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<p>[QUOTE="Ancientnoob, post: 1698950, member: 44140"]Yes watch this guy!</p><p><br /></p><p>He is also in cahoots with 2 other dealers- possibly the same person. One ebay seller out of Forest Hills NY and other in Highland Park, New York. They all use this same eastern European "sounding" fella / expert numatisist who copies and posts wikipedia entries as COA's and uses the same format as this seller. Estimated BIN price 3 x 8 max retail. $1 coin is $30. $100 coin is $800-1000, but he will take $550. A $1000 coin is really a $500 coin is many thousands. </p><p>I once thought all people were inherently good, but this guy is a real winner. One time when I first came to Ebay, I was asking about a couple of his coins (his results account for 80 % of a general search for AC) and next thing you know I am friended on face book. what??? Yea!</p><p>Then about a year ago I was looking at a Nabatean silver drachm in vg at best- he wanted $1200. Yall know me- I was like "blank" no. He said ok I will do $750. I provided him completed listings of the coin selling for $50 -$150, and explained to him the coin was simply not worth that, in the friendly medium in which we spoke before.I offered him $200. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now he doesn't respond to my offers and declines whatever number I put down. So he will soon go under regardless of how many 70% off discounts he gives.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ancientnoob, post: 1698950, member: 44140"]Yes watch this guy! He is also in cahoots with 2 other dealers- possibly the same person. One ebay seller out of Forest Hills NY and other in Highland Park, New York. They all use this same eastern European "sounding" fella / expert numatisist who copies and posts wikipedia entries as COA's and uses the same format as this seller. Estimated BIN price 3 x 8 max retail. $1 coin is $30. $100 coin is $800-1000, but he will take $550. A $1000 coin is really a $500 coin is many thousands. I once thought all people were inherently good, but this guy is a real winner. One time when I first came to Ebay, I was asking about a couple of his coins (his results account for 80 % of a general search for AC) and next thing you know I am friended on face book. what??? Yea! Then about a year ago I was looking at a Nabatean silver drachm in vg at best- he wanted $1200. Yall know me- I was like "blank" no. He said ok I will do $750. I provided him completed listings of the coin selling for $50 -$150, and explained to him the coin was simply not worth that, in the friendly medium in which we spoke before.I offered him $200. Now he doesn't respond to my offers and declines whatever number I put down. So he will soon go under regardless of how many 70% off discounts he gives.[/QUOTE]
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