"Dollar mule" / Australian Coin Collecting Blog on news.com.au

[Fulvio]

There's one person to blame for all this :mocking:

Lemme guess.. starts with 'Em' and finishes with 'Ark'??

[ausjack]

:laugh2: not saying a word :blush2:

[Hercules]

:laugh2: not saying a word :blush2:

I know. Mark Temptis. :mocking:

[ausjack]

:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

[markn]

There was always going to be fall out.  People were screwing each other before this article came out and they'll screw each other after it dies down.  What I am certain of is that it'll bring new people to the hobby and that's never a bad thing.

[Ozcoins]

There was always going to be fall out.  People were screwing each other before this article came out and they'll screw each other after it dies down.  What I am certain of is that it'll bring new people to the hobby and that's never a bad thing.

I agree completely.
I would also like to add that I think you and purplepennyhunter do a great job of promoting coin collecting as a hobby and supporting coin collectors.
Thank you both for the effort you put in.

[ausjack]

:agreed: Oz

But then don't let the truth get in the way of a good stir especially when we can blame Mark :blush2: :mocking:

[Unicorn]

It's good to see that a couple of ebayers have posted items warning others of the scammers that are out there. (Was thinking about doing something like that myself except time is not my friend at the moment).

Here's a couple:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/262904267765

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/172584299154

I do hope the first seller might have asked Mark if they could extract some of his blog verbatim.

[Hercules]

I do hope the first seller might have asked Mark if they could extract some of his blog verbatim.

Personally, I wouldn't care. The main thing is that people know not to fall for these scams, so the sooner this message gets out there, the better. However, they definitely should give Mark credit for the text, by providing a link back to his blog.

[markn]

I do hope the first seller might have asked Mark if they could extract some of his blog verbatim.

Personally, I wouldn't care. The main thing is that people know not to fall for these scams, so the sooner this message gets out there, the better. However, they definitely should give Mark credit for the text, by providing a link back to his blog.

If people lift it word for word trying to educate people I don't think PPH and I care.  If they lift it word for word to help them sell something then we're not so keen.

[markn]

There was always going to be fall out.  People were screwing each other before this article came out and they'll screw each other after it dies down.  What I am certain of is that it'll bring new people to the hobby and that's never a bad thing.

I agree completely.
I would also like to add that I think you and purplepennyhunter do a great job of promoting coin collecting as a hobby and supporting coin collectors.
Thank you both for the effort you put in.

Thanks Ozcoins.  PPH and I appreciate the feedback very much.

[jens coins]

This idiot has a 1999 $1 mule advertised

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australia-1999-2000-1-10c-Coin-Mule-Type-Error/112340108123?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20140106155344%26meid%3D6d84510a74a647fdb95afefa6fa3b518%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D172584299154

18 bids  $20,100

[Pedro]

Surely someone is playing games here - those bids can't be real can they??

Pedro

[markn]

Surely someone is playing games here - those bids can't be real can they??

Pedro

Highly unlikely.  It's probably members of FB groups playing silly buggers bidding up a shonky listing with no intention of paying.

[markn]

Let's play a game of Whack-a-Mule.