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translateltd - 2015-03-26 11:30:00

I didn't bid on that 19471/2 C in perfect condition. But the good news is that the coin is not lost to this country. I expect we will see it again soon, in a week or two, on trademe, for hmmmm ..., about $250, asking price, I'm guessing.

dtpapa - 2015-03-26 12:22:00

I received the Kind and Empire coins today but am still waiting on the rolls and the Spirit of Anzac Proofs.

reelingmaze - 2015-03-26 12:49:00

mudeki wrote:

Fair enough lol

Donating it to the Waiuku Museum

gammoner - 2015-03-26 13:27:00

reelingmaze wrote:

I received the Kind and Empire coins today but am still waiting on the rolls and the Spirit of Anzac Proofs.

one - two weeks delay just be told now by nz post..they can't keep up with the orders...lol

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donaldo - 2015-03-26 15:56:00

donaldo wrote:

got my thousands today!!

lol...yer right...tui anyone

chefman1 - 2015-03-26 16:14:00

donaldo wrote:

got my thousands today!!

If you got thousands did they come in the sealed cardboard box of $500 or just loose rolls? I was really hoping to get a full box

mudeki - 2015-03-26 17:24:00

I placed my order on the day they appeared for sale (before the 2 per person limit was imposed) mine arrived today. All loose rolls (100) unfortunately.. Fighting the temptation to open up a few.

numismatist - 2015-03-26 17:55:00

I don't get it. What are you going to do with all those coins?

dtpapa - 2015-03-26 19:01:00

dtpapa wrote:

I don't get it. What are you going to do with all those coins?

Take them to the bank and pay my rent.

numismatist - 2015-03-26 19:53:00

numismatist wrote:

Take them to the bank and pay my rent.

I am surprised they have been out 4 days and we have still not seen one at the branch I work at I guess everyone is just holding on to them. Also surprising that a lot of retailers do not know about them

mudeki - 2015-03-26 20:02:00

I see there are some on ebay already!!

dtpapa - 2015-03-26 20:48:00

numismatist wrote:

Fighting the temptation to open up a few.

(Give in.)

echoriath - 2015-03-26 21:21:00

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oldecurb - 2015-03-26 22:05:00

oldecurb wrote:

These things take a while when you live in the south!!

I thought that was only for the cheese

gammoner - 2015-03-26 23:35:00

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donaldo - 2015-03-27 17:19:00

donaldo wrote:

who is selling on LIST SELL TRADE ???? !!!!
trade me has some serious opposition and should get real with their
policies on in trade sellers,selling of forgeries,etc

Interesting Idea that will appeal to larger sellers with the reduced fees and Great for those that already have websites with products listed and that the listselltrade site will update from your website daily (up to 5000 items).

The real question for me will be are items on that site going to be cheaper to draw in buyers. The other concern for me would be if they allow unlimited listings it becomes to hard to look at all the new items being listed and then turns people away. This is already happening on Tm and other sites with some large sellers (mainly international) flooding categories and turning people away and to the likes of Facebook buy and sell pages. As far as the policies on replicas forgeries etc the policies similar to trademe and items have to be reported by members for them to review so I guess we will have to wait and see how they deal with it.

Good luck to them as some real competition is needed after most other sites have closed down

mudeki - 2015-03-27 19:55:00

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.asp
x?id=1533738&topic=10

interesting reading

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&obj
ectid=11424412

Edited by chefman1 at 8:32 am, Sat 28 Mar

chefman1 - 2015-03-28 08:31:00

Finally my Anzac coins arrived on Saturday delivery.

Something worth noting is that the 2009 50 cent coins are still being released in rolls to the banks and now we have the 2015 Anzac rolls released before the 2014 50 cent coins have made it to circulation

mudeki - 2015-03-28 08:33:00

meaning resellers not in trade to be busted!!!(?)

dtpapa - 2015-03-28 09:29:00

that's an early delivery!!

dtpapa - 2015-03-28 09:32:00

dtpapa wrote:

meaning resellers not in trade to be busted!!!(?)

More likely the ones that have identified themselves as intrade and not paying tax. Its all a waste of time the companies that need to be caught have already found ways to separate sales between multiple accounts. yes they will make an example of some people but the smart ones will continue to make use of the flaws in trademes policies.

In hind sight I should have kept my company name and gst number and used it to grow my collection then worked out how to depreciate it over time while charging the company rent power etc. I dont plan to make money from my hobby and spend 100 times what I do make from selling items anyway

mudeki - 2015-03-28 10:19:00

What worries me is the risk that those who have tried to do everything right will get nabbed over a minor slip, simply because their information is all out there, with no additional disclosure needed.

translateltd - 2015-03-28 11:16:00

For those that have tried to do everything right one would think they may let it slide with some friendly advise. They would really be after those that make no attempt at all

mudeki - 2015-03-28 12:03:00

Anyone found any errors / faults with the anzac coins yet or is everyone keeping them in the rolls

mudeki - 2015-03-28 12:18:00

mudeki wrote:

Anyone found any errors / faults with the anzac coins yet or is everyone keeping them in the rolls

Jason we are waiting for your lead and expertise LOL. Have you seen there are some rolls that have Queens Head or Anzac Reverse only side [showing both ends], it appears most show both ends [per roll]. Wonder what the ratio is, and whether that really will make a price difference. Perhaps I should send you my box of coins to go through - very tempting, as I'd go cross eyed looking through. Talk went very well, I will send you info. Thanks for advising dad re your thoughts on other site, sound advice, cheers.

loision - 2015-03-28 12:34:00

Hey Lois. I had heard you presentation was fantastic so well done :-) Did they record it in the end?

