Post your eBay Cherrypicks...

After trying to cherrypick on eBay and always seeming to miss when the coin arrives, I finally snagged 2 of the same variety in the same week from different sellers. Both finally arrived and I am pretty happy they turned out to be exactly what I thought they were.

Here they are, both are 1942 Walking Liberty FS-801 Doubled Die Reverse half dollars.

 

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I love posting and reposting this. From Feb of 2013. The coin as seen on ebay and then after it got back from NGC. My 1942/1 D MS65+ FB merc.

 

Walking liberties and mercs , my 2 favorite US coin designs , they just don't make em like AA Weinman did yrs ago... Smh

 

Bought both of these 1911 $2 1/2 Indians on ebay (seller pics).




Turned out to both be 1911-D (weak D)

 

Nice picks!! I have yet to hit any homeruns on eBay, but I'm swinging away!!

Keep 'em coming.

 

That it the official lifetime "you suck" award winner.

 

about the only time I've felt good about sucking.

 

Nice Job on all of those.

 

Now, THAT was funny!

 

Found it on Ebay, negotiated with the seller, sent it successfully to CAC. Best coin I found on Ebay.

 

Can you tell how how it was a cherry pick? What is special about it?

 

ditto, inquiring minds want to know.

 

Typically a Cherrypick has a hidden value that the seller didn't realize. Such as buying a proof buffalo nickel as a regular business strike. Or someone selling a coin that they consider to be in worse condition than it actually is. For example, recently i bought a 1901-S Morgan in AU but paid only $25.00 because it was heavily toned over and hid its true condition.

 

First of all, it's highly unusual to find any 1840 dollars with original surfaces, and even more unusual to find one that looks good - eye appeal - secondly, I was able to negotiate a fair price that would have been slightly below market for an ordinary coin and this one not only looks good, it's in an old green holder - thirdly, I was able to get a CAC sticker on it (1 of only 8 in its grade), which combined with the first and second points made it profitable - likely far more so than it would have been if a dealer had been selling it.

 

I got this for $5:



And this for $13:



And this for $38:



And this for $20 or so:



And this for $10:



Still waiting for a 4/5-figure jackpot like some of the "suckers" here have had, but I'm happy with what I've gotten so far.

 

Biggest Ebay cherry was probably this...
1827 O-124 (R-5+)
Bought for 52. Immediately offered 1100 even with the chicken pecks.

 

I don't consider slightly below market a cherry pick, just a good buy. In other words, the coin was listed correctly, the seller knew what they were selling, and you just got a good deal on it.

 

I've gotten two 1818/5 quarters advertised as 1818's. They're well circulated, so it's tough to see the serif of the 5 inside the upper circle of the 8, but there's another diagnostic to identify them rather easily.

 

It's those "other diagnostics" that can get you an insanely great Cherrypick. Those are things you don't want to give away to others. There are only a couple of coins that I personally know of that I look for with diagnostics that can be discerned even with bad lighting and crummy pictures. But they are so rare, I still have yet to find one. Someday though....

 

Nice picks @TypeCoin971793