Roy

It would be much tidier and more consistent to follow the discussion section, yes.
Precious Metals Trading
Silver
Gold 
Platinum

For Platinum, perhaps call it the PGM section to fill it up a bit?

Its reasonably popular Steve-  5,200 posts since March 2020 however, its still pointless separating ungraded and graded coins- coins are coins.  
 
 
Perhaps not in terms of volume and throughput of Platinum however,  @ChrisSilver decided to organise the Forum into distinct sections- Silver, Gold & Platinum and the Platinum discussion section certainly lags behind the Gold and Silver.
The main discussion sections are separated out-  yet the sales section is a complete mess- akin to a jumble sale.  
I feel like I'm the only person that has drunk from the Well here- doesn't it make perfect sense to split sales into the respective metal?
 
 

Yes, I remember seeing pictures of folk queuing up at gold dealers in Germany (or maybe Austria?)
I think they are just quiet about it. Who can blame them?

They own gold from the day they are born 😊

What is this data? I think it's practically impossible to quantify how much gold is held privately.
Do Czechs have to declare their holdings by law?
I think these are nothing more than estimates and most likely inaccurate.
No-one but me knows how much I hold and I'm sure you are all the same!
I would estimate that private gold ownership is very low in the UK- we care too much for other assets. Private gold ownership in Asia is another matter and we know that he who holds the most gold makes the rules.
Nothing funny to add, sorry 😊

I stay in the sticks where prices almost touch the cities of Scotland. A pint of imported eg moretti is £4.50. I don’t mind this as I don’t go out very often, every weekend would be another matter. 
Sticking to the thread, just ordered this set as really like it, cheers forum and OP

Is it your round?

8pm...4th pint...
Easy mistake!
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8pm...4th pint...
Easy mistake!
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8pm...4th pint...
Easy mistake!
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Sorry. I am a div.

SOTD you have to be in it to win it anyone else logged on already  😂 

And unlike others you can leave it behind and it doesn't rust in some storage shed like a mk1 escort rally car...lol.

Legend has it...
A member here, we'll just call him Captain Six to protect his identity, once used to own a lot of silver. 
He was attempting to transport his booty from the UK to a more favourable tax free jurisdiction on a leaky boat manned by a rag-tag crew.
Crossing the Bay of Biscay, they encountered a terrific storm that tossed and turned the sailors with vigour and ultimately the hapless seamen was spread all over the deck.
The boat went down. It went down harder than Wonger, allegedly.
As the storm subsided, it appeared only two members of the crew had survived. Captain Six was a strong swimmer, as seamen go, and was often first past the post. He spied Roger, the cabin boy, bobbing up and down, as usual, with a lifebelt around his waist.
Captain Six recalled that he had never been so pleased to see Roger's hoop.
They drifted for days living off rubbish thrown off cruise ships and were eventually picked up by a fishing boat illegally trafficking refugees to Ireland.
The exact location of the sunken boat was never known and the stack was lost for ever.
Tragic.

I've reported dubious coins to @ChrisSilver and the moderator team before and the sales posts have been hidden pending the seller's response. The system works well.
Remember, the admin team are enthusiasts, not experts, as are the sellers. I'm sure there is no malice involved, it's easy to make mistakes.
It's how the mistakes are rectified that matters. As Steve said,
That's what makes this forum the best.
 
As for the 'other' problem,
I completely agree, it's annoying. 

But wait...
Duncan is now a platinum business seller, his listings are comprehensive, well written, with great photos, specifications and reasonably priced. He's an asset to the forum as his many customers will testify.
Perhaps, and it's only a suggestion, he should have a dealer sub-forum or indeed become a forum sponsor? He needs his own space!
😊 👍

I've reported dubious coins to @ChrisSilver and the moderator team before and the sales posts have been hidden pending the seller's response. The system works well.
Remember, the admin team are enthusiasts, not experts, as are the sellers. I'm sure there is no malice involved, it's easy to make mistakes.
It's how the mistakes are rectified that matters. As Steve said,
That's what makes this forum the best.
 
