If I wanted to

[walkingdude]

If I wanted to sell EDS/LDS sets on ebay for big bucks would I read about me looking for suckers,

It would probably work unless someone asked what eds/lds meant. of course I would have to make the id's private to keep Bob from keeping me poor by telling them what they were really buying.

So everyone understands, this is only a joke, I'm just poking fun is all. So far the only coins I've bought that weren't what they were advertised was two zinc pennies that were said to be struck through metal, (plating errors), I knew they weren't but this was part of a collection and I wanted the real errors included, a lamination error quarter, penny and some clips (quarters & pennies).

[Bob P]

Actually...some of the plating errors I have seen are very dramatic, and I have a few put away somewhere. As far as your auctions kept private to keep me from getting to your bidders when you make a slight boo-boo, I guess you gotta take your chances
Your joke is well taken and understood walkingdude. I got a giggle out of it.
In reality though, I am sure you would do the same if you were in a position to keep someone from making a very expensive mistake. Just make sure you don't corner the market on those plating error coins. Kind of reminds me of an auction a few years back where an individual was selling a 1988 cent with a nice plating error for only $250.00. His rationale??? The mint made a major error by copper plating a solid silver coin, and you could even see the silver!!! Of course, he had a whole roll of them too! Takes all kinds I guess.

[walkingdude]

Opps maybe I worded my auction wrong, what I meant was early die states and late die states sets.

I haven't seen the auctions that have been posted here yet, I only look for the lower priced items, I can't afford the high doallr stuff.

I've thought about writing a review or two about some of the never opened, never searched but not sure if this would get me blocked by some sellers plus I'm still new at all these errors.

[coop]

Mike: A better strategy would be to find out what to look for in RPMs and doubled dies and check out shows for these types of coins for a regular price. I've found several of this type of coins by checking dealer stock at shows. I usually look only at the BU coins, but coins before 1930 should be considered also as they have a few RPMs and DDs in those also, which even at an F-EF grade would still net a large profit. So something to add to your shopping list at coin shows along with the OBW rolls. Tubes of Cents can be interesting to check out if the seller hasn't checked them or bought rolls that someone else cherry picked already. So if a regular seller is at a local show, try some of the tubes one time, pick the most common RPM years 1958-64 Ds and see what you find along with checking for DD's of course. If the tubes appear cherry picked, then remember not to buy from that seller again. But with Cents in such a high demand, they might not be there at the next show. So sometimes taking a gamble pays out, other times it doesn't. A lot of tubed Cents you find on ebay are left over cherried rolls, so I would stick with coins locally as the sellers may have not checked the rolls yet or they may have bought from a seller that had, so its all a matter of getting the rolls for a good price and hope to make up the difference on varities that are there or someone else missed the first time they checked. You just don't what you will find in rolls, but looking through BU coins take a chance out of picking through for varieties, you just have to watch out for cleaned coins there. Still my favorite items to look for when I go to a show.

[walkingdude]

This is exactly what I intend to do if I go to the coin show in Baltimore July 19-21. I haven't made up my mind yet.