The...what to buy off eBay Monday evening discussion

[Silvergun]

12 minutes ago, shawy2510 said:

17 minutes ago, Silvergun said:

You might not be interested but a 2016 half is on ebay £157 or best offer , marsh book has mintage at 1000 may be a good long term buy , just a thought

Got a link?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-Gold-HALF-Sovereign-Queen-Elizabeth-II-FIFTH-PORTRAIT/152951466392?hash=item239c9e2998:g:n~UAAOSwqjpasCH0

[JunkBond]

2 minutes ago, Elements said:

I’d quite like a 1959

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-Full-Gold-Sovereign/263553846862?hash=item3d5d088e4e:g:J6kAAOSwdu9arCUE

 

I would want a 62, my birthday, but am sticking to halves.

[JunkBond]

Right, that's my lot for the night, cocoa time, just got to decide what to bid on... 

[Elements]

I quite like the scarcer, but not rare ones. Something that’s likely to appreciate a bit over bullion over time but isn’t too expensive to buy right now

[sovereignsteve]

3 hours ago, JunkBond said:

Saw that too, edge looks a bit weird to me, still wary of some stuff and still a bit of a novice!

 

 

you think that one's bad, have a look at this one

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-1887-VICTORIA-1-2-sovereign-BEAUTY-AU-UNC-as-per-pictures-UNCERTIFIED/112254468040?hash=item1a22e33fc8:g:L3gAAOSwEzxYZ~kQ

[ilovesilverireallydo]

9 hours ago, JunkBond said:

Ebay is becoming a hobby in itself, I find myself making a cuppa and sitting watching auctions count down... I am sad!

No it’s actually very educational! You learn a lot about retailing coins, displaying them and getting to know what bids to aim for etc. 

[Elements]

1 hour ago, ilovesilverireallydo said:

No it’s actually very educational! You learn a lot about retailing coins, displaying them and getting to know what bids to aim for etc. 

Thats why I thought this thread was a good idea to have a discussion about whats on, to educate as you say us less well educated! Including helping what to look out for when Identifying fakes.

Closer look at the 1887 I linked, the rim doesnt look even all the way round. @JunkBond highlighted it.And that second one @sovereignsteve linked from the same seller maybe suggests it’s more than an isolated mistake. Keep safe out there ?

[JunkBond]

57 minutes ago, Elements said:

Keep safe out there ?

A list of trusted ebay sellers would be good, but maybe people would not want to give away their sources.

[JunkBond]

Anybody bought from this guy?

I am after a decent 93 Jubilee.

Steep starting price and no bids.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HALF-SOVEREIGN-JUBIL-HEAD-1893-22CT-GOLD-BYGONES-AND-JEWELLERY/372251715095?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

[Elements]

21 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

Anybody bought from this guy?

I am after a decent 93 Jubilee.

Steep starting price and no bids.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HALF-SOVEREIGN-JUBIL-HEAD-1893-22CT-GOLD-BYGONES-AND-JEWELLERY/372251715095?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Theres a business address at the bottom of the listing, it matches a shed type building on google maps called the gold and silver shop and the phone number matches. 

[JunkBond]

1 hour ago, Elements said:

shed type building on google maps called the gold and silver shop. 

What a dump.

[Elements]

8 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

What a dump.

Doesnt look very secure

[JunkBond]

Still, you are buying the coin not the shop I suppose.

[sovereignsteve]

6 hours ago, JunkBond said:

Anybody bought from this guy?

I've bought a couple of half sovs and doubles from him in the past. Reliable seller, I think he has a little jewellery/general tatt store in deepest Wales.

Probably picks up a steady stream of gold coins locally. In general his prices are a touch steep and he doesn't vary them much, so some good buys and some bad.

[fehk2001]

20 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

I've bought a couple of half sovs and doubles from him in the past. Reliable seller, I think he has a little jewellery/general tatt store in deepest Wales.

Probably picks up a steady stream of gold coins locally. In general his prices are a touch steep and he doesn't vary them much, so some good buys and some bad.

I think you have probably bought from every single business  ebayer already 

[JunkBond]

22 hours ago, JunkBond said:

The bin price is £209, I only offered £180, bit cheeky but you never know.

If someone buys my 1892 I have up for sale I will up my offer.

So I sell the 92, go on ebay to up my offer on the 90 aaaand, it's sold.

Bring on tonight's perusal.

[Bullionbilly]

1 minute ago, JunkBond said:

So I sell the 92, go on ebay to up my offer on the 90 aaaand, it's sold.

Bring on tonight's perusal.

The thrill of the hunt all over again !

[JunkBond]

1 minute ago, Bullionbilly said:

The thrill of the hunt all over again !

I now live for that thrill.

Whatever did I do before?

[Elements]

10 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

So I sell the 92, go on ebay to up my offer on the 90 aaaand, it's sold.

Bring on tonight's perusal.

I found one on a French site during random browsing.  Not sure it’s much use since it’ll take a leap of faith ordering from an unknown.

Hang on I’ll search my browser history for it, just for interest.

 

In the meantime, also away from eBay. BNT seem to have a cheap (relatively!) SOTD 2017. I seem to remember people having problems with them in the past? https://www.bnt.org.uk/royal-mint-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-sovereign-gold-coins

 

[Elements]

25 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

So I sell the 92, go on ebay to up my offer on the 90 aaaand, it's sold.

Bring on tonight's perusal.

Here it is. In £ that’s around £180

https://www.gadoury.com/en/coins/grande-bretagne-1890-half-sovereign-ttb-sup

 

or 208 for the even higher grade they have

[JunkBond]

Thanks @Elements,

Wondering if the pics are library shots or the actual coin.

[Sovsaver]

24 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

So I sell the 92, go on ebay to up my offer on the 90 aaaand, it's sold.

Bring on tonight's perusal.

Your offer was fair, in my view. It’s too easy to overpay on eBay chasing stuff. It’s a long game getting what you want, keep hunting.

I bought another 2002 proof half sov, mostly due to this thread. Paid 158.50 with shipping, but the photo was poor. Hope it’s FDC, time will tell?

[JunkBond]

You are of course 100% correct @Sovsaver, patience is a virtue.

Hope your 2002 is indeed FDC.

 

[Bullionbilly]

42 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

I now live for that thrill.

Whatever did I do before?

I asked myself that the other day 

[JunkBond]

Must resist, must resist.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1887-Gold-Five-Pounds-Sovereign-5-NGC-MS60-Great-Britain-S-3864-Sov-UK/132491968651?hash=item1ed923008b:g:2CIAAOSw8RZadKJs