argentumandcoins Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 No, I am not Victor Meldrew,,,,,,,,but, the Royal Mail kindly dropped a totally unsolicited copy of The Phoenix (Coincraft sales pitch for those who don't know) on my doormat this morning.Front page OFFERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ed VII first and last shillings in VG (piss poor) £34.50, yes £34.50A "Treasure Coin" East India Co 10 Cash EF £29.50, VF £17.50 (you can usually buy them carded in A UNC for £1-£4And I have saved the best until last;300+ Year Old Silver Crown, William III (no date given but certain to be a 1696) VG (piss poor again) £245, Fine £350Quick question folks, "Is Piracy still a capital offence in the UK?" Quote
azda Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Lmfao, makes you wonder how they arrrrrrrr Stil in business. (did you like how i dropped in the arrrrr) ;-) Quote
Peckris Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Their prices have always been a huge joke! I can't believe they sell much stuff, and yet they must - they're still in business (unless the coin business is a front for something else? [Any lawyers reading this, that was a joke ] )I'd be more than happy to get £245 for my VF 1696 Crown. £350 in Fine, what on earth do they charge for rarities? Oh, that's right, they don't deal in rarities at all Quote
Red Riley Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Their prices have always been a huge joke! I can't believe they sell much stuff, and yet they must - they're still in business (unless the coin business is a front for something else? [Any lawyers reading this, that was a joke ] )I'd be more than happy to get £245 for my VF 1696 Crown. £350 in Fine, what on earth do they charge for rarities? Oh, that's right, they don't deal in rarities at all I was going to say something but despair has taken over... I really do wonder who they sell to, and where do I get their addresses from?! Quote
Rob Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 This incomprehension and general disbelief at the prices looks like being an annual event! For last year's discussion. here Quote
HistoricCoinage Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 The postman was good to me today. Not one, but two! Quote
Rob Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 The postman was good to me today. Not one, but two!He was good to me too. I didn't get one. Quote
HistoricCoinage Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 The postman was good to me today. Not one, but two!He was good to me too. I didn't get one. The worrying thing is, I don't know how they got my address... Quote
bagerap Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 I moved house on February 29th, and they already know where I live. Quote
Generic Lad Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 Oddly enough I've gotten nothing from Coincraft Would be funny to see if they'd pay international shipping to send their advertisements though Quote
Coinery Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 I check the caravan step EVERY morning...NOTHING! It's NOT fair! Quote
Hello17 Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 https://www.coincraft.com/products/1898-jubilee-head-shilling.aspxabit of an out rage .my dealer sold me one for £7 and all it has is a wee bit of dirt on it.i would stick to my current dealer . he is good . Quote
Peckris Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 https://www.coincraft.com/products/1898-jubilee-head-shilling.aspxabit of an out rage .my dealer sold me one for £7 and all it has is a wee bit of dirt on it.i would stick to my current dealer . he is good .Ye gods. Almost £25 for a VF 1887 shilling that can be got for around a fiver! Quote
Peter Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 https://www.coincraft.com/products/1898-jubilee-head-shilling.aspxabit of an out rage .my dealer sold me one for £7 and all it has is a wee bit of dirt on it.i would stick to my current dealer . he is good .Ye gods. Almost £25 for a VF 1887 shilling that can be got for around a fiver!If they can sell 5 in week you will have to sell 25.It is a bit like another BNTA member asking £90 for a F 1946 3d.My purchase list is now limited although I can be tempted on other denominations...Farthings varieties 1st but I like a few hammered and selected top quality other coins. Quote
Peckris Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 https://www.coincraft.com/products/1898-jubilee-head-shilling.aspxabit of an out rage .my dealer sold me one for £7 and all it has is a wee bit of dirt on it.i would stick to my current dealer . he is good .Ye gods. Almost £25 for a VF 1887 shilling that can be got for around a fiver!If they can sell 5 in week you will have to sell 25.It is a bit like another BNTA member asking £90 for a F 1946 3d.My purchase list is now limited although I can be tempted on other denominations...Farthings varieties 1st but I like a few hammered and selected top quality other coins.You're kidding me! Oh, you were just giving an "it's as if...", right? Quote
Mongo Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 https://www.coincraft.com/products/1898-jubilee-head-shilling.aspxabit of an out rage .my dealer sold me one for £7 and all it has is a wee bit of dirt on it.i would stick to my current dealer . he is good .Ye gods. Almost £25 for a VF 1887 shilling that can be got for around a fiver!If they can sell 5 in week you will have to sell 25.It is a bit like another BNTA member asking £90 for a F 1946 3d.My purchase list is now limited although I can be tempted on other denominations...Farthings varieties 1st but I like a few hammered and selected top quality other coins.You're kidding me! Oh, you were just giving an "it's as if...", right?The coin Peter mentioned: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GEORGE-VI-MILLED-NICKLE-BRASS-THREEPENCE-COIN-014809-/350439842334?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item5197d7a21e Quote
