I have been amazed to see the trashed $3 gold coins listed in those "absentee bid" aucions. Here is an example of an extremely worn copy that has rim damage replacement of what looks to be some kind of putty. Is real gold used for these repairs?? The funny thing is the estimated value of the coin is listed to be between $750 - $1500!?! HA! http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/27...022QQitemZ350043732205QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
It is repaired jewelry piece..... Be careful with Ebay Live, the rules are different and I have had a nightmare, I wont bid in them unless it's Heritage or Bowers and Merena.
:mouth: :mouth: :mouth: :mouth: That's too funny! Looks like a bubble gum fix to me, with a little krylon to hide it. :mouth: I swear, it looks like the coin's been painted. I put a low bid on a gold coin you couldn't see in the pics (glare was terrible) but I wouldn't even put a $5.00 bid on this coin! If it was given to me, I'd put it up for a 24 hour auction, just to get it out of my sight as fast as possible. I'll be very interested in seeing what they manage to haul in for this worthless piece of whatever it is. Ribbit :smile
Rut-roh! That's the Gov auction and I've seen counterfeits being auction by them. If this coin was identifiable, we might be able to figure out if it's real or not, but I looked closer and all the tells aren't tellable. I'd be surprised if they get more than $10.00 for it. Ribbit
They are trying to sound like there real Gov. but they are not. The trick is they are not saying they are Fed Gov or State:mouth:
I have never understood why one would bid on an item through Ebay Live when (in the case of HA, B&M, Stack's, or Superior) you can place a bid directly with the auction house and save 10%-20% on buyers premiums and the hassle of dealing with Ebay (which is a non essential middleman and primarily used as an advertising tool).
