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Anyway it has nothing to do with silver. It could have been about anything brought on the internet.
People buy an empty PS5 box on ebay for £300+ that is listed as an empty box. Ok clearly listed to try and fool people who will just look at a photo.
Then there are people who see a listing for a phone charger for £4.99 with the picture showing a photo of a £1000 phone the lead is for then complain the phone was missing.
I have been looking for a coin display box and many of the listings show coins in the box. Do i expect to get a gold coin for £10? 
No i would not berate a toddler who is learning to walk but i would sure as hell shout some nasty language at my 31 year old son if i caught him pouring a boiling kettle of water over his head and stabbing himself in the eye with a steak knife.

If you brought a fake rolex for £20 would you think you have been scammed because it looks like a rolex?
You did not buy a fake, you brought a copy.
Few people will buy them to brag to mates but most who would buy these would do so to sell on as real 1 oz bars.
I would not put this down to a mistake by someone who is new to silver. You knew it was way cheaper than it should have been, did no research and still paid a few hundred pounds. The mistake is down to being an idiot.
Every week you hear stories of people being scammed to move their cash from their account to another account and even told to withdraw cash and buy vouchers and pass on the numbers to the people on the other end of the phone which this last year has been the so called tax office. 
Im sorry if i sound hard but ive had enough of these stupid stories. Its about time people took responsibility for their own stupid actions.
If you cant be bothered to even read a simple advert before spending that sort of money then you should not have a debit card.
Please tell me you are not employed in any of the emergency services?
 

Yes i totally agree.
Scammers use these sites to buy silver plated bars and then sell on ebay as the real thing. That is the danger of these sites and if they sell on ebay as 999 silver that is a scam that will fool many people and chances are would fool me too. That is unless they put in big writing this is silver plated in the listing.
 

If you brought a fake rolex for £20 would you think you have been scammed because it looks like a rolex?
You did not buy a fake, you brought a copy.
Few people will buy them to brag to mates but most who would buy these would do so to sell on as real 1 oz bars.
I would not put this down to a mistake by someone who is new to silver. You knew it was way cheaper than it should have been, did no research and still paid a few hundred pounds. The mistake is down to being an idiot.
Every week you hear stories of people being scammed to move their cash from their account to another account and even told to withdraw cash and buy vouchers and pass on the numbers to the people on the other end of the phone which this last year has been the so called tax office. 
Im sorry if i sound hard but ive had enough of these stupid stories. Its about time people took responsibility for their own stupid actions.
If you cant be bothered to even read a simple advert before spending that sort of money then you should not have a debit card.
Please tell me you are not employed in any of the emergency services?
 

It will be a sad sad day when ebay finally comes to an end.
Millions of scammers looking for new sites for their victims.

Silverstorm, I really think the tub i had in the safe helped but from what i hear about milk spots is that if its going to milk spot you cant stop it, just delay it.
I think coins that are prone to milk spotting then storage really helps. 
I tend to think that you will be OK with your maples no matter how you store as it looks like what they did at the mint has sorted it or at the very least really helped the problem.
Funny what you say about keeping milk spotted coins away from the good. In that display case they were all in capsules. Maybe milk spots is to silver what covid is to humans lol.
I will put the rest of my coins in little home made masks. lol. Maybe sell masks for silver coins on here, think some would try anything to stop the dreaded milk spotting.

Have some 1oz silver brits in a display case and was gutted to find the 2019 brits x2 had milk spotted.
Now as they are only bullion coins i took the chance and used a rubber to get rid of the spots on one of the coins. Although it removed the milk spots i was not impressed as the coin lost some of the shine. 
I watched the video on you tube of Backyard Bullion doing this but he did it on some kangaroo's but they do not have the same really bright shine as the brits.
I really like the Brits because of the way they shine as you tilt them and this really took the shine away.
 
Coin collectors please stop reading now as this may upset you.
Well today as i was not happy with the coin so had nothing to lose i put some car polish (Auto Glym super resin polish) on the coin and used a small polishing disk on my dremel  then wiped off with my cotton glove.
The shine was back to what it was like before i used the rubber and could not see any sign of scratching. I put next to another coin that had never been out of the capsule before and i could not tell them apart by eye.
As i have 2 coins from each year in the box and the other 2019 had milk spots on the queens face side i though i would polish that one with the car polish without the rubber first to see if the polish removed the milk spots. 
The queens face on the brits is a really nice shine so was worried even tiny marks would be seen with the naked eye but again i had little to lose so polished with the dremel which quickly removed the milk spots.
Most coin collectors if they kept reading would be having a heart attack by now but i was really really amazed at the result.
Tilting the coin under a light i can see no sign of even a slight scratch and thats on the glossy part of the queens face.
By looking at an uncleaned one side by side i honestly can not tell which one i have cleaned.
 
