Just how gullible are Aussies?

Nevol · February 25, 2021, 10:11:13 AM

https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/Coins/11116/i.html?_fosrp=1&_from=R40&_nkw=%242+1988+Rare+HH&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=11116&LH_Sold=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=4105&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=15&_sop=3&_dmd=1&_ipg=200&LH_Complete=1

Only 160 Million of these minted and all these Ebay crooks are hyping them as "rare".

Supposedly all these have been sold, so my only comments are :huh: :dodgy: :shout: :shock: :fie:

Still 242 identical items still listed, too many to try and get Ebay to do anything about them.

Pedro · February 25, 2021, 10:33:38 AM

Looks like the seller is "puffing" the prices. :-/

Pedro

JeffH · February 25, 2021, 10:47:33 AM

Just had a friend call me this morning. She was quite excited because she found several of them and was told they are valuable.
I had to disillusion.

This seller knows what they are worth.
1988 $2 TWO DOLLAR COIN HH HORST HAHNE ?NOT RARE?? YOU'RE BEING DECEIVED ?

jens coins · February 25, 2021, 10:57:20 AM

The buyers are feedback of "0" or private.
There is no feedback for the sellers to the buyers either.
Most of the sellers had a feedback of "0" as well

JeffH · February 25, 2021, 01:16:39 PM

Maybe Kathryn's April Fool story triggered this.

Rare Counterstamped 1988 2 Dollar Coin Issue

Triggersmob · February 25, 2021, 09:13:05 PM

Could also be someone using this method to launder dirty money.

autocoupler · February 26, 2021, 11:42:48 AM

After opening Nevol's link I at first wondered what they were selling for, then realised I was already looking at the Sold page, wow!!

If those sold prices are on the up and up and not a carrot, there will be some very disappointed people feeling very sick in the stomach :shok: :shock:

Bigfellani5 · March 01, 2021, 11:42:43 AM

At first I was surprised then on reflection I was not. It is just the sad state the industry is in where a lot of people are taken advantage of by ebay sharks. Ebay will not do a thing about this at all.

Kudos to this seller

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1988-2-TWO-DOLLAR-COIN-HH-HORST-HAHNE-NOT-RARE-YOURE-BEING-DECEIVED/284200435670?hash=item422baa7fd6:g:juYAAOSwkG1gMVrQ

gabby · March 02, 2021, 07:01:59 AM

Quote from: 'Bigfellani5' pid='124452' dateline='1614561163'At first I was surprised then on reflection I was not. It is just the sad state the industry is in where a lot of people are taken advantage of by ebay sharks. Ebay will not do a thing about this at all.

Kudos to this seller

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1988-2-TWO-DOLLAR-COIN-HH-HORST-HAHNE-NOT-RARE-YOURE-BEING-DECEIVED/284200435670?hash=item422baa7fd6:g:juYAAOSwkG1gMVrQ

That seller really got stuck into it :@

Great to see

JeffH · March 02, 2021, 10:15:04 AM

It's a wonder eBay didn't cancel that, and other similar, listings for not complying with some obscure condition. But they would have still done nothing about the scammers' listings.
I suspect that listing is a result of reporting scam listings to eBay and being ignored.

gweidion · March 02, 2021, 09:04:33 PM

What I want to know is WHY did RAM remove Horst's initials from the $2? Stuart Devlin has his initials on coins, as does all the effigy designers. Why did they discriminate against Horst? I'd like to see his initials reinstated on the $2 coin. And they should apologize for taking them off in the first place unless there is a valid reason for the removal.

Mister T · March 04, 2021, 06:27:09 PM

Quote from: 'gweidion' pid='124460' dateline='1614681273'What I want to know is WHY did RAM remove Horst's initials from the $2? Stuart Devlin has his initials on coins, as does all the effigy designers. Why did they discriminate against Horst? I'd like to see his initials reinstated on the $2 coin. And they should apologize for taking them off in the first place unless there is a valid reason for the removal.

I may be wrong but I thought the design was based on someone else's work and it had to do with misappropriating credit.

Triggersmob · March 04, 2021, 07:36:24 PM

Quote from: 'Mister T' pid='124478' dateline='1614844629'
Quote from: 'gweidion' pid='124460' dateline='1614681273'What I want to know is WHY did RAM remove Horst's initials from the $2? Stuart Devlin has his initials on coins, as does all the effigy designers. Why did they discriminate against Horst? I'd like to see his initials reinstated on the $2 coin. And they should apologize for taking them off in the first place unless there is a valid reason for the removal.

I may be wrong but I thought the design was based on someone else's work and it had to do with misappropriating credit.

I heard that is was because there where complaints that the Aboriginal elder looked like he had been branded with HH.
Not sure if that's true or not, but if so, I guess they could have just moved the initials.

gweidion · March 04, 2021, 09:15:46 PM

Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='124480' dateline='1614848784'I heard that is was because there where complaints that the Aboriginal elder looked like he had been branded with HH.
Not sure if that's true or not, but if so, I guess they could have just moved the initials.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was something stupid like that. As far as I know we've not had a history of branding our aboriginals, not like the US.
They definitely should have moved the initials.

Bigfellani5 · March 12, 2021, 03:40:38 PM

Getting a flood of calls with people trying to sell HH........getting some abuse and being told I am an idiot or dont know what I am talking about when I tell them just to spend the coins.

People obviously know more than me because they have the internet