FA: Reduced prices on eBay coins

[Frank Provasek]

I have recycled most of my recent unsold eBay coins, and they now
start at either one cent with no reserve, reduced starting bids, or
added "make an offer."

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/frankcoins

Thanks for looking....

Frank

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Frank Provasek Rare Coins
http://www.frankcoins.com Ebay FRANKCOINS
Member ANA , Texas Numismatic Assoc, Texas Coin Dealers Assoc,
PCGS, NGC, & ANACS authorized dealer, Texas Auctioneer Lic 11259

[RWF]

"Frank Provasek" <fr...@frankcoins.com> wrote in message
news:2aed135e-311e-46f6...@o36g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...

>I have recycled most of my recent unsold eBay coins, and they now
> start at either one cent with no reserve, reduced starting bids, or
> added "make an offer."
>
> http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/frankcoins
>
>
> Thanks for looking....

Dollar Tree near me sells 4 oz bottles of Goo Gone for, what else, a
buck.
So why should anyone pay Fwankie $5.95 for the same thing?

[Frank]

It's a competitive price since it includes delivery.

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=goo+gone+4oz&scoring=pd

Sold a bottle to a guy in Brooklyn with no car who said he would have
paid $20 not to have to go out.

[RWF]

"Frank" <fr...@frankcoins.com> wrote in message
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>It's a competitive price since it includes delivery.

And, of course, that was a completely unbiased opinion, right?
Oh, and you commited the ultimate Usenet crime (according to you) of
nym-shifting.

[PC]

Death, taxes, and RWF pathetically nipping at Frank's heels every time Frank
posts.

[Frank]

On Feb 26, 1:46 pm, "RWF" <R...@200902.invalid> wrote:

> "Frank" <fr...@frankcoins.com> wrote in message

> news:cf01326a-5bc2-4e6f...@13g2000yql.googlegroups.com...

> >It's a competitive price since it includes delivery.

> And, of course, that was a completely unbiased opinion, right?

The post office requires this to be sent in a
sealer inner liner and a box. Supplies cost about a dollar, postage
is $2.13, ebay and
Paypal take over $1.20. Product costs me $1. So I make a whopping
62
cents profit. I am offering this product as a service, certainly not
to make money.

.

> Oh, and you commited the ultimate Usenet crime (according to you) of
> nym-shifting.

I've posted under this email address since October 2001, I don't know
where you're coming up with the name shifting accusations.

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RARE COIN AUCTIONS NO RESERVES www.frankcoins.com
http://myworld.ebay.com/frankcoins Texas Auction License
11259, Board member of Texas Coin Dealers Association,
Member TNA, ANA, PCGS, NGC - Full Time Since 1991

[Leo Marx]

PC wrote:
>
> Death, taxes, and RWF pathetically nipping at Frank's heels every time Frank
> posts.

Oh, that's it. RWF has been in my message filter for a long time.

JAM

[Jon Purkey]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:14:42 -0800 (PST), Frank <fr...@frankcoins.com>
wrote:

I just use tape. 2" wide masking tape works well for slabs. Just press
a strip of tape down, pull it up and some of the residue will come up
too. After 2 or 3 times the slab or whatever will generally look good
as new. Sometimes it will take a bit more time if the residue is
particularly dry or hard.

Now, if I could just do something about scratches. I store my
non-interlocking slabs with pieces of foam paper between them. But at
the looks of some slabs I have bought on eBay not everyone bothers to
protect them.

[mazorj]

"Jon Purkey" <room32...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:qbcgq4hbon5ucicno...@4ax.com...

> I just use tape. 2" wide masking tape works well for slabs. Just
> press
> a strip of tape down, pull it up and some of the residue will come
> up
> too. After 2 or 3 times the slab or whatever will generally look
> good
> as new. Sometimes it will take a bit more time if the residue is
> particularly dry or hard.
>
> Now, if I could just do something about scratches. I store my
> non-interlocking slabs with pieces of foam paper between them. But
> at
> the looks of some slabs I have bought on eBay not everyone bothers
> to
> protect them.

Has anyone tried one of the liquid polishes made for Plexiglas and
similar plastic surfaces? Or the polishes to repair CD/DVD surfaces?
Might work. I don't know if it could aerate and seep into the slab
and affect the coin, so this calls for a controlled test on a
not-so-expensive slab. Seal the treated slab in a small, safe
container, say a metal Band-Aid box, and check it over time.

[Bruce Remick]

"mazorj" <maz...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Years ago I used a polish that air crews use on plastic aircraft canopies.
Now I imagine they make lots of similar plastic polishes. Maybe even that
one they once advertised on TV that "removed" scratches from eyeglasses
could work on slabs.

[som...@some.domain]

brasso works really well. modelers have used it to make airplane canopies look
like glass.
google up hyperscale and see.

[som...@some.domain]

that stuff isn't good unless it is never handled. it's just a crack filler.

[Jon Purkey]

On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:47:01 -0500, "Bruce Remick" <rem...@cox.net>
wrote:

That's an idea. That stuff (Lens Dr. or something like that?) is
supposed to work for sunglasses which often have plastic lenses so
maybe it would work for slabs too or at least make the scratches less
noticeable. Though would definitely want to test it on certified coins
with little value.

[Bruce Remick]

"Jon Purkey" <room32...@verizon.net> wrote in message

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In theory, there should be no such thing-- certified coins with little
value-- considering how much it costs to put a coin through the process.
;>)

[Leo Marx]

I use Novus products to remove scratches and polish slabs and CD's. They
work great. I recommend these products.

http://www.novuspolish.com/

http://www.novuspolish.net/

JAM

[Leo Marx]

http://www.micromark.com/

http://www.micromark.com/SearchResult.aspx?deptIdFilter=0&searchPhrase=novus

JAM

[Mr. Jaggers]

Do they leave a "bright spot" on the surface?

James

[mazorj]

"Leo Marx" <Leo...@nospam.net> wrote in message
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Thanks, I'll look into those.

[mazorj]

"Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote in message
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> Leo Marx wrote:
>> mazorj wrote:

...

>>> Has anyone tried one of the liquid polishes made for Plexiglas and
>>> similar plastic surfaces? Or the polishes to repair CD/DVD
>>> surfaces?
>>> Might work. I don't know if it could aerate and seep into the
>>> slab
>>> and affect the coin, so this calls for a controlled test on a
>>> not-so-expensive slab. Seal the treated slab in a small, safe
>>> container, say a metal Band-Aid box, and check it over time.
>>
>> I use Novus products to remove scratches and polish slabs and CD's.
>> They work great. I recommend these products.
>>
>> http://www.novuspolish.com/
>>
>> http://www.novuspolish.net/
>
> Do they leave a "bright spot" on the surface?

By that do you mean a spot where abrasion from the polish has altered
the surface pattern? Under the rubric of "polishes" there are
abrasive cleaners that alter the surface, and non-abrasive ones that
act more like floor wax. The latter just put down a hard shiny layer
of something that covers over the micro-abrasions and even fills in
some of the minor visible scratches. I would avoid the abrasive ones.

[Leo Marx]

I'm not sure what you mean.

JAM

[Mr. Jaggers]

I mean, after you have polished out the scratches, then orient the holder so
that a light source (such as blue sky) is reflected back to the eye, can you
tell that an area has been polished?

James

[Leo Marx]

Only in that it is smooth and shiny.

JAM