I took a photo of before and after but is a poor camera on a cheap phone so is impossible to show just how well it came out.
On the photo after cleaning it looks like there is still a milk spot on the queens neck but that is just light glaring back when i took the photo.
 
Remember the photo's do not do it justice but if you have a cheap badly milk spotted coin around give it a go.
Also remember i did say i would only try this with a cheap bullion coin as i had nothing to lose.
I only posted this because even though they are cheap bullion coins i was gutted to find the milk spots and am sure others have felt the same.
 
 

I have just over 6 tubes of 2019 maples. 2 tubes i have listed and i had a quick check for milk spots before listing and i saw no sign of the dreaded milk spots.
If i get time later i will check the rest.
It did seem maples suffered badly before 2018 so lets hope they cracked it. Im a little nervous to check the rest of my stack lol.

I understand but it was just a simple Brit Bullion coin. Even buying new Brits from the mint is a gamble, you can get a nice one but just as easy could end up getting one scratched to hell.

Probably only works on the backside of the coin (sorry, reverse).
Might also turn "stacks" into "piles"!
Best to test it out first on an ancient Roman "As".

Thanks Liam.
I thought long and hard about posting this as was expecting much p1ss taking from the proof collecting members on here but was amazed how well it turned out.
I only stack bullion coins that i like and finding it covered in milk spots gutted me as im sure it has with other stackers so i ran the risk of ridicule by some other members on here.

Thanks Liam.
I thought long and hard about posting this as was expecting much p1ss taking from the proof collecting members on here but was amazed how well it turned out.
I only stack bullion coins that i like and finding it covered in milk spots gutted me as im sure it has with other stackers so i ran the risk of ridicule by some other members on here.

I did something similar with some Meguiar's polish on some super milky Britannias, although I used a smooth polishing cloth by hand. I was surprised at how well they came out with no discernible marking from the cleaning. There's a thread on here somewhere. Certainly loads better than leaving them as they were. Good polish is designed to remove minor scratches and swirl marks from car paint whilst being as gentle as possible, so it's obviously less aggressive than traditional metal polish. 
Nice one 😁
 

Have some 1oz silver brits in a display case and was gutted to find the 2019 brits x2 had milk spotted.
Now as they are only bullion coins i took the chance and used a rubber to get rid of the spots on one of the coins. Although it removed the milk spots i was not impressed as the coin lost some of the shine. 
I watched the video on you tube of Backyard Bullion doing this but he did it on some kangaroo's but they do not have the same really bright shine as the brits.
I really like the Brits because of the way they shine as you tilt them and this really took the shine away.
 
Coin collectors please stop reading now as this may upset you.
Well today as i was not happy with the coin so had nothing to lose i put some car polish (Auto Glym super resin polish) on the coin and used a small polishing disk on my dremel  then wiped off with my cotton glove.
The shine was back to what it was like before i used the rubber and could not see any sign of scratching. I put next to another coin that had never been out of the capsule before and i could not tell them apart by eye.
As i have 2 coins from each year in the box and the other 2019 had milk spots on the queens face side i though i would polish that one with the car polish without the rubber first to see if the polish removed the milk spots. 
The queens face on the brits is a really nice shine so was worried even tiny marks would be seen with the naked eye but again i had little to lose so polished with the dremel which quickly removed the milk spots.
Most coin collectors if they kept reading would be having a heart attack by now but i was really really amazed at the result.
Tilting the coin under a light i can see no sign of even a slight scratch and thats on the glossy part of the queens face.
By looking at an uncleaned one side by side i honestly can not tell which one i have cleaned.
 
I took a photo of before and after but is a poor camera on a cheap phone so is impossible to show just how well it came out.
On the photo after cleaning it looks like there is still a milk spot on the queens neck but that is just light glaring back when i took the photo.
 
Remember the photo's do not do it justice but if you have a cheap badly milk spotted coin around give it a go.
Also remember i did say i would only try this with a cheap bullion coin as i had nothing to lose.
I only posted this because even though they are cheap bullion coins i was gutted to find the milk spots and am sure others have felt the same.
 
 

Have some 1oz silver brits in a display case and was gutted to find the 2019 brits x2 had milk spotted.
Now as they are only bullion coins i took the chance and used a rubber to get rid of the spots on one of the coins. Although it removed the milk spots i was not impressed as the coin lost some of the shine. 
I watched the video on you tube of Backyard Bullion doing this but he did it on some kangaroo's but they do not have the same really bright shine as the brits.
I really like the Brits because of the way they shine as you tilt them and this really took the shine away.
 
