Ford Coins 12 x $0.50c Pieces

[seedyrom]

Now available on the RAMint website

[JeffH]

"TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE" still.

[seedyrom]

How bizarre.

So I got an email response to my RAMint query from yesterday. It told me to call their customer number and I could order it over the phone.
I looked online and it was marked "temporarily unavailable ".

Whilst I was on hold, I checked the website again, and it was available.

So I hung up, and transacted online.
Just looked, and yes? It is unavailable again.
I think you will need to look constantly throughout the day, or place the order by phone

[Goldseeker]

According to Downies catalogue, total mintage is limited to 10,000 sets/tins.

[JeffH]

They are quoting the Mint on that figure.

[runway]

10 000 tins with 12 coins and 30 000 in total of the 11 coloured coins
PNCs will have the coloured coins and most likely be not included in the 30 000 mentioned

[runway]

One coin for $165??

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AUSTRALIA-2017-1-x-50c-50-CENTS-RARE-UNC-COIN-from-FORD-CLASSIC-COLLECTION-/132347988124?hash=item1ed08e089c:g:MTUAAOSw-ChZ0T-J

jimmy1919 steer clear of this eBay flog mate trust me on that :@

[brismike]

I went on the RAM Website and they were unavailable. So called the customer enquiry line and was able to order a set over the phone. I asked the operator why it was unavailable online and she said they have done that to be able to monitor the amount of sales and ensure the website does not melt down. They are getting a lot of enquiries about these Ford Coins.

Ordered the 2018 Year of the Dog $1 and 50 cent coins too plus another NCLT $1 coin commemorating the Battle of Beersheba while I was at it.

Cheers Mike

[rollycoins]

And the RAM is now sold out as well! That was really really quick!

[JeffH]

I received the latest copy of the Mint Issue today and the Ford coins a heavily featured -front cover and first two inside pages.
Go to the website and "Ford Australian Classic Collection Tin Set: SOLD OUT".
They also say "The individual coins and the empty tin are still available and can be found on the website". That makes me suspicious of their publicised mintage figure of 10,000. The opportunity exists then to make up sets by purchasing the individual coins and the empty tin. Slightly higher cost that way, but no more than what people are asking on eBay. How many more of these do they have? And are the 10,000 numbered -that would make a difference.

Smells rather like an issue that trout raised recently of limited issues not being any such thing.

And what a smack in the face for their subscribers! Get the catalogue and they sold out a few days ago. They should allow time for people to receive their offer before releasing them. How hard is it to set a nominated release date?

After the Holden coin frenzy they surely would have known what would happen. I notice that some dealers are selling them at a substantial markup from retail price but other dealer have stuck with the recommended price. That suggest they are receiving some sort of discount (probably too small to be reasonable I suspect).

[jens coins]

The 11 Ford loose coins have a mintage of 30,000 but the limited edition non coloured coin has a mintage of 10,000 which is included in the tin set is the one sold out.

[rollycoins]

[quote="jens coins" pid='112105' dateline='1507107781']
The 11 Ford loose coins have a mintage of 30,000 but the limited edition non coloured coin has a mintage of 10,000 which is included in the tin set is the one sold out.
[/quote]

I think this is probably what the 10,000 really means as what jen has said. In a way I feel it is false advertising stating a mintage of 10,000 but now they are selling the tin cans for others to make their own 11 coin set. I mean it is nice that this gives others who have missed out on the full sets a chance to have an almost complete set, but it defeats the purpose of having the limited edition tin set of coins when all that is really special in the set now is the uncoloured 50c coin.

But I reckon them selling the tin cans at $15 bucks each is to counter against those selling them for $100 each on eBay.

[brismike]

Look at this ebay ripoff merchant ..... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AUSTRALIA-2017-FORD-CLASSIC-COLLECTION-12-x-50c-50-CENTS-UNC-COINS-IN-TIN-SET/112586319098?_trkparms=aid%3D777003%26algo%3DDISCL.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107090229%26meid%3Dbb60c5692ae14a7c98f8299fd6c448e7%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D132347988124&_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985

and this one .... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2017-50-cent-FORD-coin-Limited-edition-10000/132347986594?_trkparms=aid%3D777003%26algo%3DDISCL.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107112811%26meid%3D4cf79d342d9940238ab32583d465efb0%26pid%3D100013%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D9%26sd%3D132347988124&_trksid=p2047675.c100013.m1986

$550 for the set or $320 for the single uncoloured set coin. Absolute thievery of the first order.

[notcb]

One of the unfortunate things about this Ford Collection release was the timing of the release.

It corresponded with a public holiday in Victoria on the Friday  and a public holiday in ACT and NSW on the Monday.

Also there has been a marked delay in the postal distribution of booklets/publications over the last few weeks with the "mail out SSM Opinion Survey".

The arrival of the RAMINT booklet did not arrive until Tuesday at the earliest.

The RAMINT was closed for phone orders on Monday.

The website showed the Ford collection from Saturday.

Mind you, those in the know knew the collection was coming, as it had been announced in the Currency Determination no 4 of July 26th    and the APO Stamp Bulletin 349 has had details of the PNCs  (but with the coin design embargoed) since late September.

Good luck to those who have managed to obtain a set or two - based on the success of the Holden set where even now, $500 will be required to obtain one.

Interestingly, the going price of 3 times the original price is pretty much in line with what has happened historically with limited release coins and banknotes over the last 50 years.

Cheers

Peter  (notcb)

[Unicorn]

Playing on the old ditty ....


A groovy blue tin and some bits of cardboard .....
Put them together .... a release that was flawed ..... :angel:


Peter, no wonder the release ran a bit rough ...... the timing was out ..... :laugh2: .... I'm sure they'll turn-over well (stopping now).

Good luck to those that got one, I would have tried if I was flushed (or if there'd been a Blue XD Wagon Jeff)!