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« Reply #225 on: February 05, 2009, 05:19:39 AM » |
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Well Paint Your Wagon we have at least one thing in common. I don't like toning either. As you said, toning is damage, regardless of the extent of it and it can only get worse! Never better!
I absolutely love the Netherlands silver bullion coins that are produced each year. The design changes as the KNIGHT on the obverse is from one of their Provinces (I believe they call them provinces) every year. I sure do favor those KNIGHTS for some reason or another but they are a bit pricey in my mind but ALL silver from the world's mints are pricey now!!!
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« Reply #226 on: February 05, 2009, 06:50:21 PM » |
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In Europe silver is a consumer product with every country having a value added tax VAT of between 17 and 22%
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« Reply #227 on: February 07, 2009, 09:33:09 PM » |
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« Reply #228 on: February 07, 2009, 09:35:32 PM » |
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« Reply #229 on: February 07, 2009, 09:38:39 PM » |
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« Reply #230 on: February 07, 2009, 09:42:09 PM » |
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« Reply #231 on: February 07, 2009, 09:46:09 PM » |
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I was intrested in this Russian coin and what do I get No longer available for sale I do not understand why ebay allows this nonsense all the time This is happening more and more frequent I gave a neg to a professional seller who lost it after the sale was closed  I think my days on ebay are coming to a close before the summer  http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=390028388333 |
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« Reply #232 on: February 07, 2009, 09:59:18 PM » |
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Part of the problem is the fact Ebay will let a seller PAY to advertise in more than one area. Coins could be listed under the proper country, gold or silver, bullion, relics, antiquities and so on. It makes Ebay money but they then MUST have that auction appear under those lists even if WE do not wish to see it.
Another problem I am having, just as you are, is the mere fact sellers have learned ways to figure out how to NOT sell if they don't get the desired price. Just this week a seller, whom I had won an auction for a glider (plane) for my little boy, notified me he would be refunding my money immediately as most of his shipment was damaged. My answer to that was bull ____! You can't tell me he did not inspect the contents when they were delivered? The fact of the matter, after checking his other auctions for the same plane, was I got a heck of a deal on the auction I won as it was far below his "Buy it Now" price on the same item. Also my auction was offered with FREE SHIPPING so the seller would not make squat. He cancelled because he could and it is as simple as that.
I have had dealers in the past, who lost big money, simply tell me the coin was lost or it would be weeks before it could be located as they were moving into a new building. Yeah right! I insisted on waiting and made that dealer send me the $60 coin I bought for $12. I can play the game just like they do!
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« Reply #233 on: February 07, 2009, 11:37:54 PM » |
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I bought Friedberg goldcoins of the world for half the price and the book got lost in the mail and I was offered a refund
I started an ebay complaint and said I would up it to a paypal complaint in seven days
After two days the professional store said the book was returned to them by the postoffice because some date was wrong
Three days later I got the book and as suspected apart from the printed postage stamp there was no date whatsoever
I have been told by persons that have done it that if you offer 500 euro outside of ebay for a coin worth 500 euro and you can pick up the item
it suddenly gets delisted with no cost to the vendor and no risk to the buyer
Unfortunately I am not going to drive to germany for a coin but between all the crap I have to look at and damaged goods and cheap purchases getting refunded , I am quitting in a few months when goldprices are probably going to explode
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« Reply #234 on: February 09, 2009, 04:40:52 AM » |
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For the moment I love this freaked out world out of money
I got a 100 year old MS66+ for melt ( 20 soles ) and an Icelandic Kronur that goes normally for melt plus 35% for melt plus 6.8%
Helas my main bank Fortis looks like it will need to be saved for a third time since the shareholders refuse to accept they lost their equity
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« Reply #235 on: February 09, 2009, 04:45:11 AM » |
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« Reply #236 on: February 09, 2009, 08:22:08 AM » |
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You have to keep in mind he is looking for someone crazier than he is and Ebay is just the place to find them!!!  |
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« Reply #237 on: February 09, 2009, 08:26:20 PM » |
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You have to keep in mind he is looking for someone crazier than he is and Ebay is just the place to find them!!! Yes but it is getting more and more difficult to find a crazy with MONEY who is stupid enough to spend it on gold |
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« Reply #238 on: February 10, 2009, 01:29:29 AM » |
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This is one of those days I may like ebay
I just got a gold maja desnuda from an innocent german hausfrau for 17% below melt because it is a medal and germans do not like medals any more ( The was a time that a uniform and a medal were the highest aspiration )
Now I just have to wait and see wheather the medal is actually going to reach me .
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