Coin collectors please stop reading now as this may upset you.
Well today as i was not happy with the coin so had nothing to lose i put some car polish (Auto Glym super resin polish) on the coin and used a small polishing disk on my dremel  then wiped off with my cotton glove.
The shine was back to what it was like before i used the rubber and could not see any sign of scratching. I put next to another coin that had never been out of the capsule before and i could not tell them apart by eye.
As i have 2 coins from each year in the box and the other 2019 had milk spots on the queens face side i though i would polish that one with the car polish without the rubber first to see if the polish removed the milk spots. 
The queens face on the brits is a really nice shine so was worried even tiny marks would be seen with the naked eye but again i had little to lose so polished with the dremel which quickly removed the milk spots.
Most coin collectors if they kept reading would be having a heart attack by now but i was really really amazed at the result.
Tilting the coin under a light i can see no sign of even a slight scratch and thats on the glossy part of the queens face.
By looking at an uncleaned one side by side i honestly can not tell which one i have cleaned.
 
I took a photo of before and after but is a poor camera on a cheap phone so is impossible to show just how well it came out.
On the photo after cleaning it looks like there is still a milk spot on the queens neck but that is just light glaring back when i took the photo.
 
Remember the photo's do not do it justice but if you have a cheap badly milk spotted coin around give it a go.
Also remember i did say i would only try this with a cheap bullion coin as i had nothing to lose.
I only posted this because even though they are cheap bullion coins i was gutted to find the milk spots and am sure others have felt the same.
 
 

Have some 1oz silver brits in a display case and was gutted to find the 2019 brits x2 had milk spotted.
Now as they are only bullion coins i took the chance and used a rubber to get rid of the spots on one of the coins. Although it removed the milk spots i was not impressed as the coin lost some of the shine. 
I watched the video on you tube of Backyard Bullion doing this but he did it on some kangaroo's but they do not have the same really bright shine as the brits.
I really like the Brits because of the way they shine as you tilt them and this really took the shine away.
 
Coin collectors please stop reading now as this may upset you.
Well today as i was not happy with the coin so had nothing to lose i put some car polish (Auto Glym super resin polish) on the coin and used a small polishing disk on my dremel  then wiped off with my cotton glove.
The shine was back to what it was like before i used the rubber and could not see any sign of scratching. I put next to another coin that had never been out of the capsule before and i could not tell them apart by eye.
As i have 2 coins from each year in the box and the other 2019 had milk spots on the queens face side i though i would polish that one with the car polish without the rubber first to see if the polish removed the milk spots. 
The queens face on the brits is a really nice shine so was worried even tiny marks would be seen with the naked eye but again i had little to lose so polished with the dremel which quickly removed the milk spots.
Most coin collectors if they kept reading would be having a heart attack by now but i was really really amazed at the result.
Tilting the coin under a light i can see no sign of even a slight scratch and thats on the glossy part of the queens face.
By looking at an uncleaned one side by side i honestly can not tell which one i have cleaned.
 
I took a photo of before and after but is a poor camera on a cheap phone so is impossible to show just how well it came out.
On the photo after cleaning it looks like there is still a milk spot on the queens neck but that is just light glaring back when i took the photo.
 
Remember the photo's do not do it justice but if you have a cheap badly milk spotted coin around give it a go.
Also remember i did say i would only try this with a cheap bullion coin as i had nothing to lose.
I only posted this because even though they are cheap bullion coins i was gutted to find the milk spots and am sure others have felt the same.
 
 

Have some 1oz silver brits in a display case and was gutted to find the 2019 brits x2 had milk spotted.
Now as they are only bullion coins i took the chance and used a rubber to get rid of the spots on one of the coins. Although it removed the milk spots i was not impressed as the coin lost some of the shine. 
I watched the video on you tube of Backyard Bullion doing this but he did it on some kangaroo's but they do not have the same really bright shine as the brits.
I really like the Brits because of the way they shine as you tilt them and this really took the shine away.
 
Coin collectors please stop reading now as this may upset you.
Well today as i was not happy with the coin so had nothing to lose i put some car polish (Auto Glym super resin polish) on the coin and used a small polishing disk on my dremel  then wiped off with my cotton glove.
The shine was back to what it was like before i used the rubber and could not see any sign of scratching. I put next to another coin that had never been out of the capsule before and i could not tell them apart by eye.
As i have 2 coins from each year in the box and the other 2019 had milk spots on the queens face side i though i would polish that one with the car polish without the rubber first to see if the polish removed the milk spots. 
The queens face on the brits is a really nice shine so was worried even tiny marks would be seen with the naked eye but again i had little to lose so polished with the dremel which quickly removed the milk spots.
Most coin collectors if they kept reading would be having a heart attack by now but i was really really amazed at the result.
Tilting the coin under a light i can see no sign of even a slight scratch and thats on the glossy part of the queens face.
By looking at an uncleaned one side by side i honestly can not tell which one i have cleaned.
 
