Loyal Citizen Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 A strange one, I guess. i've received a request to place on this site links to the pictures of more than 1500 coins in the upcoming Sincona auction in October. Similar links have been displayed in the Russian-speaking numismatic forum (Staraya Moneta). Is anybody interested ? Is it OK if I place the links here ? Thanks. p.s. to clarify my relationship with Sincona...there is none, actually. Have no clue why I was contacted on this (or, maybe, I'm not alone ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 A strange one, I guess. i've received a request to place on this site links to the pictures of more than 1500 coins in the upcoming Sincona auction in October. Similar links have been displayed in the Russian-speaking numismatic forum (Staraya Moneta). Is anybody interested ? Is it OK if I place the links here ? Thanks. p.s. to clarify my relationship with Sincona...there is none, actually. Have no clue why I was contacted on this (or, maybe, I'm not alone ?) Of course, I am very interested to see the pictures, as probably everyone else is, too. I just went to the Sincona site a couple of hours ago, but didn't see any coins nor any link to that auction. I would expect Sincona to put the pictures on their own website, or on Sixbid. Then you or someone else could put up a link to that place here on the forum. I wonder why they do it this way? How many links are we talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal Citizen Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 there are 3 links and the instruction on how to use them. I've no clue why it is done this way but I guess they are trying to use every venue available. I will post their links soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal Citizen Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Here is what I got : http://gigapeta.com/dl/3267593ac9ed87 http://gigapeta.com/dl/3267792aa955f8 http://gigapeta.com/dl/3267814aee764a expected download time per each link is 1.5 hrs when you don't use the login below. Login: userid - sincona2013 password - 7778889991 this login is valid until April 19th. All three files can be downloaded concurrently (estimated download time - 10 minutes). If you experience any technical issues please contact Sincona directly (via their web site.... i guess that's it... best regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks, Loyal Citizen! Maybe they are trying to save money on bandwidth? (I think so ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal Citizen Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Have no clue but ,at least, some people can enjoy the coins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Download complete! Each file is a compressed archive in .RAR format which contains nothing but the images of each coin, obverse and reverse -- no descriptions, no price info. Unless you are really curious, I would wait for the real catalog to appear. Are you sure that the request came directly from Sincona and not someone who works there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal Citizen Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 The request came from a person who works for Sincona. I don't think these photos can replace the real catalog but those who won't get the catalog will get an idea ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I'm just wondering about the legal implications of providing this kind of link (no copyright statements in the files, etc.)? Are we (the forum) getting ourselves into trouble here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdrv Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Websites like GigaPeta pay people who upload popular flies. I don't think we'll get in trouble for posting the link, but I'd prefer links to original sources than some third party download sites. Loyal Citizen, did you receive the request to post links via the forum or email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal Citizen Posted April 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 I received the request to post these three links and the download instructions via email from a forum member (to tell you the truth, i don't really see the difference in how i received the request). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdrv Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 The reason why I asked is I wanted to know if someone on the forum is approaching other members to post links for them. Normally, I'd remove links from sites like gigapeta, but if you think that this is good legit information, I don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal Citizen Posted April 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 I don't think this is a problem unless other members think differently. This information has some value and is very useful (at least, until the official catalog is published). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 The reason why I asked is I wanted to know if someone on the forum is approaching other members to post links for them. Normally, I'd remove links from sites like gigapeta, but if you think that this is good legit information, I don't mind. I downloaded the files and can confirm that they do contain what they say (coin pictures, i.e. not porn or malware.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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