Seems as if we have two topics here: 1. What constitutes sniping 2. Is sniping really worth your time As to what constitutes sniping, it does not...
I agree a bid is a bid whenever you place it. I do prefer to wait until the last day of bidding to assess the amount of interest in the coin and...
I do not agree that sniping is the only way to go because the bottom line is to determine what the coin will go for and how much you are willing...
I have been collecting now for about 10 months, but I have learned a lot in that amount of time from books (including the Redbook) and other...
Normally, I check the newly listed items for anything I want, and then place any auction items on my watch list. About seven hours beforehand, I...
The coins I am talking about are mainly ones about 200 years old if not more. Rather this is oil applied well after the minting process.
Thanks for the advice. I suspected it was not the best thing to have on coins. I have always tried to clean it off, but found before that...
I hold it by the edges. Mostly, I find copper coins that feel oily. After reading about Coin Care, I wonder if this has been used on the coin.
Sometimes I pick up a coin, that I have just bought from EBay, and it feels oily. Has the coin been oiled? If it has been oiled, what should I...
I am not sure how many varieties were made; I have found about five. The number made who knows, I have found these medals on EBay occasionally....
This medal was minted for the opening of the Brooklyn bridge in1883. It is one of several different medals made at the time to commemorate the...
I have been wanting to buy a civil war era gold princess head dollar. On Ebay, I have seen the prices go all over the place for this coin. What...
Looking at gold coins as bullion is interesting. I do not agree with it though. So far my collecting has been either non-gold coins or exonumia....
I was going through a dealers website and saw 19th century gold US coins being offered as bullion (even certified coins). This seemed very...
Thank You for your positive replies. Today I had a good talk with my mail carrier, and she gave me some good advice on what to do. I have not...
I have no doubt that one case is a careless/dishonest neighbor. I suspect the mail carrier left the item in the wrong mailbox, and then the...
I talked with my post office yesterday. She only ran the tracking information and then told me to wait some more. After losing the other two...
How long should I wait before contacting the seller that the medal is lost? The last tracking information was Processed through USPS Sort...
I am becoming very frustrated with USPS deliveries. Since buying from EBay, I have lost two medals and possibly a third totaling about $300 due...
If I am not mistaken, the release listing on the US Mint website says the silver QUARTER proof mint set is coming out today. When it does come...
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