As for the rolls the coins are always mixed up in them so the nzpost picture was a bit unrealistic when ordering. I would expect a roll with the Queen side on one end with the reverse at the other end of the roll would be more popular. I tend to put more rolls like that aside for all years than any other but still trying to negotiate with a security company to deliver me a few boxes when they dont have to just be supplied from NZPost sometime next month hehe.

So far just a few metal cud errors n the reverse but nothing really exciting so far

As for faults there are a few small

mudeki - 2015-03-28 13:03:00

As for faults there are a few small metal cuds on the reverse and weak strikes on the queens hair resulting in gaps in the design but still have not searched a huge amount as organizing a 5yr old bday party for my daughter tomorrow

mudeki - 2015-03-28 13:26:00

darn it!!

I was watching this 1947 florin, but the auction ended early with a buy now option, which either I missed (unlikely) or was offered only recently.

But the good news is that this coin in not lost to NZ, and I suspect we will see it in a week or two on trademe, for hmmm ...$250 asking price, I'm guessing. This and the 1947 1/2 C.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1947-New-Zealand-UNCIRCULATED-Florin
-/161651041743?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p20
47675.l2557&nma=true&si=N3S04%252FeGYO7Eo%252Bj4B%25
2BiGRTioER0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

dtpapa - 2015-03-28 17:56:00

mudeki wrote:

Hey Lois. I had heard you presentation was fantastic so well done :-) Did they record it in the end?

As for the rolls the coins are always mixed up in them so the nzpost picture was a bit unrealistic when ordering. I would expect a roll with the Queen side on one end with the reverse at the other end of the roll would be more popular. I tend to put more rolls like that aside for all years than any other but still trying to negotiate with a security company to deliver me a few boxes when they dont have to just be supplied from NZPost sometime next month hehe.

So far just a few metal cud errors n the reverse but nothing really exciting so far

As for faults there are a few small

Yes they did film - I put in a request to photo shop me beforehand! I am glad that the feedback was positive, talk a bit long, but I think quite informative and new information which was appreciated from comments I received afterwards. RNSNZ is such an awesome organisation, so it was a bit nerve wracking to speak to such a prestigious group of very knowledgeable brilliant individuals, who are also very down to earth and humble souls. See you had a brilliant article in the Journal, so glad your research has been appropriately archived. No doubt the birthday party will go down well and a good time for you to rest those eyes, catch up with you soon, cheers

loision - 2015-03-28 19:35:00

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donaldo - 2015-03-29 16:31:00

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donaldo - 2015-03-29 18:22:00

donaldo wrote:

HELP

Don't panic Don

lester36 - 2015-03-29 18:44:00

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oldecurb - 2015-03-29 22:31:00

what would be some of the possible reasons for a trademe reseller to create a new ebay identity?

dtpapa - 2015-03-30 13:17:00

got my dispatch confirmation for the anzac coins today. :) some good news for once, lol.

girlgeorgina - 2015-03-30 19:59:00

dtpapa wrote:

what would be some of the possible reasons for a trademe reseller to create a new ebay identity?

New ebay account or just a user name change ? I have changed username before on ebay lol

mudeki - 2015-03-30 20:56:00

I see the INA/UK Mint "Waitangi" fantasy thing sold yesterday.

translateltd - 2015-03-31 07:47:00

Spent an ANZAC 50 cent in the supermarket today. The young girl had never seen one so referred it to a senior assistant who OKed it. I told them they should keep it (put an ordinary one in the till first) but neither seemed interested. Cheers, Taidhg

taidhg - 2015-03-31 21:33:00

I got arrested for fraud today for trying to pay with an ANZAC commemorative 50 cent piece! Even the cops did not believe it was real!!

echoriath - 2015-04-01 00:08:00

got my coins yesterday, they are better looking than expected. glad i only ordered 4 loose ones... they were all together in a bubble wrap bag.
the ones in the pack you can register online and receive a certificate of authenticity. one of my packs is going overseas and when i tried to register it came with a validation error. got the same message again after filling out their online enquiry form, so have emailed instead lol.

girlgeorgina - 2015-04-01 05:57:00

echoriath wrote:

I got arrested for fraud today for trying to pay with an ANZAC commemorative 50 cent piece! Even the cops did not believe it was real!!

lmao

mudeki - 2015-04-01 07:43:00

Hi, what is the best holder for coins long term? Thanks.

35 - 2015-04-02 07:51:00

35 wrote:

Hi, what is the best holder for coins long term? Thanks.

You need something inert that won't react with the coins - mylar flips seem to be the best thing so far. Tony Grant (acw-nz) sells them.

translateltd - 2015-04-02 08:17:00

translateltd wrote:

You need something inert that won't react with the coins - mylar flips seem to be the best thing so far. Tony Grant (acw-nz) sells them.

Thanks for that,it is what I use, thou was worried as there was a message on here saying that UNC coins were losing there look with the flips.

35 - 2015-04-02 12:24:00

Assume this should only have been a 24-hour listing: 867031200 :-)

translateltd - 2015-04-02 14:40:00

translateltd wrote:

Assume this should only have been a 24-hour listing: 867031200 :-)

I could sell him a couple for only $150.

lester36 - 2015-04-02 18:21:00

Going ...

translateltd - 2015-04-02 20:45:00

Going ...

translateltd - 2015-04-02 20:45:00