 171949393571Same coin here http://www.simonwilliscoins.com/products/coin-details.aspx?id=S4012Yeah that is strange, I normally go to the site for better prices if I know the seller is also a dealer..Link for the ebay page too: FlorinIt is an auction though, that is not the offer price! Quote
azda Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Even so, 1 bid gets it for £65 cheaper than the website, it's also been there for several weeks at that price Quote
Gary1000 Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Even so, 1 bid gets it for £65 cheaper than the website, it's also been there for several weeks at that pricePerhaps he also has a few friends watching Quote
copper123 Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Perhaps MP would get the message if we all sent him a copy of the Who's single "won't get fooled again" Quote
azda Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) A bit ouchy from the Baldwins price of £380http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/baldwins/catalogue-id-srbal10026/lot-d18c896a-8f57-4438-b674-a5090119e40dAnd the ebay coin 171951836983 Edited October 1, 2015 by azda Quote
mhcoins Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 And to have the check of even using there photos to! He does this on all of his listing on his website coins too Quote
azda Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 And to have the check of even using there photos to! He does this on all of his listing on his website coins tooAnd he also uses the descriptions, he used the previous Spink sale milled 6d I was interested in and the Eddie VI 6d from the slaney sale. He could at least take his own pictures. Quote
mhcoins Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 He does on some but they are awful (take a look at the new Edward VI Half Sovereign one he has just added Quote
azda Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) He does on some but they are awful (take a look at the new Edward VI Half Sovereign one he has just addedThe REV is a bit ropey. In reference to the original coin I posted about, I think the Baldwins price is about where it should be, His £880 price tag is a bit silly, a better one went through Spink in 2013 for £550 hammer Edited October 1, 2015 by azda Quote
azda Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 A 1918KN Penny here from someone calling themselves Northampton-coins. I wonder how he stays in business If this is the sort of grading he uses throughout his coin business. 361256131399 Oh and it's rare apparently, but Check out his grade compared to the actual grade. I'm confused Quote
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