Gary1000

And we are to get the wonderful Global Shipping Program.

I think ebay may have opened up the collectors market for a few years now but I think they peaked a while ago and are now on the slippery slope. Once you can no longer get a bargain interest will wane.

Why are you smiling? Scotland didn't even qualify ... as per usual. Was there any point in England Qualifying? They were embarassing. I smiled due to my adopted country winning the tournament But we are used to it by now, it's the Brazilians that must be really hurting.

The major auction houses and slabbing companies should be playing a part here. Each time they reject a coin as fake, pictures should be stored in their online archives clearly labelled and searchable as such. What are the legalities about owning a fake or submitting it. Could the TPG before returning it take a metal punch and stamp a great big F in the middle of it.

Or was it deliberate due to some inticracy in the laws where they were made. Fake vs replica vs forgery etc.

This has been flagged as a possible fake, anyone got an opinion on it.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Edward-VII-1905-Florin-/360978080590?pt=UK_Coins_BritishMilled_RL&hash=item540bf8634e

I hope you will also leave instructions as to how to realise the true value of the coins.

Not even subtle anymore Peter! I thought that was subtle for Peter. Peter, don't you mean a 21 year old will take a bit longer.

Err it's British or more accurately Scottish, reported to have been invented in a restaurant in Glasgow. Don't you mean Chicken Tikka Masala? I understand that was invented in Britain, though tikka and masala are (separately) authentically Indian. Tikka is actually Persian and means a cutlet or chunk of meat.

Err it's British or more accurately Scottish, reported to have been invented in a restaurant in Glasgow.

I've not visited any of the European WWII battle sites but I remember standing out side the church when I got married reading a km marker commemorating the route of the Bataan death march. Some years later we visited Mt Samat which is the sort of starting point of the death march where there is a small museum. Very sobbering to look at some of the exhibits.

My first and only brush with an earthquake was in the Philippines about 2 years ago. We had a 6.3 out to sea some distance away, but laying in bed at about one in the morning was quiet interesting, I guess the effect was something like I imagine laying on a water bed. Everything went backwards and forwards for a second or two. Of course I used the opportunity to turn to the missus and ask her if the earth had moved for her as well but as usual she had slept through it.

The problem with Nigel Farage is that he is UKIP and a bit like the dog chasing the car, If he caught it would he know what to do with it. The same has often been said about the Liberals over the years. I think the biggest problem is career politicians, just in it for what they can make.

It does if you are the buyer and the seller is unaware of what he is selling. Do you ask for extra insurance or keep your head down and hope. Either way you could lose the coin.

No, jewellery isn't, but coins are only exempt if they are classed as "money" which numismatic items aren't. If you only got stamps, you were robbed - Special Delivery definitely covers numismatics. You should have stood your ground. Special delivery covers jewellery as well. Recorded delivery is really designed for documents and the like so you get proof of delivery. It should not be used for valuables.

Just looked up that transaction, Peter, September 2011. Turns out I sold it to a certain gazza-d....

When I was working on that part of my collection a I don't recall sweating over getting that example, I actually had to buy the 2339 from a split set as the 2338 was the first one I got in a set. Could have just been very lucky of course.

From 1900 onwards the Maundy issues are proof-like so it's quite easy to tell. I believe, although it's not my area of collecting that earier Victorian and older becomes much more difficult.

Nope, that looks like a very nice example. I'd go for it, myself. Good luck. Looks like an impaired matt proof to me.

Another concern is that often the spoof bids come from people with large or very large feedbacks. Makes you wonder if you are missing something and decide to have some of that because the big boys are showing interest.

But this private seller wouldn't have a leg to stand on as it'd be them guilty of misrepresentation or breach of contract as the item isn't as described. So, in this case, it doesn't matter whether private or business - he'd still have to accept the return or go to court himself. I think £400-500 would be well worth a small claims. Re-reading the auction I would say the seller has described what they are selling quiet carefully. They describe it as "looks like a William coin" not that it is a William coin. They also go on to say that it may not be silver and that you will receive what you see in the photo. Not a lot of wriggle room there.

Yes, technically. It's a binding contract and so you're legally obliged to pay. However, it's also a distance contract, which means that you will have seven working days to cancel. So it's highly unlikely any court action will occur as it would just be wasting the seller's money on fees. I thought the distance thing only applied to BIN auctions or possibly companies selling, not individuals.

Just to play devil's advocate here, what are the legalities around such bidding. Can the seller sue as a bid is a legally binding contract.

Yes unlikely he bought it as a 2+G I suppose, is he just pulling a saxby? I'd give him the benefit of the doubt except that it's still listed as obv. 2 and he says he has higher res images available on request so I don't understand why he didn't use those in the first place! Does eBay charge for the size of picture? They don't charge but I've for a long time wondered if they cut back the resolution to save on storage and bandwidth.

One of my neices is named Lovelyjoy ...... and another is Ferdilyn which is an amagination of her mother Lyn and father Ferdie.