tartanhill Posted October 11, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 11, 2022 I just placed a bid through biddr for a coin listed with Lansky located in Serbia. Has anyone dealt with them before? Has anyone had any problems with the coins they offer? I should have checked Lansky's location before bidding but didn't. It's their auction #5, so I figured they had been around long enough to get some feedback. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Snible Posted October 11, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 11, 2022 Is this the same Lansky that is located in Estonia? If so, perhaps read page 3 of this CoinTalk thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/okay-we-need-to-talk-about-katz.381734/page-3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuma78 Posted October 11, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 11, 2022 I've been told by several extremely experienced and reputable sources that they play a lot of games with shill bidding and things of that nature and can also be very difficult. I would avoid them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanhill Posted October 11, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 Lansky's current address is given as being in Serbia. Ed, your thread was helpful. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientJoe Posted October 11, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 11, 2022 It's a shame because they do often have nice coins (at laughably low estimates). I have successfully bought one coin from their auctions before, albeit at a highly inflated price, but I wanted it and it was worth it to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 11, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) Only "low price" coins - but without any problems... This coming auction I will participate too. Edited October 11, 2022 by Prieure de Sion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meander Posted October 11, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Prieure de Sion said: Only "low price" coins - but without any problems... This coming auction I will participate too. Good luck with that! The estimates mean nothing. All coins have hidden reserves, sometimes stratospheric ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted October 11, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 11, 2022 I have my fixed limits. If I get it fine - if not - there are so many auctions this end of the year. So i am calm with this auction 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romismatist Posted October 12, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 12, 2022 This one sold by Lansky back in July 2020 is definitely a fake: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3962&lot=38 There are only less than five of these coins known to exist, but compared to the genuine coins, the style of this one is way off. I notified the auction house as well as the Italian experts I knew who specialized in this coinage, but it was still sold for EUR 8000 to some poor soul. I remember the previous CoinTalk thread and participated in that one at the time too. The conversation got pretty heated, which was disappointing. However, the fact remains that this auction house didn't pull this coin which with a little research could be clearly shown to be a fake. Caveat emptor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted October 12, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 12, 2022 49 minutes ago, Romismatist said: This one sold by Lansky back in July 2020 is definitely a fake: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3962&lot=38 There are only less than five of these coins known to exist, but compared to the genuine coins, the style of this one is way off. I notified the auction house as well as the Italian experts I knew who specialized in this coinage, but it was still sold for EUR 8000 to some poor soul. I remember the previous CoinTalk thread and participated in that one at the time too. The conversation got pretty heated, which was disappointing. However, the fact remains that this auction house didn't pull this coin which with a little research could be clearly shown to be a fake. Caveat emptor. I'd forgotten about Lansky and that thread. Looking in that sale of 2020, I see they describe a scarce Augustus "Tribute Penny" as the common Tiberius version - https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3962&lot=182 That said, I'm tempted to bid on at least one coin in the the latest auction 😄 ATB, Aidan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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