Is this a good buy?

http://cgi.ebay.com/MEDIEVIL-COPPER-COIN-UNKNOWN-SIZE-ABT-14MM-/150478627544?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

can somebody tell me if this is a good buy, and tell me what it is. Thanks

 

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For a buck, it is if you like the coin

 

Yea, I do kinda like it. Do you know how old it is or where it's from?

 

I agree. I don't know what it is. Might be a token. For a buck, why not.

 

I have no clue.

 

Well, I haven't bidded on it yet. I'm going to try and snipe it lol

 

What would your max bid be?

 

Wow, 5 bids all of a sudden (I didn't bid, lol). It's about cent size. I like it, but probably would go over 3 or 4 dollars, not knowing anything about it.

 

I know, lol I refreshed the page and BOOM. So around 3 or 4 dollars then?

 

I passed on it.

 

It's totally up to what you feel comfortable paying for it. That's just what I would pay for it. Keep in mind, I'm not basing what I would pay on anything at all

 

Did you get it?

 

Yea, but I knew nothing about it and it was starting to jump up pretty high too, for a penny sized coin lol.

 

No, I didn't even bid on it.a

 

Restraint.... that's a good trait to have especially when excited about an auction.:thumb:

 

Thanks, but now I'm wandering whether I should've bidded on it lol.

 

Don't put items you're interested in on here. If I do, it's never an ebay item, and I always post only the photos.

 

This has come up a couple times recently. I don't make the rules for this or any other list so I can't say that you should not post links to active sale listings but.... What if your doing so attracted the interest of six other bidders who had not seen that coin but each decided to place a bid? How did you benefit from attracting competition? Perhaps worse, what if your snipe had been for $10 and I, by chance, decided to bid $9.75 meaning you still won the lot but had to pay your full bid price instead of the reduced number?

Similarly, you can also attract attention to a lot that one of us has already bid on and has several dollars left before reaching our top price? Do you expect us to tell you that you should pay up to $10 for the coin or that we have already bid $10 on it so if you bid just a little under that we will be sure to pay more for it?

Similarly, suppose you know nothing about a lot but post a question if the coin is 'real' based on absolutely no reason to doubt the coin other than it is nice looking. If that post scares off other bidders who did not doubt the coin until they saw your post, do you see how you wronged the seller?

I repeat that I do not make the rules for this list BUT I do consider it inappropriate to post on an active sale unless you are actually accusing the seller of selling a fake. Wait until a sale has closed and ask your question when you can learn from the experience and expect an honest answer for us all.

As far as the coin in question (now that it has closed): I don't know it. I don't see it as medievil or medievel either (depending on where in the listing you read). I don't even think it is medieval and don't know if it is a coin or a token. I did not bid. Should you? I say no. IMHO it is better if you buy coins from dealers you trust not only to sell real coins but to ID them correctly and to ask a fair price for the coin. After you get more experience in the hobby, you might want to risk leaving the safety of the porch little by little but if you feel the need to post a question here as to whether a coin is a good buy, consider that if we thought it were, we might be the ones bidding on it.

 

HELLO there. If you liked it (coin) and ,it costed a million dollars. I say its money well spent!

 

Ok, I didn't think about that, and I will remember that in the future from now.