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MP to MR. Who is MR?

It just goes to Show that bidders want at least some value left in the coin and are'nt letting auction houses dictate the prices. I'm glad that Downies has many unsold lots, maybe they'll reduce their silly esrimates next time or advise their consogners that they are expecting to much. All in all, its a good thing. Has the bubble burst?

Thats all. I tried PM Ing you the name of the ebay plonker because i also tried twice to reply to your email and both times it bounced back. You need to do a bit of spring cleaning to your box. I'll try your email again (null)

Sooooooooooooo, finally ebay does something for a seller. Had a very difficult buyer recently. I had an incoming email from him about a coin on BIN. He asked how much (as they do) i just told him to use the best offer button and i'll either accept or decilne. So in Comes an offer which i duly accepted then he Comes in with another offer which i then countered. I had already given him a 60 Pounds Discount on the first and so he wants 150 off the 2nd. I countered him at just 10 Pounds less than the Price i was asking for. In Comes another email saying that he bought the first coin so that he could also get the 2nd for the Price he's offered and he hoped we could find a way Forward, i duly declined his offer with a short note saying i could'nt find a way Forward at his Price. So on we go with the bitching which i duly replied. He then decides not to pay, so i sent a payment reminder through ebay after 4 days of non payment. He duly pays as soon as he got the reminder but then sends me an email saying "i'll be bouncing this straight back to you" I phoned ebay asking them to look into the email and the buyer and they tell me "we'll back you 100%" With a smile on my face i then go back to the buyer and thank him for his email and he should do what he feels right. Anyway he recieves the coin on the 2nd Feb and leaves the obligatory negative saying i don't pander to ebay buyers and i'm a bad seller etc etc etc. He then opens a case as item "not as described" and after the 8 obilgatory days of me not complying to his demands he asks ebay to decide the case. After several days i get an email from an ebay rep saying that they've asked him for Pictures of the coin and his description of why he believes the coin was'nt as graded (which was the same grade as the lockdales grrade) Today i receive an email saying he's LOST; YES HE LOST his case. Today i feel vindicated and finally ebay does something for an ebay seller, had i lost, i would have just auctioned the whole lot and finished with it for good.

If you send me one to look at AC i'd be very appreciative

I just this very minute looked at this Swesish sellers website and would have snapped it up if it had been, but its not

Did I read somewhere that Heritage won't take consignment under $5000.Correct. An elitetest auction house, yet they don't bother who buys, only with what they sell because they require much Commission

Where to sell it is up for discussion. I'm hoping it's a £200 but £20-30 on ebay definitly would be a loss.A BIN would be better or a Reserve placed on it

Curious question, but why sell through Londoncoins? Surely the Commission etc will leave you in negative? Or are you hoping its a £300-£500 coin? The 2nd thing is, in submitting, i'm assuming you've stated where it came from, thus giving CGS an easy £30 fee as they can then go look it up and assign the grade that was already given. I would have personally not mentioned it and wasted too see where they were with grade

Lol, Shetland being part of England is like saying Mexico is part of the USA

Just noticed that when selling an item for say 8.99 on fleabay that instead of it costing you the obligatory 89p (10%) they are now charding 90p, so in effect, rounding up.

Same goes for sportsmen AC, Lewis Hamilton for example. When you earn millions a year you don't want to pay such silly things such as tax, just google it with your starbucks coffee $$$$ you like what i did there?

You'll need a Visa AC I'm suddenly all in favour of an independent Scotland! I've got a Visa Debit, can I buy cheap single malt with that? Lol, we might not Take English currency

If Scotland were to become a member of the EU automatically then I'd agree with you. However, if Barosso is right and Scotland's accession were delayed by the average of around 8 years or so, or didn't manage to gain access for some reasons, then the border between Scotland and England would become a border between the EU and the rest of the world. That would surely bring all the controls associated with an international border i.e. border controls, customs etc. Maybe, but we'll all know where to go for our duty-free whisky! You'll need a Visa AC Visa cost: 6,000 McPooonds…. Or about 20p in English money. I don't really know if you realise this AC but Scotland actually has its own currency and its pounds, the same pound as England, except England does'nt Take our notes, come the reveloution my friend