I took a photo of before and after but is a poor camera on a cheap phone so is impossible to show just how well it came out.
On the photo after cleaning it looks like there is still a milk spot on the queens neck but that is just light glaring back when i took the photo.
 
Remember the photo's do not do it justice but if you have a cheap badly milk spotted coin around give it a go.
Also remember i did say i would only try this with a cheap bullion coin as i had nothing to lose.
I only posted this because even though they are cheap bullion coins i was gutted to find the milk spots and am sure others have felt the same.
 
 

I would have a word with Ebay to check if the seller has received your payment. I know there have been a few problems with the new managed payment system and some sellers are not keen on shipping until they have cleared payment. I may be wrong but i think the seller has to declare the item has been sent to enable the payment process to proceed.
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Years ago i was selling some stuff at a car boot and took a look at the stall next to me. He was selling a £5 coin in its presentation pack for £2.
Are you stupid i asked, you do know thats legal tender and can spend it in a shop.
He ripped open the packet and put it in his pocket and brought a pack of cigarettes the next day.
He was my brother so i should have brought it for £2 and wound him up for the rest of his life.
 
Another car boot we both had a stall i had one of those electric fly trap lights for sale for £2 and he said i would never sell that so i bet him £2 i would sell it.
I put the price down to 50p and the next person that came to my stall brought it so with the £2 from the bet i got £2.50. He was not happy lol.

Years ago i was selling some stuff at a car boot and took a look at the stall next to me. He was selling a £5 coin in its presentation pack for £2.
Are you stupid i asked, you do know thats legal tender and can spend it in a shop.
He ripped open the packet and put it in his pocket and brought a pack of cigarettes the next day.
He was my brother so i should have brought it for £2 and wound him up for the rest of his life.
 
Another car boot we both had a stall i had one of those electric fly trap lights for sale for £2 and he said i would never sell that so i bet him £2 i would sell it.
I put the price down to 50p and the next person that came to my stall brought it so with the £2 from the bet i got £2.50. He was not happy lol.

We sometimes have to be careful with our words as it is easy to forget it is a worldwide forum which is why in my post i used the word cigarettes and not fags.
That would confuse our American friends.
 
Another tale about my brother is he was in America on holiday and he got into a friendly poker game in some bar. During the game he said he will be back in a minute and is popping out for a fag.
He realised what he had said by the shocked looks on their faces lol.

Years ago i was selling some stuff at a car boot and took a look at the stall next to me. He was selling a £5 coin in its presentation pack for £2.
Are you stupid i asked, you do know thats legal tender and can spend it in a shop.
He ripped open the packet and put it in his pocket and brought a pack of cigarettes the next day.
He was my brother so i should have brought it for £2 and wound him up for the rest of his life.
 
Another car boot we both had a stall i had one of those electric fly trap lights for sale for £2 and he said i would never sell that so i bet him £2 i would sell it.
I put the price down to 50p and the next person that came to my stall brought it so with the £2 from the bet i got £2.50. He was not happy lol.

We sometimes have to be careful with our words as it is easy to forget it is a worldwide forum which is why in my post i used the word cigarettes and not fags.
That would confuse our American friends.
 
Another tale about my brother is he was in America on holiday and he got into a friendly poker game in some bar. During the game he said he will be back in a minute and is popping out for a fag.
He realised what he had said by the shocked looks on their faces lol.

Years ago i was selling some stuff at a car boot and took a look at the stall next to me. He was selling a £5 coin in its presentation pack for £2.
Are you stupid i asked, you do know thats legal tender and can spend it in a shop.
He ripped open the packet and put it in his pocket and brought a pack of cigarettes the next day.
He was my brother so i should have brought it for £2 and wound him up for the rest of his life.
 
Another car boot we both had a stall i had one of those electric fly trap lights for sale for £2 and he said i would never sell that so i bet him £2 i would sell it.
I put the price down to 50p and the next person that came to my stall brought it so with the £2 from the bet i got £2.50. He was not happy lol.

Years ago i was selling some stuff at a car boot and took a look at the stall next to me. He was selling a £5 coin in its presentation pack for £2.
Are you stupid i asked, you do know thats legal tender and can spend it in a shop.
He ripped open the packet and put it in his pocket and brought a pack of cigarettes the next day.
He was my brother so i should have brought it for £2 and wound him up for the rest of his life.
 
Another car boot we both had a stall i had one of those electric fly trap lights for sale for £2 and he said i would never sell that so i bet him £2 i would sell it.
I put the price down to 50p and the next person that came to my stall brought it so with the £2 from the bet i got £2.50. He was not happy lol.