Wow! Just, wow! Misinformed sellers...

Some screenshots of some highly misinformed Ebay sellers.

First, this is listed as a Hadrian widows mite. And at $4,900! Looks like a Valens LRBC captive coin.


Aren't solidus gold? And weren't they introduced AFTER 39 AD? Also for $4,900.


And this seller has a broken FTR listed at $999.98.


And another broken example of a LRBC victory for $999.98.


And this one a holding victory LRBC for $1,499.98!


I just don't get it... I'm just baffled at it!

 

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Oh wow, those are hilarious!

"Hadrian III Widow's Mite" ... $4900. It's like the seller purposefully tried to make as many mistakes as possible in the title (the coin is a LRB). Surely it's a joke.

 

Haha! I couldn't think of any other legit reason for it... But it is quite funny!

 

But free shipping!

 

Lmao

 

VERY scary for the uninformed, but good-willed purchaser looking for bits of history, or a religious memento. Although the Seller may be a ditz, I feel this could be fraud since they consistently miss-the-mark in presenting items. I agree: CAVEAT EMPTOR, but there is a limit as to the Seller's misinformation... especially for the ridiculous pricing.

 

I don't feel the least bit sorry for anyone who would fall for such a joke. Not one little bit. Who would pay that much for something they know nothing about (and a buyer would have to know nothing at all about ancient coins if they fell for it) and who wouldn't run at least a cursory Google search to learn more about it (especially about pricing)?

I'd be very surprised if this seller received even one half-serious inquiry.

 

WOW! That's so totally absurd that the only logical reason has to be an error or misprint... or a terrible joke---but he does also offer a 'best offer' option

 

Maybe it's someone who missed class the day they were teaching about decimal points, and they really only want $49.00!

 

Hey guys, check out this ultra rare Athenian Tetradrachm



Guaranteed that Plato himself held this coin...for sale at the bargain price of only $300,000. Snap it up before someone else does.

ACCEPTED PAYMENT METHODS

1. PayPal and all major credit cards
2. Deed to your house
3. One healthy kidney or one healthy lung
4. A pint of blood from a virgin.

 

Only one kidney? Seems like a bargain to me.

 

I do agree with you regarding homework and research as a Buyer, hence Caveat Emptor. My point is more to the INTENT of the Seller... that is what really gets me upset.

 

An unscrupulous attempt to defraud newbies imho.

 

I think the point of the extreme is to make you think that you are getting back to "reasonable" at 10x the actual value. How many more 4.90 coins could you sell at 49.00 by marking them at 490 with let's make a deal, than if you priced them at 49.00 straight up?

 

EBay is full of listings that are ridiculous. Greater dangers to new collectors are sellers like the Toronto forgery group. http://www.chijanofuji.com/online_liquidators.html

 

This is what happens when Ebay stops charging to list coins. Everyone is free to clog the system with trash like this.

 

A great Public Service Announcement for beginner ancient collectors. I know I've had "scares" of fakes so have put my own guard up and leveraged the expertise of those on this site... Call out to them with big thanks!!

 

Actually, many scams purposefully put mistakes into the language. The idea is a more reasonable person will see the mistakes and ignore the ad. Thus, they filter out people who will be able to decipher the scam, wasting the scammer's time with a purchase. The people who don't catch the mistakes, or take precautions because of their presence, are more likely to be fooled without ever knowing they've been taken.

 

We say in french : "plus c'est gros, plus ça passe"
Something like : "the bigger the lie, the more it works fine"

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