Correct, just like America and China who also Trade with the EU, so as i said, i can only see obstacles being put in front of an Independent Scotland during the run up. Will be nice to become a Dubai type oasis with all our oil reserves, wonder how much an Independent Scotland would charge England for some of the Black stuff, bespring in mind we won't be part of the EU at that point

If Scotland were to become a member of the EU automatically then I'd agree with you. However, if Barosso is right and Scotland's accession were delayed by the average of around 8 years or so, or didn't manage to gain access for some reasons, then the border between Scotland and England would become a border between the EU and the rest of the world. That would surely bring all the controls associated with an international border i.e. border controls, customs etc. Maybe, but we'll all know where to go for our duty-free whisky! You'll need a Visa AC

Elmbridge, not a good example of the UK tax buden Nick The wealthy district of Elmbridge in Surrey, just off the M25, paid more in tax in 2010/11 than Google did – 200 times more. This leafy haven for high-net-worth individuals – Gary Lineker and Cliff Richard live there – paid a total of £1.18bn in income tax, which is more than the city of Glasgow. That works out to about £16,100 in tax per resident, much higher than the British average of £4,300. The growing number of rich celebs colonising the area have earned Elmbridge the nickname "the Beverly Hills of Britain", but how does it compare with its California counterpart? Elmbridge, Surrey Type of entity: local-government district with borough status; shares a border with Greater London. Population: 131,400. Area: 37.2 sq miles. History: the area appears in the Domesday book (1086) as Amelebridge. The district was created in 1972. House price (average): £623,576. Famous residents: Jamie Redknapp, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Chris Tarrant, Shilpa Shetty, Ronnie Wood, Jenson Button. Annual events: "Noise Action Week. The Elmbridge Borough Council Environmental Services Team is currently highlighting noise issues and promoting a range of practical solutions. Twinned with: nothing. Recycling batteries: household batteries can be put in the collection bin in reception at the community centre in Esher.

No Peter, they'll be footballers

If Scotland were to become a member of the EU automatically then I'd agree with you. However, if Barosso is right and Scotland's accession were delayed by the average of around 8 years or so, or didn't manage to gain access at all for some reason, then the border between Scotland and England would become a border between the EU and the rest of the world. That would surely bring all the controls associated with an international border i.e. border controls, customs etc.Why the Rest of the World? Do we stop trading on a worldwide scale if we're not in the EU. Thats quite a Statement to make

I believe there are borders still in EU countries regardless of what member States say, so it should'nt be a biggie between Scotland and England

Yes it would work both ways but there are only 400,000 people born in England living in Scotland against 800,000 born in Scotland living in England. So they know where you are. So I guess when your passport runs out , it does record where you were born, you would either apply for a Scottish passport or take the English test and pay your £800 for a UK passport.I think mine has 10 years to run, we should be back in the EU by then this saving me the £800

Just a curious question Gary regarding the EU thing, how would you identify someone who is Scottish working in Englamd or elsewhere inside the EU? I for instance have a British Passport, it has a fair amount of years to run before it Runs out, but the same problems would therefor Apply to English persons working in Scotland would it not? Lol

AC there are no rich Scotsmen living in Germany, only rich old Germans from old German Geld, they tax me to much for me to be rich

I'm with you there Dave, but for me it's the Tory b******s in the Home Counties who should declare independence and leave the rest of the UK to everyone else including the Scots. Your part of the UK would be a bit short of income if they did. Elmbridge in Surrey (£1.18bn) alone pays more income tax than Glasgow (£898m), Sheffield (£812m), Aberdeen (£728m), Cardiff (£589m) and Newcastle (£443m). But this will be why elmbridge surrey pay more tax http://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2013/may/20/elmbridge-surrey-britains-beverly-hillsIf you want to Tell a story Nick, tell it all and not just the bits to suit the subject. There's also the strange point that Cardiff have a population 346,000 and Newcastle 265,000 yet aberdeen with a much smaller population of 220,000 pay wayyyyyy much more than those 2 cities. Strange that eh Sheffield also has 551,000 population, so Aberdeen again is paying more than this city