"Silver Stupidity"

Fantastic! What great information you found on SGS/Aboncom...!

Pass it on!

 

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Nice! He lists his home page as www.abon.com that is so funny!

I agree the postal inspectors may be the way to go. About 3 years ago I was looking for a 1991S Proof Lincoln and i didn't know squat about grading so I was looking for the cheapest coin I could find to fill the hole in my album. The cheapest one out there was an SGS PF70 that I spent about $8 on, but it never showed up. When I complained to aboncom they said that I needed to wait 30 days before they could file a USPS insurance claim. So after 35 days I contacted them to let them know that the coin had never arrived. They responded with an apology and a promise to send another copy of the coin (my thought was that 70 graded coins must be pretty common since they had an exact replacement available to send me...). The coin arrived within the week, but I bet they claimed the coin was worth a lot more than I paid for it when they filed their ins claim! I don't know how to prove fraud from my end, I certainly don't have any of the paperwork (emails/receipts) from that transaction anymore.

 

Hi guys, I've been following this thread with interest.

Here's some info from another web site listing these "two" operations.


http://slabfree.marlowcasinochips.com/where.htm

Star Grading Service (SGS)
Larry Bence, Star Grading
1610 State Routh 60 South, Ashland, OH 44805
[419] 522-5346
Email: lbence@abon.com
Website: www.stargrading.org
Ebay Id: (sells as aboncom - see entry below)

Abon Enterprises (Eric Sparks)
115 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, OH 44902
[419] 522-5346
Email: esparks@abon.com
Website: www.abon.com
Ebay Id: aboncom

 

Just a side note, 330 does exist as an area code (I live in the area). My home phone (at school in NY atm) uses it. But, I do not doubt your analysis one bit. Good detective work.

Ryan

 

hahaha his slabs have GOT to be from China! They don't even look like proper slabs! I could print those inserts with the Dymo labelwriter I have sitting in front of me on my computer desk! Phew, good thing I didn't get bamboozled by that guy, when I used to browse eBay with virtually no knowledge of coins...