Not too long ago they made it illegal to ship coins/bullion/collectible coins/everything to France. It wouldn't shock me to hear that they had...
Ah, the great question of our time. PCGS, or NGC? Short answer: PCGS. ;)
Those are all bag and/or contact marks ... the short version is, after a coin is struck it bounces down a little ramp and into a giant bin with...
I'm sure there are some dealers who bump their prices at shows, but at larger shows, larger companies will show up and they're more easily able to...
I almost keeled over when he said "I think I've got a CAL around here somewhere ..." all casually. Oh, Uncle Mal! Sent from my iPad Junior...
Depending on how long ago this was, you may still be able to file a formal claim. He should have the screws put to him for that. I would also...
My dad likes to tell a story about how he sent a similar letter way back in the day that took several years to find its way back to him ... and...
No photoshop. Swear on ... uh ... my kitten. I almost died when it came. Sent from my iPad Junior Numismatist, Alhambra Coin Center...
Hahaha I found my pic ... I couldn't believe this when I got it. Check out the date I mailed it out versus the date I got it back ... [IMG]...
Negative feedback AND file a claim with eBay/PayPal in their Resolution Center. Negative feedback hurts, a lost Resolution Center case hurts...
... things do "get lost in the mail". I have a pic I'll try to dig up that illustrates that point well. If he dropped it and it somehow takes 3...
You should have immediately opened a claim in eBay/PayPal. They would immediately take funds out of the seller's account and hold them "in...
Most of the time it's not a great idea to identify your package as containing "rare" or "collectible" coins anyway -- I find myself saying this a...
Unless we're talking about Amazon Prime, very few things you buy online get shipped within 1-3 days! I'm talking department stores and...
Nice find!! Sent from my iPad Junior Numismatist, Alhambra Coin Center www.lifeatthecoinshop.com www.facebook.com/lifeatthecoinshop
This is exactly right. As long as you get the right product and it gets there in a reasonable time frame (not talking a 3 week delay accompanied...
I'll just leave this here! :) New Charlotte $5 & CAL Quarter Eagle(click!) Let me say that by no means is there likely to be any new info to...
I was our shop's main eBayer for a long time in my teenage years, and indeed a number of things can happen that can muck up the works. That said,...
I'm trying to get something that's more like ... the common vernacular used in day to day transactions. That's a "better date coin", not an...
In many ways I'm kind of going back to the drawing bored. I've decided first off that I don't really like the terms used, and as Doug suggested...
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