Ebay's Worst Offerings

[TomGoodheart 400]

It's a close call, but could this be overgraded by any chance? Even allowing for eBay.

A typo I think. He meant to write junc (He can't spell either!)

[azda 979]

Hahahaha, i love his description of value:

[Peckris 579]

Hahahaha, i love his description of value:

She's a seller after your own heart Dave - "I have to of these"

I sent her a message saying it's what "we in the trade call a washer" and that even her starting price of 99p overvalues it

[azda 979]

Hahahaha, i love his description of value:

She's a seller after your own heart Dave - "I have to of these"

Lol, i emailed and asked if she'd give ME a quid two Take it off her hands :-D

I sent her a message saying it's what "we in the trade call a washer" and that even her starting price of 99p overvalues it

[Peckris 579]

Hahahaha, i love his description of value:

She's a seller after your own heart Dave - "I have to of these"

I sent her a message saying it's what "we in the trade call a washer" and that even her starting price of 99p overvalues it

Lol, i emailed and asked if she'd give ME a quid two Take it off her hands :-D

[azda 979]

Another interesting one from China

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180982201067?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D180982201067%26_rdc%3D1

[Coinery 1,148]

Another interesting one from China

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180982201067?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D180982201067%26_rdc%3D1

I guess with this provenance one has to presume fake until proven innocent!

It may just be the angle of the photograph but, if you look at the reverse beads at 2 O'Clock and 12 O'clock, there appears to be quite a significant variation in gap between them and the rim? The photo looks straight-on enough that I wouldn't expect it to be quite so much of an illusion? Who knows?

[Gary D 76]

Another interesting one from China

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180982201067?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D180982201067%26_rdc%3D1

I guess with this provenance one has to presume fake until proven innocent!

It may just be the angle of the photograph but, if you look at the reverse beads at 2 O'Clock and 12 O'clock, there appears to be quite a significant variation in gap between them and the rim? The photo looks straight-on enough that I wouldn't expect it to be quite so much of an illusion? Who knows?

And you can have a chioce of dates

[Peckris 579]

Another interesting one from China

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180982201067?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D180982201067%26_rdc%3D1

I guess with this provenance one has to presume fake until proven innocent!

It may just be the angle of the photograph but, if you look at the reverse beads at 2 O'Clock and 12 O'clock, there appears to be quite a significant variation in gap between them and the rim? The photo looks straight-on enough that I wouldn't expect it to be quite so much of an illusion? Who knows?

And you can have a chioce of dates

I do love a date chocice

[Peter 615]

My favourite dates are "Eat Me"

[seuk 85]

Seems someone is trying to solve the Greek debt crisis - shipping is free!

Link

[Coinery 1,148]

Anyone else think this looks like a (rather poor, probably pewter-like white metal) cast?

150912385037

No shadow of a doubt in my mind!

And doing very nicely at £45 so far with 12hrs to go!

[Coinery 1,148]

Seems someone is trying to solve the Greek debt crisis - shipping is free!

Link

I'm going to salt one away for a rainy day!

[azda 979]

Seems someone is trying to solve the Greek debt crisis - shipping is free!

Link

I think he's probably in a straight jacket by now, numpty

[DaveG38 405]

Seems someone is trying to solve the Greek debt crisis - shipping is free!

Link

It would be quite fun to 'buy' it on ebay and then fail to pay, leaving the seller with a bill of 10% i.e. £152,100 for the ebay fees. Now that would be adding to the Greek debt crisis!! Joking aside (am I?), it looks to me as if this is either a counterfeit (the Jubilee head looks a bit rough) or this is a marriage of a hollowed out Jubilee head coin with an inserted George V 1918 reverse - looks like the India mintmark to me. Can I see a rather sharp looking line around the inner rim on the reverse?

Taking a second look at the close up, there seems to be some white metal showing through in places, which possibly means its a fake, maybe like the ones I found a few years ago, which I reckon were made from depleted Uranium to give the correct weight.

Edited October 4, 2012 by DaveG38

[Coinery 1,148]

I nearly asked them if they'd like to post the images on here for a second opinion! 1577/6

300785097856

[azda 979]

Seems someone is trying to solve the Greek debt crisis - shipping is free!

Link

It would be quite fun to 'buy' it on ebay and then fail to pay, leaving the seller with a bill of 10% i.e. £152,100 for the ebay fees. Now that would be adding to the Greek debt crisis!! Joking aside (am I?), it looks to me as if this is either a counterfeit (the Jubilee head looks a bit rough) or this is a marriage of a hollowed out Jubilee head coin with an inserted George V 1918 reverse - looks like the India mintmark to me. Can I see a rather sharp looking line around the inner rim on the reverse?

Taking a second look at the close up, there seems to be some white metal showing through in places, which possibly means its a fake, maybe like the ones I found a few years ago, which I reckon were made from depleted Uranium to give the correct weight.

The 10% only applies to the 1st 750, so it would only cost $75 £75

[Paulus 1,975]

I nearly asked them if they'd like to post the images on here for a second opinion! 1577/6

300785097856

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300785097856;jsessionid=FC9E7E191ABE14B1B1FF86357C0F40E6?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D300785097856%26_rdc%3D1

[Coinery 1,148]

I nearly asked them if they'd like to post the images on here for a second opinion! 1577/6

300785097856

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300785097856;jsessionid=FC9E7E191ABE14B1B1FF86357C0F40E6?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D300785097856%26_rdc%3D1

[DaveG38 405]

Seems someone is trying to solve the Greek debt crisis - shipping is free!

Link

It would be quite fun to 'buy' it on ebay and then fail to pay, leaving the seller with a bill of 10% i.e. £152,100 for the ebay fees. Now that would be adding to the Greek debt crisis!! Joking aside (am I?), it looks to me as if this is either a counterfeit (the Jubilee head looks a bit rough) or this is a marriage of a hollowed out Jubilee head coin with an inserted George V 1918 reverse - looks like the India mintmark to me. Can I see a rather sharp looking line around the inner rim on the reverse?

Taking a second look at the close up, there seems to be some white metal showing through in places, which possibly means its a fake, maybe like the ones I found a few years ago, which I reckon were made from depleted Uranium to give the correct weight.

The 10% only applies to the 1st 750, so it would only cost $75 £75

Azda,

Is that right? Drat and double drat.

[DaveG38 405]

How about this one for eye appeal? Reasonable grade though (I think?).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280985751106&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123

[Coinery 1,148]

How about this one for eye appeal? Reasonable grade though (I think?).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280985751106&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123

Purdy, Dave, real purdy!

[Peckris 579]

How about this one for eye appeal? Reasonable grade though (I think?).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280985751106&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123

Didn't Ray Stevens sing about that in 1975? There's only one thing to say about that coin - "Don't look, Ethel!"

[Coinery 1,148]

How about this one for eye appeal? Reasonable grade though (I think?).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280985751106&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123

Didn't Ray Stevens sing about that in 1975? There's only one thing to say about that coin - "Don't look, Ethel!"

"But 'Twas too late, she'd already been mooned!"

[Peckris 579]

How about this one for eye appeal? Reasonable grade though (I think?).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280985751106&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123

Didn't Ray Stevens sing about that in 1975? There's only one thing to say about that coin - "Don't look, Ethel!"

"But 'Twas too late, she'd already been mooned!"

"Flashed her right there in front of the shock absorbers"