Yesterday I was in one of the antique haunts I go to fairly regularly. It’s a second hand shop so prices are low enough that I can buy and resell at a decent profit. Once a month they have a silent auction. I have my bidder number as do others and the auction items are up as soon as they can get them up. They basically are there for a full month. So I was in the area and stopped. I found 4 other items and bought them. I went through the auction area and placed a few bids. The auction closes next week so I’ll be in early on that day to check on my bids. I may place a higher bid or not. Depends on the items and price. This was an item I nearly choked to death on. I told one of the employees that works there even though he can’t do anything about it, at least not until the auction is over. They had 6 1945 and 1 1942 Wheat Cents. No bids on any of them. Here’s why: The starting bid for a 1945 Wheat Cent in VG or F is $100.00. If you want to but it now, you can do do for $150.00. I hope you were sitting down when you read that. I couldn’t even laugh as I was in shock from the sticker price. They also have a $20.00 bill got the 1920’s and it has two bids. I think the last bid is $130.00 but I don’t collect obsolete paper money. Hope you enjoyed seeing this and are shocked as I was.
Must be one of those people who think all coins minted in Philly are errors since they don't have a mint mark
Yeah, same goes on on ebay, it's obvious some people don't even think about researching an item at all they just allow their guess to name a price! Such a waste!
I like to look at ebay when I need a laugh. Luckily, I haven't got stung yet. I recently bought a 1941 NGC MS64 from a seller has great coins and the prices are reasonable. I'm in the mood for a PRE 1833 One Ounce Gold Coin MS62 or better. Almost all of them are out of my price range. I watched Rick last night. He played the same 30-minute ad set of Gold Coins 4 times. I didn't see the last part of the ad but when It started playing the same ad, it took about 10 minutes that I realized I was watching the same ad. Mike Meazak (SP?) playing the same ad for 3 nights in a row, I finally turned the TV off and started reading a Louis L'amour book.
