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[macfixer01]

And the Ebay scams continue.... Here's an auction for gold coins supposedly melted in a house fire.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171885314790

According to multiple sources the average house fire temperature is only 1100 Fahrenheit, about 850 degrees too low to melt gold. Not absolutely impossible I suppose, maybe if a jet plane crashed into his house? Then he doesn't say what kind of gold coins they were, a lot of them are only .900 or .916 gold? He claims the lumps were acid tested as 24K. Acid won't differentiate 22K or higher, plus he's only testing the surface. Lastly there are 2 pieces neither of which may be a homogenous melt so any test could be invalid? I sent him some questions, and I'll be interested to see his reply. I'm guessing my interest won't be appreciated, it usually isn't.

Macfixer01

 

[jason_recliner]

As a former firefighter myself, I just want to add a few things:
1: There's no such thing as an average house fire.
2: To get the 1100°C mass temperature (not flame temperature) required, I expect these coins would have to be stored in the ceiling, when the jet crashed into it.
3: :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:

 

[Palladium]

Sort of like jetfuel can melt steel beams and bring down a sky scraper. :mrgreen:

 

[g_axelsson]

Sort of like jetfuel can melt steel beams and bring down a sky scraper. :mrgreen:

You only need to soften the steel enough to start to buckle, when the mass above starts moving nothing can stop it and the further it goes the more mass is adding to the avalanche.

Just as any demolition using implosion works, knock out a floor or two and the stored potential energy does the rest of the work. It's all standard physics.

Göran

 

[Palladium]

Sort of like jetfuel can melt steel beams and bring down a sky scraper. :mrgreen:

Just as any demolition using implosion works, knock out a floor or two and the stored potential energy does the rest of the work. It's all standard physics.

Göran

Yeah, that sounds about right! :twisted:

 

[goldenchild]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-Grams-Double-Sided-Computer-Gold-Fingers-Closely-Cut-for-Gold-Scrap-Recovery-/281765826249?hash=item419a8d4ec9

Really?

 

[Palladium]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-Grams-Double-Sided-Computer-Gold-Fingers-Closely-Cut-for-Gold-Scrap-Recovery-/281765826249?hash=item419a8d4ec9

Really?

And just in case you missed out on that one he's got 5 more available. :twisted:

 

[glorycloud]

I followed this auction and I was pretty surprised as to what it sold for. :shock:
It was for three ounces of gold cpu cover plates, not three pounds of plates!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221842860369?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I did some research about yields from this forum and I came up with a value of $75.00.
Am I missing something???

 

[Anonymous]

I agree with you Glory cos I've put some data up here about these. the price is too high for 90g for these items.

 

[jason_recliner]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-Grams-Double-Sided-Computer-Gold-Fingers-Closely-Cut-for-Gold-Scrap-Recovery-/281765826249?hash=item419a8d4ec9

Really?

But you're getting AT LEAST 60 grams. Looks like they're even liberally throwing in an extra 1. :roll:

 

[mitchd]

Take a look at the beauty.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191411263032?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[patnor1011]

Take a look at the beauty.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191411263032?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Had a good laugh at this:
"Nice proof like surfaces with light contact marks." :mrgreen:

 

[cyberdan]

Take a look at the beauty.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191411263032?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Had a good laugh at this:
"Nice proof like surfaces with light contact marks." :mrgreen:

That is the worst lost wax casting job I have ever seen. Looks like lady liberty is getting pretty old and wrinkled.
There are two different coins shown, but he says you get the exact coin shown.

 

[rickbb]

The title says 14k+ but the description says it's marked .999.

Wonder which it is. No where does it say anything about the actual gold content. A experienced brick and mortar coin shop would be able to know that with a cheap acid test if nothing else.

He does say it's an "art round" though which means it's not a real coin and never was.

A bad molded copy of a really worn coin of questionable gold content and he's asking 100% spot, (more or less), for it.

 

[silversaddle1]

Well I can't say for a house fire, but when our barn burned down, it melted holes in the new steel roof.

 

[Justincase]

Take a look at the beauty.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191411263032?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Had a good laugh at this:
"Nice proof like surfaces with light contact marks." :mrgreen:

It looks like some one has just pressed a liberty coin in some sand and filled the cavity.
It would be a cheap way to make some medallions with that ruff look if it was the seventy's.

 

[macfixer01]

The title says 14k+ but the description says it's marked .999.

Wonder which it is. No where does it say anything about the actual gold content. A experienced brick and mortar coin shop would be able to know that with a cheap acid test if nothing else.

He does say it's an "art round" though which means it's not a real coin and never was.

A bad molded copy of a really worn coin of questionable gold content and he's asking 100% spot, (more or less), for it.

Who really knows the value? He's another one who conveniently doesn't say if he's talking about Troy Ounces or Avoirdupois ounces?

 

[glorycloud]

Hurry - this one is ending soon!!

Double sided gold cpu scrap for gold

A one inch square piece of circuit board with gold plating on it for only $10!! Free shipping!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Double-sided-gold-cpu-scrap-for-gold-/331643604965?hash=item4d377fcfe5

 

[jason_recliner]

Hurry - this one is ending soon!!

Double sided gold cpu scrap for gold

A one inch square piece of circuit board with gold plating on it for only $10!! Free shipping!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Double-sided-gold-cpu-scrap-for-gold-/331643604965?hash=item4d377fcfe5

I hope it includes the quarter dollar.

 

[MarcoP]

Hurry - this one is ending soon!!

Double sided gold cpu scrap for gold

A one inch square piece of circuit board with gold plating on it for only $10!! Free shipping!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Double-sided-gold-cpu-scrap-for-gold-/331643604965?hash=item4d377fcfe5

I hope it includes the quarter dollar.

:lol: :lol: