http://search.stores.ebay.com/jimeng-shop_...QQsuZjimengshop
I wonder why all of this seller's coins are all going for the same price. Something smells a little fishy.
Full Version: Something's not quite right.
which one?
QUOTE(sbvenman @ Jun 21 2006, 07:27 AM)
http://search.stores.ebay.com/jimeng-shop_...QQsuZjimengshop
I wonder why all of this seller's coins are all going for the same price. Something smells a little fishy.
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I wonder why all of this seller's coins are all going for the same price. Something smells a little fishy.
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Your link is a little messed up. Here is a fixed link. As far as I can tell, he starts all his listings at £.99, which according to eBay's exchange rate, is currently US$1.82. Many sellers run "true" auctions, starting at basic prices, and letting the bidders determine the true price of the item. Now, being that this is a seller from China, selling older US coins, I cannot say whether or not the coins themselves "smell a little fishy", but the pricing doesn't seem to set off any alerts with me.
What should set off alerts is that every coin the seller is offering are all trade dollars from China....CAN YOU SAY FAKES!!!!
And some of the coins pictured are Morgans and the seller is calling them Trade dollars.
And also a wonderful shipping price of only 25 GBP
And some of the coins pictured are Morgans and the seller is calling them Trade dollars.
And also a wonderful shipping price of only 25 GBP
That's more the reason I was going for.
Wow!!!!!!! Get a load of that shipping. . .
Why the switch from dollars to pounds? Strange person. 
Get aload of that feedback. . . Talk about mixed emotions
Stay AWAY from the Chinese stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Why the switch from dollars to pounds? Strange person.>
Probably to capitalize on the fact that most americans just don't understand foreign exchange. They know that we use dollars, and the know tha England uses pounds, Franc uses francs, Mexico uses peso etc. But they tend to think that a dollar = a pound = a franc = a peso etc. They tend to think of them as just different names for the same amount of money. So if they see a coin they would expect to cost $100 and it is only 80 pounds they buy it thinking it is a bargin (To their minds 80 pounds = $80.) Then they get a bill for 80 pounds, pay it and THEN discover that they owe $144 plus. These auctions for fake trade dollars used to have shipping fees of $25. By making it pounds the shipping is now over $40.
Probably to capitalize on the fact that most americans just don't understand foreign exchange. They know that we use dollars, and the know tha England uses pounds, Franc uses francs, Mexico uses peso etc. But they tend to think that a dollar = a pound = a franc = a peso etc. They tend to think of them as just different names for the same amount of money. So if they see a coin they would expect to cost $100 and it is only 80 pounds they buy it thinking it is a bargin (To their minds 80 pounds = $80.) Then they get a bill for 80 pounds, pay it and THEN discover that they owe $144 plus. These auctions for fake trade dollars used to have shipping fees of $25. By making it pounds the shipping is now over $40.
You have to admire their enterprize - while steering very clear 
QUOTE(tommyd @ Jun 25 2006, 10:57 AM)
Stay AWAY from the Chinese stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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you realize that makes walmart off limits. . . .
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