[e-gold-list] RE: e-gold, ian green rock

2001-05-03 Thread Ian Green

Thanks forrest, for your hearty commendation! :)

I was very pleased having placed your order shortly after receiving it that
Amazon had everything in stock and notified me they were shipping within 24
hours. So whether one buys through 'banana' or through myself, we really
have Amazon's service to thank for the total ability to rapidly deliver on
such orders.

Regards,

Ian Green
www.aoShop.com
http://aoShop.com/aoshop/e-gold_shopping.htm
PS: BarnesNoble.com also have shown good service in the past. If anyone is
confused with the interim system on my website, just email me. Not fully
automated yet, just dedicated to quality personal service and doing the
right thing for my customers. *Note: Forget the vStore provided sites, they
will no longer process my non-USA credit card... so they will not even sell
to *me* anymore.


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2001 9:50 AM
 To: e-gold Discussion
 Subject: [e-gold-list] e-gold, ian green rock


 hello,

 e-gold for classic music! e-gold rocks! ian green rocks! buy real stuff
 for e-gold with ian green (see my e-gold directory). thanks, ian!

 best, ... forrest

SNIP


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[e-gold-list] LDF Auction

2001-05-03 Thread James M. Ray

Here's a Gold-Age/PECB LDF Auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1235162316


P.S.: Could you forward this to the list. I will also be updating the LDF 
page this evening -- Probably between 8  10 p.m.
Free, encrypted, secure Web-based email at www.hushmail.com

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[e-gold-list] e-Qold, and other security issues

2001-05-03 Thread Ian Green

Here's an idea. To protect oneself from accidental identification of the
current or future e-qold site as the e-gold site (maybe e-Qold will add SSL
next), I recommend anyone using Internet Explorer to use the Tools /
Internet Options / Security tab to put *.e-gold.com into the Trusted sites
list, and *.e-qold.com into the Restricted Sites list. That way at the very
least there will be the red 'Restricted Sites' message in the bottom right
hand section of the status bar reminding you not to trust that site!

On another subject, it may be a good idea for e-gold to establish two
different types of account number for a single account. One (probably our
current account numbers) public number for people to make payments to, and
another independently derived private account number that we tell nobody,
for actually logging in with (in conjunction with a well-chosen passphrase).

Regarding JHCloos, it is also good to hear he has surfaced. Unfortunately
for him, I had to (some weeks ago) renew the majority of my fifty domains
using another cheaper registrar who would only take credit card. My email
asking for a quantity discount must still be in that pile of email.

Regards,

Ian Green
aoShop.com

ao.com.au

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James M. Ray
 Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2001 2:02 AM
 To: e-gold Discussion
 Subject: [e-gold-list] Cloos is found + a scammer-warning/reward
 Importance: High


 James!

 I'm VERY happy to find out that you're alive! This makes today a
 double-happy day for me (I'll describe part two in a later e-mail).

 On another subject, the e-gold Due Dilligence guys have asked
 me to remind everyone that they DON'T send out e-mail with the
 fake e-Qold (I used a capital q for emphasis) site or from that
 domain. I'm still wanting the headers from that email, and so far
 nobody has sent them to me. By headers, I mean the complete
 message-gobbledygook that most of you never even see.

SNIP


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[e-gold-list] RE: Want to sell some gold?

2001-05-03 Thread Ian Green

I meant to send this to the list, so here it is! :) 
(Just to let people know you gave me excellent service.)

-Original Message-
From: Ian Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 4 May 2001 1:46 AM
To: Vince Callaway
Subject: RE: [e-gold-list] Want to sell some gold?


Thanks for the prompt payment!

Regards,

Ian Green
www.ao.com.au

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Vince
 Callaway
 Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2001 6:56 AM
 To: e-gold Discussion
 Subject: [e-gold-list] Want to sell some gold?
 
 
 
 If anyone has some excess gold they would like to cash out I am currently
 paying 3% via paypal.
 
 These are guarenteed funds from my paypal balance, no chance of
 chargebacks.
 
 visit http://www.freedomhound.com for details.
 
SNIP

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[e-gold-list] About HeapofGold.

2001-05-03 Thread Leon

Hello, people, I am resending a MSG (via WEB), I sent 5-6 hours ago, which
didn't arrive yet:(  I've just also read some MSGs here regarding the
questioned company [these MSGs, seems, somehow missed my mailbox..]. But
the suggested there 'patience' doesn't apply in my case, ass i am
selling/not bying. Bear with me, would you. Explain, plainly, what point I
might be missing, please. (the msg follows.)

Anybody knows, what is with Company in Subject? They don't appear on
Exchangers list anymore and thier site says, that they temporarily are not
accepting e-gold acct. funding.

