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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 2149203, member: 5515"]Very good guesses on round 2! You guys have great eyes for stuff. So the one that caught my eye was #10. I immediately asked if I could see the bottom of that one, here's what they sent me (might have to zoom in):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]252128[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>So the entire batch was being offered for $50, but to get all that shipped to me would have been $$$$. So here's what I did. I offered $40 plus shipping to just get #10, #11, #6, and #8. I think I should have asked for #14 too now that I think about it, but I like my strategy. I only ask for the ones that look probable/possible. So I'm offering the seller to buy just a few items for a good amount of $$ compared to what they were asking for the entire lot. I'm betting #11 will be sterling (scrap) and #8 is probably plated but I'm hopeful (fingers crossed) that #6 is real. I should get it in a few days (maybe tomorrow??) so I'll update.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 2149203, member: 5515"]Very good guesses on round 2! You guys have great eyes for stuff. So the one that caught my eye was #10. I immediately asked if I could see the bottom of that one, here's what they sent me (might have to zoom in): [ATTACH=full]252128[/ATTACH] So the entire batch was being offered for $50, but to get all that shipped to me would have been $$$$. So here's what I did. I offered $40 plus shipping to just get #10, #11, #6, and #8. I think I should have asked for #14 too now that I think about it, but I like my strategy. I only ask for the ones that look probable/possible. So I'm offering the seller to buy just a few items for a good amount of $$ compared to what they were asking for the entire lot. I'm betting #11 will be sterling (scrap) and #8 is probably plated but I'm hopeful (fingers crossed) that #6 is real. I should get it in a few days (maybe tomorrow??) so I'll update.[/QUOTE]
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