crooked coin show - Page 2

Phoenix21 · 03-22-2008, 03:40 PM

Welcome to cointalk! Hopefully you will get your money back, and you've learned a valuable lesson with this. Learn all you can about coins, and try to be careful about buying on impulse (I'm not saying you did here, but beware of it, lol). Best of luck to you, and I hope you stick around!

Phoenix

General_Godlike · 03-22-2008, 03:42 PM

Welcome sorry about your misfortune

namvet3 · 11-22-2008, 07:17 PM

"The picture of the eagles on TV looked bigger. When I received the coins I was dismayed at the size. I was not told what the size or weight was. I am very new to coin collecting, doing it to keep busy (disabled). I also trust too much."

In the future, remember this. Modern American Eagles come in four sizes and denominations. The $50 Eagle is 1 oz of gold. The $25 1/2 Eagle is 1/2 oz of gold. The $10 1/4 Eagle is 1/4 oz of gold. The $5 1/10 Eagle is 1/10 oz of gold.
Yes, your $5 Eagles were very small and seemed insignificant but 10 of the are exactly equal to the 1 oz $50 Eagle.
This will give you an idea what the different size coins look like in relation to each other.

The very small one was your coin and you can now see the relation to the others. If you get a chance to visit a coin shop or a museum go look at the various coins before you make your next purchase. Good fortune in your new hobby.

AdamL · 11-22-2008, 08:20 PM

Welcome to cointalk! As has been stated, don't buy from the TV coin people. They charge you way too much. I don't see how these scammers could possibly not refund you money if you returned them within the 30 days allowed. I would be very surprised if the credit card company does not get it taken care of.

quartertapper · 11-24-2008, 01:46 PM

Welcome to cointalk. I hope your credit card company does their part for you. Read up on dealers on this website, I've found a lot of good info from other's experiences. As with most businesses, there is usually an organization that reputable members and dealers join and display its logo. The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is one such organization I usually look for.

dauubc · 01-18-2009, 02:56 PM

I found this site while looking for Jimmy Gerstel's store (not the TV show). I understand he actually has a store, but I have not been able to locate it. Anyway, I saw the comments about the show not accepting returns. I have bought a few things from his show and have had no problems. The one thing that I did return was promptly replaced. Anyway, I usually only watch Jimmy for the history lessons. I would like to offer a caveat to future purchasers of "24-karat gold plated" coins. I purchased a set of these state quarters via autoship from another shopping show and when I took them to my local coin dealer, he said they were only worth a quarter each. Just goes to show how gullible we are when we can't sleep in the middle of the night. P.T. Barnum was right.

AdamL · 01-18-2009, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dauubc

I purchased a set of these state quarters via autoship from another shopping show and when I took them to my local coin dealer, he said they were only worth a quarter each. Just goes to show how gullible we are when we can't sleep in the middle of the night. P.T. Barnum was right.

Thats why we always say DON'T buy from those shows.

Vess1 · 01-18-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rwb5704

I bought some $5 gold eagles from Jimmy Gerstel on the celebrity shopping network and I decided to send them back well within the 30 day limit. I called them up to get an rma number and they told me they were not going to take them back. I have the credit card company fighting them. but they have already been paid by visa

You mean the same Jimmy Gerstel who was selling an emergency silver kit consisting of a box of junk, circulated silver at the rate of 25.00 an ounce while spot sat at 10.50? Advertising it as a 2 pound box but not clarifying it as 2 "troy" pounds which is less than 2 normal pounds?

You should have checked here first. The guy's a scam artist. They do their best to deceive and promote stuff way over the top.

No offense but I believe the show preys mostly on the uneducated. I've watched it many times for amusement.

covert coins · 01-18-2009, 10:46 PM

Welcome to CT .. A lesson learned.. We all have been "taken" at least once..and the trusting more then that.. stick around.. CT is a learning experience

davidh · 01-18-2009, 11:01 PM

I don't know who "Jimmy Gerstel" is but if he's the same guy I saw advertising gold then there definitely was some misrepresentation going on.

It was some time ago but in the ad I saw the salesman was standing in front of an open bank vault with a couple of armed guards and with a table full of large sized gold coins, plainly Double Eagle sized, which he picked up and clanged together hand to hand, while promoting $5 gold coins which were then shown in close up but with no comparative objects nearby to gauge true size.

Treashunt · 01-19-2009, 07:18 AM

Welcome to the forum, and good luck.

And, as Peter said: bug the charge card company.

Dowser01 · 02-28-2009, 07:17 AM

[quote=walterallen;345821]I find it unbelieveable that a fine establishment such as the CSN would refuse to refund your money on a purchase of such an item that has to be of the finest quality to be sold by such an upstanding individual as Jimmy Gerstel.

Jimmy Gerstel Upstanding?

Last night, Friday 2/27/09 Jimmy was selling 1966 and 1968 Kennedy halves as solid 100 percent silver coins. We all know that they are 40%.
I called the coin show on CSHOP network and got the phone operator to admit the halves were 40% silver. He agreed he should tell Jimmy.
I listened for Jimmy to make a correction on the air but he never did and
kept selling the halves as solid silver.

Dollar1948 · 02-28-2009, 07:49 AM

I hope you get your money back. How much were they?
I won't buy anything from TV, I don't care if it's a revolutionary 'Sham-Wow', or 'Oxy-Clean'' anything that Billie Mays plugs.
My position is, if they need to plug it by buying expensive air time on TV, then obviously the buyers at the retail level don't want it.

How about poor Montel Williams pushing coins with stickers of Barrack Obama on them...or Mr. T's endorsement of some healthy cooking item that, from what I remember, looks like a George Foreman grill.
Good god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

FreakyGarrettC · 02-28-2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Feld

I would be very surprised if 1) the coins were at a fair price in the first place (they hardly ever are when offered via TV, magazine, radio, newspaper, etc.) and 2) if your credit card company doesn't reverse the charge for you.

I think they offered these on new years.

dauubc · 02-28-2009, 10:04 AM

[QUOTE=Dowser01;533466]

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Originally Posted by walterallen

I find it unbelieveable that a fine establishment such as the CSN would refuse to refund your money on a purchase of such an item that has to be of the finest quality to be sold by such an upstanding individual as Jimmy Gerstel.

Jimmy Gerstel Upstanding?

Last night, Friday 2/27/09 Jimmy was selling 1966 and 1968 Kennedy halves as solid 100 percent silver coins. We all know that they are 40%.
I called the coin show on CSHOP network and got the phone operator to admit the halves were 40% silver. He agreed he should tell Jimmy.
I listened for Jimmy to make a correction on the air but he never did and
kept selling the halves as solid silver.

Yes, I was up again last night flipping channels. I thought I heard Jimmy say 100% silver, so I kept listening. He did eventually say 40%. So I just kept wondering if I was just imagining thie 100% statement. I did not buy. Thanks for letting me know I was not hearing things.

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