As for the 'other' problem,
I completely agree, it's annoying. 

But wait...
Duncan is now a platinum business seller, his listings are comprehensive, well written, with great photos, specifications and reasonably priced. He's an asset to the forum as his many customers will testify.
Perhaps, and it's only a suggestion, he should have a dealer sub-forum or indeed become a forum sponsor? He needs his own space!
😊 👍

I didn't say I'd be changing my mind😁 I will think about what others have said though.

I've reported dubious coins to @ChrisSilver and the moderator team before and the sales posts have been hidden pending the seller's response. The system works well.
Remember, the admin team are enthusiasts, not experts, as are the sellers. I'm sure there is no malice involved, it's easy to make mistakes.
It's how the mistakes are rectified that matters. As Steve said,
That's what makes this forum the best.
 
As for the 'other' problem,
I completely agree, it's annoying. 

But wait...
Duncan is now a platinum business seller, his listings are comprehensive, well written, with great photos, specifications and reasonably priced. He's an asset to the forum as his many customers will testify.
Perhaps, and it's only a suggestion, he should have a dealer sub-forum or indeed become a forum sponsor? He needs his own space!
😊 👍

I've reported dubious coins to @ChrisSilver and the moderator team before and the sales posts have been hidden pending the seller's response. The system works well.
Remember, the admin team are enthusiasts, not experts, as are the sellers. I'm sure there is no malice involved, it's easy to make mistakes.
It's how the mistakes are rectified that matters. As Steve said,
That's what makes this forum the best.
 
As for the 'other' problem,
I completely agree, it's annoying. 

But wait...
Duncan is now a platinum business seller, his listings are comprehensive, well written, with great photos, specifications and reasonably priced. He's an asset to the forum as his many customers will testify.
Perhaps, and it's only a suggestion, he should have a dealer sub-forum or indeed become a forum sponsor? He needs his own space!
😊 👍

Thanks for pointing out the issue with "unsolicited posts" in these situations. I didn't think any posts casting aspersions on the validity of sales items would be allowed.
I am still reluctant to do so as generally it is extremely difficult to spot fakes on the basis of a photo which are usually of insufficient quality for the task.
I generally find that I am correct on my first impression of a coin even if I can't really put my finger on why I suspect it's authenticity. I don't think it fair to draw attention to these.
The very few I have been certain are fake, I considered messaging the seller, but decided against. Perhaps I should have.
I have been reluctant to getting into the realm of "policing" the sales threads as I'm not sure where it would lead. i will reconsider my position though.
I am strongly of the opinion that potential buyers should base their purchase decisions on the quality of the seller and their own knowledge and tests. Sadly this isn't foolproof and many problems will not be discovered until the coin is in hand. I have personally bought a couple of fakes off forum sales threads. The sellers were top quality and reimbursed with out any issues. They weren't aware of the situation.
 

I think the sales thread generally works well due to its self policing nature, without overly restrictive rules or control from mods.
All it requires is a bit of common courtesy and recognition that it’s not a space solely for “dealers” to capitalise and use as their private source of daily income. 

No issue with people wanting to make money but if you have multiple similar items to list in a single day I.e. an amount of various gold coins, perhaps put them in a single listing and don’t stick the middle finger up by blasting other people’s items into the stratosphere and filling the front page with your items alone.
 

This risks being a very controversial topic and I’m not here for silly arguments but to collaborate, share and occasionally buy.
I don’t think people who are buying and selling in “bulk” know that they are sometimes (rarely) selling coins that I will generously call “dubious”. 
I reported one coin that I thought was highly dubious but it remained for sale subsequently sold according to the listing.  I won’t quote the listing but am happy to do so privately.  
Equally I have PM’d someone selling a Sov in a small batch that was to my eye not correct and he/she removed it for sale before having someone have a proper look at it. 
Personally, I know what I am buying so it’s not a problem but folk new to the forum may not.  How to manage this out is the conundrum.
Best
Dicker

Neither is nostalgia!
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