When this was first posted, I asked the seller if he could give me the Cert #. No response. I'm guessing someone will be on here within a week complaining about getting duped. http://m.ebay.com/itm/271758988617?
Using my NGC app on my cellphone, I was able to scan the tiny bottom part of the barcode that was shown in the sellers picture. It is NGC item 3978921-001... he didn't do a good job at covering it up completely!
I don't think the photos in the posting are his. I think that's a Stack's picture. They normaly put that grey box over the NGC hologram on the back. Seller took a big chance selling this coin in a $0.99 auction. If it were my coin, I wouldn't do it. Seems he left a little money on the table.
Seller has a feedback score of 1 and it is for 1987 Topps Phil Bradley Seattle Mariners #525 Baseball Card (#271734253023) for 7 cents (as others have mentioned, above). Says he's been a member since Sep-05-10 but no evidence of him buying or selling things before this based on feedback. That, in itself seems weird.... to start an account and do nothing with it. And then to sell the baseball card and then this, and the pic isn't his. IMO, I think he didn't leave money on the table, but is selling a dream to someone. My opinion. I don't like the looks of this seller at all. Guess the buyer will have to hope that the seller is good and that he won't be able to take the money and run.
Is there any way to track this from NGC or Stacks, following it's sales as possibly being stolen? Not saying it is, just curious.
I would say that the high bidder on this auction has about the same odds of seeing this actual coin that I do -- and I didn't come across it until after the auction closed. Stolen pictures, not complying with eBay rules for photos, trivial unrelated previous feedback -- what could possibly go wrong?
If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck and stinks like a duck, it sure ain't a rooster... When something is too good to be true, and especially when so many questions are raised, I would not bid a red cent on this...
I totally agree with your trepidation on this seller. I wouldn't feel comfy spending that kind of money on a coin with a seller like this either. I'll play devils advocate for a sec.: Every seller has to start somewhere. Maybe he opened the account with grand plans and never followed through. He might be a collector and only uses the account for the occassional sale. My original comment was more about the auction itself. I did notice the seller's lack of "cred", but ignored it in my post. I still wouldn't sell this valuable of a coin in the manner in which it was listed.
If I was the buyer, I would send a little note to the seller telling him it will be a take with and I will pay for it in person, upon inspection. I wouldn't mind the travel and the warm weather in California right now. Unless it's a major auction house, I would do that on any collectable over $10,000.
Nope, no farm for me, although my uncle, ol' McDonald did... I was in the military though, so I learned how to duck...
