Another very nice coin from what was obviously a quality collection

[Peter 615]

The advantage of the sniper is you stop people rebidding.I see it constantly on ebay,this coin is an example of people coming back to rebid.Just about anything of quality on ebay is won with a snipe bid

I prefer the manual logic of a snipe and the control it offers.My daughters bought me a stopwatch many years ago.

[TomGoodheart 400]

I've both put in high bids early on (in the possible hope it might put others off!) and manually at the last few seconds. I guess my fear is that a high early bid might suffer from people edging it up to see how far they can go. If I'm at home the last second snipe is my preference but sometimes it's best to bid and leave it to avoid temptation.

I remember once bidding on a coin and within an hour my bid had been pushed to £77. So I bit my nails for a week until in the last few seconds I whacked in a bid of £340 to win the coin at .. £77!

[VickySilver 830]

I quite agree with Argentum's points. It seems coins have different prices depending on the venue, and that on occasion bidding frenzies can "blow up" the price - either at a traditional auction or an ebay one.

[Danz 9]

Did anybody get any from this collection? I tried on 3- 1861,1894,1879. Did my own sniping. Didn't get any so it's Florin time tonight

[pies 33]

I was the under bidder on the 1894 which went to the person a dealer i think,who bought most of the good stuff

more fish in the sea so i bought a cheap florin of Derek

[1949threepence 3,367]

Did anybody get any from this collection? I tried on 3- 1861,1894,1879. Did my own sniping. Didn't get any so it's Florin time tonight

I went for the 1874, F70, for an upgrade to the rather scruffy looking one I've got now. It was at £180 when I bid with 5 seconds to go ~ bid nearly £100 more (£275.75), and still missed out to the winner who bid with 2 seconds to go. Christ knows how high they bid.

[Red Riley 2]

I was the under bidder on the 1894 which went to the person a dealer i think,who bought most of the good stuff

more fish in the sea so i bought a cheap florin of Derek

Thanks Colin, I got that from the erstwhile chairman of the Reading Coin Club, and yes there was quite a difference between the 1894 1d and that florin...

I did get one of the pennies from the first tranche, an 1865 which was an absolute belter. I guess everybody cottoned on because the second lot all went for ludicrous prices - far to high for me to make any profit on re-sale. Does anybody know whose collection it was?

[Peckris 579]

I was the under bidder on the 1894 which went to the person a dealer i think,who bought most of the good stuff

more fish in the sea so i bought a cheap florin of Derek

Did anybody get any from this collection? I tried on 3- 1861,1894,1879. Did my own sniping. Didn't get any so it's Florin time tonight

I went for the 1874, F70, for an upgrade to the rather scruffy looking one I've got now. It was at £180 when I bid with 5 seconds to go ~ bid nearly £100 more (£275.75), and still missed out to the winner who bid with 2 seconds to go. Christ knows how high they bid.

I was watching both of those. The 1894 money was only worth it if the obverse had matched the reverse for full blazing lustre, otherwise it was way too much IMO. As for the 1874, once I'd spotted the flaw in the planchet behind Vicky's bun and the light wear to the robes across Britannia's lap, I retired immediately. That was disfiguring ultimately, though in all other respects it was a nice penny. Just not £300 nice.

[1949threepence 3,367]

I was the under bidder on the 1894 which went to the person a dealer i think,who bought most of the good stuff

more fish in the sea so i bought a cheap florin of Derek

Did anybody get any from this collection? I tried on 3- 1861,1894,1879. Did my own sniping. Didn't get any so it's Florin time tonight

I went for the 1874, F70, for an upgrade to the rather scruffy looking one I've got now. It was at £180 when I bid with 5 seconds to go ~ bid nearly £100 more (£275.75), and still missed out to the winner who bid with 2 seconds to go. Christ knows how high they bid.

I was watching both of those. The 1894 money was only worth it if the obverse had matched the reverse for full blazing lustre, otherwise it was way too much IMO. As for the 1874, once I'd spotted the flaw in the planchet behind Vicky's bun and the light wear to the robes across Britannia's lap, I retired immediately. That was disfiguring ultimately, though in all other respects it was a nice penny. Just not £300 nice.

You're right about both those two, Peck. Great shame about the flaws to the 1874 - without them it would have been a smooth and very nicely toned flawless item, and probably worth £300. Ultimately, as Derek said, they were going for silly money.

Some of the coins she's got for sale are very ordinary, and seem slightly incongruous when set against the quality ones she's already sold.

[Debbie 58]

Some of the coins she's got for sale are very ordinary, and seem slightly incongruous when set against the quality ones she's already sold.

I bet those are the coins that had sentimental value though....

[1949threepence 3,367]

Some of the coins she's got for sale are very ordinary, and seem slightly incongruous when set against the quality ones she's already sold.

I bet those are the coins that had sentimental value though....

To him, possibly. Not to her otherwise she'd probably hang onto them.

[azda 979]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

[Accumulator 52]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

Ok thanks! I wonder if he ever visits this forum?

[pies 33]

amadeuscoins bought most of her coins

[azda 979]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

Ok thanks! I wonder if he ever visits this forum?

Well we don't know everyones ebay names here, i know a few but not everyone

[Accumulator 52]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

Ok thanks! I wonder if he ever visits this forum?

Well we don't know everyones ebay names here, i know a few but not everyone

Just lost out on another one.... I was the underbidder at £950 on this F106. Shocked it went so high again!

[RLC35 288]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

Ok thanks! I wonder if he ever visits this forum? He is from NYC.

He is a regular contributor to the Forum...

[azda 979]

I wonder what he thought to the discussion on the price

[1949threepence 3,367]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

He's just sold a BU 1867 bun for £440 tonight. Very nice coin & well worth the money for the winner..

Just lost out on another one.... I was the underbidder at £950 on this F106. Shocked it went so high again!

Gordon Bennett ~ I never expected it to make that much

[1949threepence 3,367]

I note Fiona now has a very nice 1876H wide date on offer, which can be seen here

Wonder what that will fetch in view of the extraordinary heights her 1876H narrow date reached ?

[argentumandcoins 70]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

His name is Tony Crocker and any Penny collectors will know of him!

[Accumulator 52]

I note Fiona now has a very nice 1876H wide date on offer, which can be seen here

Wonder what that will fetch in view of the extraordinary heights her 1876H narrow date reached ?

Fortunately I have a very good Freeman 87 already, but it will be interesting to see!

[Accumulator 52]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

His name is Tony Crocker and any Penny collectors will know of him!

I certainly know the name, but surely Colin Cooke sold his collection some years ago?

[argentumandcoins 70]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

His name is Tony Crocker and any Penny collectors will know of him!

I certainly know the name, but surely Colin Cooke sold his collection some years ago?

Yes he did Steve but that only took a relatively short time for Tony to compile. It looks like he is possibly back into the groove? I see you bought his better F15 satin. I meant to bid but forgot so I was pleased that it went to another collector.

[Accumulator 52]

Oh well..... I was out at £1490! Lost by £20 but wonder what the buyer would have been willing to Pay?

Ebayer bronzepennycollector won it along with another.

His name is Tony Crocker and any Penny collectors will know of him!

I certainly know the name, but surely Colin Cooke sold his collection some years ago?

Yes he did Steve but that only took a relatively short time for Tony to compile. It looks like he is possibly back into the groove? I see you bought his better F15 satin. I meant to bid but forgot so I was pleased that it went to another collector.

Yes, picked up the F15 as it's better than my existing. Still kicking myself for not getting the F106 from 'Fiona'. It could be a long time before I find a better one. Right now I wish I'd gone into 4 figures as it was a beautiful example.