Hi , Just wondering if there are any members from Sydney,around/anywhere near Waterloo ?
I won a 63 PROOF SET in an auction & only realized just now that it pick up only.
If anyone could help me out here it would be really appreciated.
yep not far from me i am in eastern subs , drop me a PM
why can't it be posted?
Don't know Robbie, when i won it i just assumed it would be posted,it was'nt until tonight when i was reading the fine print that it was pick up only.
It was not clearly stated in the ad either,i had to go hunting to find this info,it also said they charge $50 a day for items that are'nt picked up on their specified day.
I seriously would never have bid if i had all the info clearly in front of me before hand,what a pain in the rear end !
Belly Thanks a million Mate, hope all is OK.
If it does not work out for Belly, let me know.
I could possibly get off a train at Redfern and walk there.
Appreciate the offer Ozcoins but Belly has it all under control.:good:
$50 a day lol! Sounds pretty unreasonable. Is it a full set?
The seller may have deliberately hidden the pickup information. He may not be happy when someone arrives to pick up the item. Be careful.-John
Silver Set Matt, Florin,Shilling, Sixpence & Threepence & yes i agree that it seemed very unreasonable to charge $50 a day storage for a 4 coin set.
I was thinking that that is how they make heaps of extra $$$.
It might also just be that someone has mucked them around in the past and they are just trying to stop it happening again.
Thats very possible too Ozcoins,i can imagine that in such a business they would encounter all types of bull.... excuses for why someone has'nt collected their goods.
If i remember correctly i think the sale was for unclaimed items,so they were recouping their storage costs or something along those lines.
Can't charge for late pickup. Against eBay rules.
Quote from: 'Bigfellani5' pid='10007' dateline='1363646027'Can't charge for late pickup. Against eBay rules.
I don't think it was Ebay.
Hi Shane, It was'nt an ebay purchase, it was an online auction in Sydney.
hahaha , your not getting them there too good :yahoo: well done accumulator, they are very nice coins .
Quote from: 'bellyflorin' pid='10014' dateline='1363648869'hahaha , your not getting them there too good :yahoo: well done accumulator, they are very nice coins .
:laughingneqw: Thanks for all your help Belly,i am most grateful & now i can't wait to see them because when you say they are too good they must be extra good,upgrades for sure.:good:
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='10012' dateline='1363647561'Hi Shane, It was'nt an ebay purchase, it was an online auction in Sydney.
errmmm
on-line auction
that doesn't post?
& $50 a day holding fees
is this a respectable auction house mate??
sorry if it seems like I'm being a hassle but it helps other buyers to be warned as well - as it seems quite unreasonable for an online business
whereas, i do know that many on-site auctions are pay and pick-up on the day or get the hell outta here!! ha ha
anyways, if belly boy doesn't report in soon, we'll have to send out the search party wooloolamoo way or where ever it is .. maybe we should set him up with a GPS location detector before he goes ....
hi robbie all is done , i pickup the lovely coins , they are on there way to accumulator as i type :yahoo:
Probably just a warning to me ( more than anyone in this case ) & everyone to read all the fine print & term & conditions before jumping in with the bid.
They have auctions in 5 cities Robbie http://www.graysonline.com/ ( i don't think they sell many coins though ) i only checked it out because another collector put a link on CCF & at the end of the day it all worked fine thanks to Belly & from what he's said i'll be :yahoo::ok::good: when i get them.
pleased to hear that our belly boy is home safe
and he has for himself some nice new coins
err for you I mean ..........................
Arrived today & :wavemulticolor::yahoo::yahoo::drinks::drooling:
I'm a very happy buyer now as you can probably tell from the emoticons i put up,will have to work out a way to repay Belly for his generous & selfless help.
It is nice to see it all worked out.
look forward to seeing the photos
ppsst ... belly likes florins
Ok Robbie, not easy to photograph these bugga's but here ya go.
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The threepence obverse shot & a couple of the others don't do the coins justice IMO,the threepence obverse is a stunner in hand.
After 3 days of try all sorts of things i'm sick of it so i'm just posting these pics,sorry.
beautiful
yes, i agree that the old non forsted proofs are really hard to photgraph
thanks heaps
great coins
you're damn lucky that belly parted from them with the post man they look like real beauties!!
sorry accumulator if there's any marks on those coins, they are from my tears as i parceling the up to send to you ,if truth to be told i only had a quick look at those coins without a loupe , what i remember there were few rub marks if any and sorry to say yep they look better in the hand then your photos :derisive:. not that i could do better photos lol how good does the florin look superb .
I'm not a fan of 2x2 holders housing proofs , i still reckon they can get contact marks through the soft plastic , personally i like flips. but maybe i am just been too anal. :-/
super score , hehehe i know how much you paid for them too . they were budgie coins cheap cheap cheap
Yeah,very hard to photograph & the 2x2's make it harder IMO, & yes Belly i agree about the 2x 2' with any coins,i'm in the process of changing everything to saflips,just waiting on a new bundle from TPP ,if i had them on hand they'd already be in saflips.
Any coins i have in 2x2's i put in the 20 pocket sheets to stop any contact marking.
BTW any marks you see if the pics are most likely on the holders,when you look at the coins through a 10x loupe they are superb,a little rub on the Shilling but the others are upgrades for sure & yes the Florin is DROOL worthy.
OK, I've redone the pics for this set,i think they are better.
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Great coins, especially the florin!
OMG
I'm melting!!
:cray: nice i wish they were mine , great pics , proofs rule :yahoo:
Good on ya Belly, your such a top bloke mate :friends: