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[macfixer01]

So the guy selling this video claims he recovered 2 Grams of gold from 4.5 ounces of fingers? Wow, that sounds like a neat trick!

Anyone know if this guy is a member here? It looks like his name might be Shawn Bakis?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290831954853

 

[jimdoc]

He is a button seller too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/23-6-gram-Gold-Button-Scrap-from-PCB-boards-CPUs-/290833827127?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b70c0537

 

[Palladium]

If you will look back through his feedback you will see first he bought 2 gold blobs and then he started making this video series after that. Now he is selling the blobs also.

 

[macfixer01]

Ebay gets more depressing and useless all the time...

Here's another scam auction I noticed just before it closed.
He just got $67.00 for 20 Grams of gold coins he says he "bought at an estate sale" and doesn't know a thing about them.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCRAP-GOLD-COINS-/150967913318

So he got those in an estate sale right? Not according to his feedback.
These appear to be be part of the 50 Grams of mini St Gaudens coins he bought on Ebay in November for $26.00 which he knows full well are just plated junk!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110982522052

macfixer01

 

[Palladium]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fumeless-Gold-Refining-Kit-/150969053989?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232674f325

 

[goldenchild]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fumeless-Gold-Refining-Kit-/150969053989?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232674f325

 

[macfixer01]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fumeless-Gold-Refining-Kit-/150969053989?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232674f325

Yeah I saw that. Apparently he figures if you run it through enough flasks full of water that eventually all the nastiness will be adsorbed?

The failure is strong in that one - Yoda

 

[macfixer01]

I noticed this guy's first auction for an identical coin, but I couldn't find it listed in any of the coin references I checked. I did figure out it's a picture of the Three Gorges Dam in China so the "coin" can't be that old despite his backstory. I think that it's more likely just some commemorative medal and not a coin? There is nothing apparent on it to indicate gold content, monetary value, or a date. They sure look like gold but I'm guessing these are just bronze or brass or some other alloy. Does anybody know?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110994655476

I did see online there is an official 3-coin set which China issued to commemorate the Three Gorges Dam. Those coins are rectangular shaped and form a panorama, and they're clearly marked with the gold purity and value.

macfixer01

 

[joem]

Is this a member?
I'm not making any complaints , I'm just wondering?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/2-grams-pure-solid-24k-melted-gold-drops-collection-investment-/280838543948?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4163481a4c

 

[eeTHr]

...I'm guessing these are just bronze or brass or some other alloy.

The recently produced bullion coins that I've seen for sale, that are less than a troy ounce, are either 1/2, 1/4, or 1/10 Toz.

 

[goldsilverpro]

The main red flag I see is the weight. In the photo of the coin on the scale, it looks like the plastic holder has been removed and, therefore, 17.94g is what the actual coin weighs. 17.94g is a very strange weight for a gold coin. It's 15% heavier than 1/2 tr.oz. If it were an alloy that contained 1/2 tr.oz. of gold, the gold content would be 86.6%. At first, I thought it might be 1/2 of a Chinese tael (a unit of measurement), but that doesn't work either. That would mean one tael would be 35.88g and, although there are different taels, none are 35.88g.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tael

In other words, it is most likely a gold plated fake.

 

[macfixer01]

The main red flag I see is the weight. In the photo of the coin on the scale, it looks like the plastic holder has been removed and, therefore, 17.94g is what the actual coin weighs. 17.94g is a very strange weight for a gold coin. It's 15% heavier than 1/2 tr.oz. If it were an alloy that contained 1/2 tr.oz. of gold, the gold content would be 86.6%. At first, I thought it might be 1/2 of a Chinese tael (a unit of measurement), but that doesn't work either. That would mean one tael would be 35.88g and, although there are different taels, none are 35.88g.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tael

In other words, it is most likely a gold plated fake.

Hi GSP,
Yes I wondered about the odd weight also, it just doesn't seem to work out so they must be fakes? Still he seemed to get pretty good money for them though, it will be interesting to see what feedback ends up being given? My memory was faulty also. I tried to find the same web page again which I thought I was looking at before sending that post, but the picture seems to be missing now. From other pages I found though, the fact is there was just one rectangular 50 Yuan gold coin issued which was 1/2 ounce as eeTHr suggested. The rectangular panoramic set was actually in silver and it's a 4 coin set (not 3). The 4 coins weigh 2 Ounces each so 8 Ounces total for the set.

 

[goldsilverpro]

The main red flag I see is the weight. In the photo of the coin on the scale, it looks like the plastic holder has been removed and, therefore, 17.94g is what the actual coin weighs. 17.94g is a very strange weight for a gold coin. It's 15% heavier than 1/2 tr.oz. If it were an alloy that contained 1/2 tr.oz. of gold, the gold content would be 86.6%. At first, I thought it might be 1/2 of a Chinese tael (a unit of measurement), but that doesn't work either. That would mean one tael would be 35.88g and, although there are different taels, none are 35.88g.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tael

In other words, it is most likely a gold plated fake.

Hi GSP,
Yes I wondered about the odd weight also, it just doesn't seem to work out so they must be fakes? Still he seemed to get pretty good money for them though, it will be interesting to see what feedback ends up being given? My memory was faulty also. I tried to find the same web page again which I thought I was looking at before sending that post, but the picture seems to be missing now. From other pages I found though, the fact is there was just one rectangular 50 Yuan gold coin issued which was 1/2 ounce as eeTHr suggested. The rectangular panoramic set was actually in silver and it's a 4 coin set (not 3). The 4 coins weigh 2 Ounces each so 8 Ounces total for the set.

It would have been interesting to know the diameter and thickness. That could have told the whole story. If he puts on another one, that would be the first question I would ask him.

 

[g_axelsson]

It would have been interesting to know the diameter and thickness. That could have told the whole story. If he puts on another one, that would be the first question I would ask him.

That was the question I asked him during the auction. I got the answer after the auction ended.

I know you didn't win, but the diameter of the coin roughly ( using a crapy ruler) 1 and a quarter.

From that I guess that the diameter is close to a $20 gold coin (double eagle), for example http://www.coincommunity.com/us_gold_double_eagles/saint_gaudens.asp
Diameter 34 mm and 33.4g weight. It is close in size and double the weight of the coin in the auction. Either the auction coin is really thin (doesn't look so from the seventh picture) or the metal have a density half or less than gold. Sounds like copper or silver with gold plate.

He also told me that he only had the two "coins" already sold, I would call them medals as it probably is a private company that made them.

Göran

 

[macfixer01]

He's selling ordinary copper traces with solder mask for gold recovery. From television boards, some of the lowest grade scrap around.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321051681236

I sense negative feedback in his future...

 

[goldenchild]

I sense negative feedback in his future...

I dont know... If someone is ignorant enough to buy this stuff how will they know to leave negative feedback? They'll first be here asking how to get the gold out of their "Au chloride" and at that points its too late to send the "scrap gold" back to the seller.

 

[mjgraham]

He's selling ordinary copper traces with solder mask for gold recovery. From television boards, some of the lowest grade scrap around.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321051681236

I sense negative feedback in his future...

He also sells this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Recycled-Gl...495?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5aecfd3ba7

Who knew you could sell busted picture tubes.

 

[ericrm]

you cant sell busted picture tube ,that thing is very, very toxic, not something to do mosaic out of

the phosphore inside is very bad
Mais quand il est pur, et sous certaines de ses formes, c'est un puisant toxique et corrosif de l'organisme. On le sait depuis longtemps. .....etc., mais sa toxicité a rapidement été manifeste chez l'Homme (1/8ème de grain suffit parfois à déterminer des « accidents funestes »

But when it is pure, and in some of its forms, it is a powerful toxic and corrosive to the body. It has long been recognized. etc. ......, but it was quickly apparent toxicity in humans (1/8th of grain is sometimes enough to determine "fatal accidents"

 

[patnor1011]

It is not about that powder from inside. There are companies who buy that. At least that I was told last time by friend, problem is with glass. It is lead painted. That is what makes it no-no by most glass recycling companies.

 

[its-all-a-lie]

This has nothing to do with prescious metals or refing, but i thought a few of you would get a kick out of it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Assault-weapon-Neanderthals-AKr47-Assault-Komposit-rock-4-x-7-/251211991446?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7d66c996