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$9,750 for a fake coin is entertainment, to WHOM? Obviously not to you since
you're not buying the coin, but find me someone who thinks that it is
entertainment. What a joke.
Eric
In a message dated 9/26/2002 7:17:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
jlorenzo@ob.ilww.com writes:
>
> When I started to post the comments on Sunday I was not very clear
> (obviously) on what Bill meant by "AS IS" in his original description
> on the coin that he asked me to post word by word (his exact words)
> this coming Sunday. Usually he gives me the freedom to change around
> wording as I see fit. Not in this case. He feels since the coin was
> already sold by a major auction house in 1988, since the RR40 has
> been written about in the Forgotten book, since he feels this is a
> $45,000 today, since he feels that at $9,750 someone "in the know" is
> a getting a steal - its being offered "AS IS" with a no return policy.
> What else can I say. The buyer has to ask himself "Would Bill Anton
> offer a $9,750 coin for sale if he felt it was not genuine?
> Some people really appreciate some of the coins Bill owns. Some are
> jealous. Some are envious. Some do not care. Some ...
> Come Sunday Bill is saying you are getting a coin for possibly $9,750
> that brought $16,000 in 1988. It was returned by the buyer after six
> weeks as a forgery in 1988. We beg to differ. Its an experiment. Will
> the new era of knowledge prevail or since it was a forgery in 1988 it
> is still a forgery in 2002. Would Bill intentionally and publically
> offer a forgery on E-Bay through me to purposely rip-off a fellow C-
> 4'er???
> It does not get any better than this Ray! Its only a hobby and this
> is just entertainment.
> - 2002-09-26
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