Royal Mint - Great Engravers 2021 - Gothic Crown information

[GoldDiggerDave]

I’m still getting over how much the mint mugged me for this morning………

 

[AndrewSL76]

1 minute ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

I’m still getting over how much the mint mugged me for this morning………

 

You certainly get used to it. Stockholm syndrome and all that. 

[LawrenceChard]

On 05/01/2022 at 17:24, HerefordBullyun said:

Ive met his Mrs shes really has a cunning stunt and aptly named so.

Yes, I had been wondering if other TSF members had mis-typed "cunning".

This is an old, and well-tried example of an ebay con trick, with an almost watertight legal defence, in that he has stated explicitly that the only thing for sale is the photos, and not the actual coins, yet asking what would be a too-good-to-be-true bargain price if it was for the coins, in the almost certain knowledge that many ebay buyers will be so greedy, stupid, or a combination of these, that they will bid and pay, with almost no legal redress.

It does seem to have fooled at least a few TSF members, but at least they were not making a bid or purchase.

😎

On the proverbial other side of the coin:

We used to offer on ebay advice about investing in gold coins and bars, for a Buy It Now price of £1. This was a cost effective and legitimate way of advertising on ebay.

One Klutz bought 10, and then complained because he "expected to receive at least some gold"! This was despite us having tried to make it absolutely clear and idiot-proof that we were offering advice and not any physical product.

😎😎

[Stu]

16 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Yes, I had been wondering if other TSF members had mis-typed "cunning".

This is an old, and well-tried example of an ebay con trick, with an almost watertight legal defence, in that he has stated explicitly that the only thing for sale is the photos, and not the actual coins, yet asking what would be a too-good-to-be-true bargain price if it was for the coins, in the almost certain knowledge that many ebay buyers will be so greedy, stupid, or a combination of these, that they will bid and pay, with almost no legal redress.

It does seem to have fooled at least a few TSF members, but at least they were not making a bid or purchase.

😎

On the proverbial other side of the coin:

We used to offer on ebay advice about investing in gold coins and bars, for a Buy It Now price of £1. This was a cost effective and legitimate way of advertising on ebay.

One Klutz bought 10, and then complained because he "expected to receive at least some gold"! This was despite us having tried to make it absolutely clear and idiot-proof that we were offering advice and not any physical product.

😎😎

How much gold was he expecting got a tenner?

[NewCoins]

1 hour ago, Darr3nG said:

I may take you up on that - I'll see how the early morning queue goes for me

What do you need ? I can try, no guarantee it won't be cancelled etc.

[James32]

4 minutes ago, NewCoins said:

What do you need ? I can try, no guarantee it won't be cancelled etc.

Yes just yes 🤣

[NewCoins]

Just now, James32 said:

Yes just yes 🤣

That's got me in trouble in the past

[LawrenceChard]

24 minutes ago, Stu said:

How much gold was he expecting got a tenner?

Who knows?

He didn't!

😎

[Petra]

1 hour ago, magpie79 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Mint-Great-Engravers-2oz-Silver-Proof-Gothic-Crown-Portrait-William-Wyon-/224825446236?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
 

at the worse a lot of us will be looking around £600 for now at least 

We have a local antique centre here with one for sale - £500

[Gordy]

2 minutes ago, Petra said:

We have a local antique centre here with one for sale - £500

Buy it, chuck it on here or ebay and make a quick 100 quid!!

[NewCoins]

3 minutes ago, Petra said:

We have a local antique centre here with one for sale - £500

They actually have it in hand, on display ?

[Petra]

1 minute ago, Gordy said:

Buy it, chuck it on here or ebay and make a quick 100 quid!!

🙁

[Petra]

44 minutes ago, NewCoins said:

They actually have it in hand, on display ?

Yes, am I missing something as I have ignored all the hype about these coins as not my cup of tea, are they fetching a lot more then?

[NewCoins]

Just now, Petra said:

Yes, am I missing something as I have ignored all the hype about these coins as not my cup of tea, are they fetching a lot more then?

The portrait version isn't released until tomorrow. Quartered arms has been released however.

[Petra]

1 minute ago, NewCoins said:

The portrait version isn't released until tomorrow. Quartered arms has been released however.

So, is £500 cheap

[NewCoins]

Just now, Petra said:

So, is £500 cheap

Which one?

[Petra]

4 minutes ago, NewCoins said:

Which one?

2oz silver

[James32]

4 minutes ago, Petra said:

So, is £500 cheap

No unless you have a guarantee of the potrait at rrp ( then you will be in it for £760 for the set) and safe....relatively speaking. 

[Gordy]

4 minutes ago, Petra said:

So, is £500 cheap

If its the portrait as you said yeah, the listing pinned was for the portrait not the quartered arms

[NewCoins]

Just now, Petra said:

2oz silver

Portrait or the quartered arms ?

I suspect the latter, in which case, no, not cheap 

[James32]

It can't be the potrait in the shop window unless houdini owns the shop😁 

[AndrewSL76]

2 hours ago, James32 said:

It can't be the potrait in the shop window unless houdini owns the shop😁 

Did Houdini have a time machine? 

[Foster88]

Is the ‘portrait’ gothic released tomorrow? I haven’t been following this thread recently.

[matt1r]

1 minute ago, Foster88 said:

Is the ‘portrait’ gothic released tomorrow? I haven’t been following this thread recently.

Yes who’s excited 😆 

[James32]

1 minute ago, Foster88 said:

Is the ‘portrait’ gothic released tomorrow? I haven’t been following this thread recently.

Yeah bright and early...9am we find out they are already sold out lol.