argentumandcoins Posted July 31, 2012 Author Posted July 31, 2012 https://www.coincraft.com/products/1898-jubilee-head-shilling.aspxabit of an out rage .my dealer sold me one for £7 and all it has is a wee bit of dirt on it.i would stick to my current dealer . he is good .Ye gods. Almost £25 for a VF 1887 shilling that can be got for around a fiver!If they can sell 5 in week you will have to sell 25.It is a bit like another BNTA member asking £90 for a F 1946 3d.My purchase list is now limited although I can be tempted on other denominations...Farthings varieties 1st but I like a few hammered and selected top quality other coins.You're kidding me! Oh, you were just giving an "it's as if...", right?The coin Peter mentioned: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GEORGE-VI-MILLED-NICKLE-BRASS-THREEPENCE-COIN-014809-/350439842334?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item5197d7a21e FFS I thought Peter was taking the water....... :blink: :blink: :blink: Quote
Peter Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Look at the other items and you will see a fair+ 1926 ME 1d described as GF with a price tag of £183 delivered. :blink: Edited July 31, 2012 by Peter Quote
Coinery Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Look at the other items and you will see a fair+ 1926 ME 1d described as GF with a price tag of £183 delivered. :blink:As I said, I've steered clear of their photographic/logo branding a long time ago, I now never ever EVER waste a click to follow up even the most enticing title! The only eBayer I can say that this applies to! Quote
HistoricCoinage Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) As I said, I've steered clear of their photographic/logo branding a long time ago, I now never ever EVER waste a click to follow up even the most enticing title! The only eBayer I can say that this applies to!Glad to see I'm not the only one that does this. In my younger days I bought some pre-Medieval pendants from them thinking they seemed fairly genuine but my friends at the British Museum soon identified them as early 20th century Indian folk jewellery... There is one other eBayer that I apply your law to, this one. Edited July 31, 2012 by HistoricCoinage Quote
Rob Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Their prices have been too high for the last few years now. In 2005 I bought a nice James I 1/2d mullet over bell for just over £50 all in, which wasn't cheap, but not OTT at the time. Maybe they have decided that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Ebay is full of overpriced tat and a few billion potential buyers who haven't a clue what they are bidding on or buying, so perhaps they are just trying to milk the market. Nobody is obliged to bid or buy, and at those prices hopefully nobody from this forum will waste their money. Quote
HistoricCoinage Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Their prices have been too high for the last few years now. In 2005 I bought a nice James I 1/2d mullet over bell for just over £50 all in, which wasn't cheap, but not OTT at the time. Maybe they have decided that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Ebay is full of overpriced tat and a few billion potential buyers who haven't a clue what they are bidding on or buying, so perhaps they are just trying to milk the market. Nobody is obliged to bid or buy, and at those prices hopefully nobody from this forum will waste their money.It's true. Those that do their homework don't tend to spend vast sums of money on eBay. Quote
Coinery Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Their prices have been too high for the last few years now. In 2005 I bought a nice James I 1/2d mullet over bell for just over £50 all in, which wasn't cheap, but not OTT at the time. Maybe they have decided that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Ebay is full of overpriced tat and a few billion potential buyers who haven't a clue what they are bidding on or buying, so perhaps they are just trying to milk the market. Nobody is obliged to bid or buy, and at those prices hopefully nobody from this forum will waste their money.It's true. Those that do their homework don't tend to spend vast sums of money on eBay.Both with massive feedback so, in the absence of seeing anything cheap on their sites, who's laughing? Not at my expense fortunately! Edited July 31, 2012 by Coinery Quote
Peckris Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Their prices have been too high for the last few years now. In 2005 I bought a nice James I 1/2d mullet over bell for just over £50 all in, which wasn't cheap, but not OTT at the time. Maybe they have decided that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Ebay is full of overpriced tat and a few billion potential buyers who haven't a clue what they are bidding on or buying, so perhaps they are just trying to milk the market. Nobody is obliged to bid or buy, and at those prices hopefully nobody from this forum will waste their money.It's true. Those that do their homework don't tend to spend vast sums of money on eBay.Both with massive feedback so, in the absence of seeing anything cheap on their sites, who's laughing? Not at my expense fortunately!I'm now 'Watching' that 1946 3d. If we all do that for a range of his coins, he will be filled with false hope of imminent sales, only for hand-rubbing to be replaced by hand-wringing when none materialise. :D Quote
scottishmoney Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 They haven't dropped their toilet wipes on my doormat in quite a good number of years. Quote
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