One very large dealer in the Boston area's biggest fear was for the Russian mafia to "make him an offer he couldn't refuse".
I looked up ebay sales on Ike sets, generally they sell for under $150. I saw one typical 31 coin set sell for under $125. Looked up in...
We had customers with special orders at Home Depot come in only to be told that their $2000, etc. orders had disappeared out the front door....
45 or so. Curious how it would dip out.
I worked there for well over 3 years. In a 60 Million or so gross store, hardware thefts alone were over 2 million, 7 million or more storewide...
I've done a lot of business with ICG, PCGS and NGC. ICG did make some mistakes stretching grades beyond what the coin merited. But these days...
Some people are reluctant to return ebay coins for fear of getting blocked or blacklisted, which is just stupid. Personally the only reason I...
That is the most prudent course. Never keep a coin you don't like or have serious doubts about. There is just too much better material to choose...
It may have a shot at PCGS. There is also Anacs and ICG. NGC is just too conservative, though graders by nature seem to be conservative and...
There is very little premium these days on common date gold even certified. Both look Unc and as Rheingold rightly said the second is probably...
I'd go around everywhere with a big chip on your shoulder, nursing all your grudges, telling everyone what raw deals you have been ripped off on...
If it is ebay or similar venue, I would work through them and contact state agencies for remedies. Here in the US ebay started charging state...
Ahoy, Anchorsaweigh!!!! Nice job, and welcome!
“Found in safe of 200 year old store during demolition”; yeah, right, even 80 year old coins, seems like he left his brains in a safe somewhere...
The market seems to like either white coins with silver or colorfully toned if it is real. So dipping seems to be a market necessity if it can be...
I have been actually banned on PCGS forum, no warning or reasons. Currently probably ghosted, as my posts were not visible since around Labor...
I didn't bother updating the password. The only time I have seen compulsory password resets was with credit cards and work log-in. I have never...
That is a sad story, but must be somewhat atypical as any collector with an ounce of common sense does not buy coins in a collection without...
Cac pays more than Rarcoa or HA for coins that meet their criteria. Find a collector member of cac that only pays for coins that get approved,...
I generally got raw deals when trading at shows especially when I took a table a few times with sharp dealers walking up making low offers or...
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