This Auction ended @ 11ish est. today and I was going to bid on it but I did not, the 35 min that I was watching it I kept telling myself that there is a slight chance that it could be fake. And at the last seconds of this auction I placed my bid and move the cursor over to confirm bid, something told me that there is a slight chance that this penny could be real. Has this ever happened to any of you? After the auction has ended I refreshed the page and read that he offers 100% return if you not happy, I'm still kicking myself in the seat. I think $2,000 would have got it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8350296377&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
The Savannah Scammer strikes again. Consider your self very lucky you did not confirm your bid. There is a 0% chance of that being authentic. Buying coins from "Estates" on ebay is usually a bad idea. Charlie
Count your blessings that you didn't. If you examine the pic closely you can see the remains of the 5 that was clumsily changed into a 3.
Will our unidentified bidder (another red flag) be sorry he/she bought this fake when it arrives, or will he/she continue wallowing in ignorance and only learn the truth when it comes time to resell the coin?
If you read "his" feedback you will find that it is exceedingly difficult to get money back from the Savannah Scammer (this is the nickname here for pjd1966, who is now officially thats_all_folks66. These ID's are owned by Pamela Donnely of Savanah GA. and she allegedly is using the id estatedoctor now). Since this seller doesn't accept Paypal a buyer is out of luck if the seller doesn't deliver what is advertised. Not only would you have had the hassle of receiving an altered coin, but you wouldn't have gotten your money back and you probably would have ended up with a retaliatory negative in your ebay feedback for the negative you undoubtedly would have given him. Seriously, you were the BIG winner for NOT confirming your bid!!
All the blah blah blah text in the auction aside, the pictures says it all. Who in their right mind would knowing sell a genuine 1943 copper cent on ebay. Any coin dealer who thought it was real would have it authenticated and would not risk selling a $80,000+ coin for $1300. Check out THIS article on the 1943 copper cent. Note the strong warning never to attempt to purchase an unauthenticated 1943 copper Lincoln. As other's have said, count your blessings....this lesson was a $2000 freebee
43 copper I still remember when I was a kid and a friend and myself had so much fun changing dates on coins. We used erasers, baby grinders, files and ots of other stuff. We made 43 copper cents out of 48's. Also, 16D Merc's from 46's. We were kids and just having fun and we always put them back in circulation. Wonder where they all ended up.
