Ebay's Worst Offerings

[Rob 3,152]

You need to find multiple examples with the same profile to have any hope of convincing him. They might all be lozenge shaped, but that still provides a myriad of identifiably different pieces. Arguably, you get so many rusted/corroded/pitted things on ebay that it almost looks normal when you see a cast, even if if you know better.

[TomGoodheart 400]

You need to find multiple examples with the same profile to have any hope of convincing him. They might all be lozenge shaped, but that still provides a myriad of identifiably different pieces. Arguably, you get so many rusted/corroded/pitted things on ebay that it almost looks normal when you see a cast, even if if you know better.

True. But if it were me and someone told me it was a copy, I'd ask what the weight should be and check mine .. wouldn't you?

Unless of course you already knew didn't care ...

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Edited January 14, 2015 by TomGoodheart

[TomGoodheart 400]

Aargh! My eyes! 271740955580 Not a fake. Just really, really horribly polished. Ugh. Sad.

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[Coinery 1,147]

Aargh! My eyes! 271740955580 Not a fake. Just really, really horribly polished. Ugh. Sad.

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Goodness me, will that ever make its starting bid?

[Rob 3,152]

Dear me, the labour and material costs must have been greater than £20

[Coinery 1,147]

Had it checked 'by a expert'! Really!

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[Paulus 1,975]

Had it checked 'by a expert'! Really!

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Edited January 16, 2015 by Paulus

[Rob 3,152]

Had it checked 'by a expert'! Really!

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Just trying to think who is a regular seller of such items. Expert advice to vendor was probably "list it without mentioning a copy because you should find some gullible person to buy it".

[Coinery 1,147]

A convenient shadow over wrl too!

[damian1986 142]

Really ballsed this one up

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1904-1-2-Half-Penny-Great-Britain-KM-793-2-UNC-98-Red-/221650423535?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item339b650eef

[Geordie582 18]

A convenient shadow over wrl too!

Just upping the brilliance of the screen soon reveals all!

[Geordie582 18]

Should have gone to Specsavers!

[Coinery 1,147]

Should have gone to Specsavers!

[CartwheelTwopence 2]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1752-gold-tu-domine-spes-mea-very-very-rare-coin-/251800371332?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276

[CartwheelTwopence 2]

Readers Digest Token. One of the worst of eBay's offerings I've seen in ages. Very, very rare: even though they made millions o them and handed them out for free. My favorite part is in the description where it says: "Only a few made"!

[Michael-Roo 781]

He's even managed to find an example which has crap stuck to the obverse.

£135 'buy it now'.

Help!

Please!

Hold me back someone. My finger is being drawn to the button………………

[azda 979]

Do it

[Michael-Roo 781]

Sorry Dave.

My wife slapped my hand away in the nick of time.

'OOh er Missus'. And all that…..

Edited January 20, 2015 by Michael-Roo

[azda 979]

Ahhh that old "grandads collection" chesnut again 161563627685

[Nick 329]

Ahhh that old "grandads collection" chesnut again 161563627685

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[davidrj 194]

My grandchildren will have to sort my collection out one day! Hopefully mine is reasonably documented

[Coinery 1,147]

'Found it in my late grandads'

What on earth was he doing looking in them? Sounds very messy!

[Nick 329]

'Found it in my late grandads'

What on earth was he doing looking in them? Sounds very messy!

And how was it shared between more than one grandad?

[azda 979]

Apparently there was no 1838 shillings minted, i could have sworn i bought one just yesterday, must be a fake

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[Rob 3,152]

Apparently there was no 1838 shillings minted, i could have sworn i bought one just yesterday, must be a fake

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Excellent news. I will offer you £1.50 for your museum copy. I will even foot the postage so that you aren't out of pocket.