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Amazing eBay score.

Postby PADFH » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:50 pm

Got a killer deal on eBay recently. I don't buy much there due to prices, but I took a gamble.

Ad for 245 silver war nickles, dated 1941 to 1945. I think we all see the problem here. The nickels in the photo all looked dark, so I took a shot. Well, I ended up paying $138 shipped and thought I most likely got ripped off. The guy wasn't a coin dealer, so I thought maybe it was a one time sale. They arrived today. 234 of them were actual silver war nickles! Melt as of today, $420.

Best score yet, really helps the stack :)
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby avidbrandy » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:59 pm

Wow well done. Better than the lot I got a few weeks ago. Also war nickels though.
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby OtusLotus » Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:58 pm

Good thing the ebay auction wasn't being run by Idaho Copper... otherwise he would have pulled the auction!
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby lewbo » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:00 pm

Those deals are why I still surf ebay almost every day.
Selling US pennies 1.9 face shipped. Never mind I am keeping everything!
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby Corsair » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:16 pm

OtusLotus wrote:Good thing the ebay auction wasn't being run by Idaho Copper... otherwise he would have pulled the auction!


Zing!
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby twentybux » Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:12 pm

Very nice pick up. Congrats! Enjoy the spoils of victory!
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby creshka46 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:07 pm

lewbo wrote:Those deals are why I still surf ebay almost every day.


me too. But wow, never got one that good.
Pennies: $4200 - (0) indians - (5)steel - (1) George V Canadian
Nickels: $6500 - (62)war - (23)buf - (1)V nic - (4) key date jeff's
Dimes: $5000 - (24)roos - (2)merc - (2)AgCAN
Halves: $8000 - (7)'64 - (33)40% - (1)walker
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby NHsorter » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:10 pm

Job well done!

I typically avoid searching eBay and assume that missing auction detail means a high probability of intended deception. But this is a great story. Congrats on the great buy!
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby PADFH » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:52 pm

[quote="NHsorter"]

I typically avoid searching eBay and assume that missing auction detail means a high probability of intended deception. But this is a great story. /quote]

I was worried about this myself.
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby creshka46 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:41 pm

creshka46 wrote:me too. But wow, never got one that good.


Wow, ok. So I actually just got my best one yet by far, close to PADFH but still not quite as good.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170799319061?ss ... fresh=true
Pennies: $4200 - (0) indians - (5)steel - (1) George V Canadian
Nickels: $6500 - (62)war - (23)buf - (1)V nic - (4) key date jeff's
Dimes: $5000 - (24)roos - (2)merc - (2)AgCAN
Halves: $8000 - (7)'64 - (33)40% - (1)walker
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby tractorman » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:54 pm

creshka46 wrote:
creshka46 wrote:me too. But wow, never got one that good.


Wow, ok. So I actually just got my best one yet by far, close to PADFH but still not quite as good.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170799319061?ss ... fresh=true


Holy crap, awesome score!! Looks like you came in around half price. :mrgreen:
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Re: Amazing eBay score.

Postby creshka46 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:01 pm

tractorman wrote:Holy crap, awesome score!! Looks like you came in around half price. :mrgreen:


Yeah, I was shocked, there were only 12 views and no one was bidding! Even so, PADFH's deal was better. Even with a generous discount due to the 35% content, he still came it at about 40%
Pennies: $4200 - (0) indians - (5)steel - (1) George V Canadian
Nickels: $6500 - (62)war - (23)buf - (1)V nic - (4) key date jeff's
Dimes: $5000 - (24)roos - (2)merc - (2)AgCAN
Halves: $8000 - (7)'64 - (33)40% - (1)walker
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