I spent some gold, not bought it, a week ago, already, and still no
response from them. I sent e-mails (and chances are, atleast 4 the 1ce,
that it was delivered, coz i used ArgoSoft, and [o miri`cal:-] saw the MSG
that  it was relayed to thier domain), called and left a MSG. - to no joy.

What this might be? Thanks for clues ASAP. The Issue is VERY IMPORTANT to
i.

Leo n 

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[e-gold-list] Re: CCS Scam postings...question

2001-05-03 Thread Viking Coder

 Chuck wrote:
 What people use osgold for is no more or less concern that what people 
 use e-gold for or standard reserve for or goldmoney for.

True, but e-gold has never actively promoted itself as basis for HYIPs as
OSGold has done. e-gold doesn't claim that you have dollars in your
account as OSGold has done. True, both of these claims from OSGold are in
the Coming Soon section, but e-gold has never even alluded to the
possibility of these claims.

OSGold makes the claim of being 150% backed, of which only 50% is hard
metal. The rest is just paper. e-gold has always been 100% backed by hard
metal alone; GoldMoney also stands by 100% hard metal commitment.

 I take it that CCS also would ban lottos as the odds of wining are 
 about umpteen millin to one  and those poor irresponsible sods who 
 participate are being ripped off as obviously they have less chance 
 than a dingo on Frazer Island of coming out on top.

There is a major difference between a lottery and a HYIP. When was the
last you bought a lottery, or raffle, ticket, expecting to win the
jackpot? When was the last you time you invested in the lottery? Does the
lottery ever say that you are guaranteed a return on your payment? Does
the lottery make any connotations whatsoever to investing? Do the High
Yield Investment Programs?


Viking Coder

Worth Two Cents?
http://www.2cw.org/VikingCoder

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[e-gold-list] RE: e-Qold, and other security issues

2001-05-03 Thread Ian Green

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ian Green
 Sent: Friday, 4 May 2001 2:03 AM
 To: e-gold Discussion

 Subject: [e-gold-list] e-Qold, and other security issues
SNIP
 On another subject, it may be a good idea for e-gold to establish two
 different types of account number for a single account. One (probably our
 current account numbers) public number for people to make payments to, and
 another independently derived private account number that we tell nobody,
 for actually logging in with (in conjunction with a well-chosen
 passphrase).
SNIP

This is to avoid the current possibility that if an account is temporarily
disabled due to invalid login attempts, then any person may deliberately
prevent an e-gold account holder from conducting their business simply by
knowing their e-gold account number, which we must let people know publicly
in order to be paid.


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[e-gold-list] JSG Boggs Sacagawea Auction LDF

2001-05-03 Thread Mark S. Ohberg

James M. Ray wrote:

 Here's a Gold-Age/PECB LDF Auction
 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1235162316


FYI,
JSG Boggs Sacagawea Complete Coin Set  Item #1233445001
Coins:Coins: US:General  Antiques  Art:General
Currently $77.98   First bid $32.00
  # of bids 11 bid history
  Time left 5 hours, 23 mins +  High bid oddsman1 (0)

Rgds. Mark



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[e-gold-list] Re: CCS Scam postings...question

2001-05-03 Thread Craig Spencer

Chuck,
 
I was simply offering analysis of claims made in the light of recent
events and statistics.
 
 What people use osgold for is no more or less concern that what people 
 use e-gold for or standard reserve for or goldmoney for.

Any criticism of what people use [it] for was your own conclusion.  I
did not make any.
  
 I take it that CCS also would ban ...

I said nothing about banning anything.

CCS


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[e-gold-list] Re: About HeapofGold.

2001-05-03 Thread Steven


Leon,  Heap Of Gold is having trouble with it's procedures so they
have suspended operations I believe. I spoke with them last Saturday
and they are refunding peoples money.  That is what I was told but
I have yet to receive a refund.  Because of this problem many companies
were advised to remove links until the problems are corrected.

Steven
-

Hello, people, I am resending a MSG (via WEB), I sent 5-6 hours ago,
which
didn't arrive yet:(  I've just also read some MSGs here regarding the
questioned company [these MSGs, seems, somehow missed my mailbox..]. But
the suggested there 'patience' doesn't apply in my case, ass i am
selling/not bying. Bear with me, would you. Explain, plainly, what point I
might be missing, please. (the msg follows.)

Anybody knows, what is with Company in Subject? They don't appear on
Exchangers list anymore and thier site says, that they temporarily are not
accepting e-gold acct. funding.

I spent some gold, not bought it, a week ago, already, and still no
response from them. I sent e-mails (and chances are, atleast 4 the 1ce,
that it was delivered, coz i used ArgoSoft, and [o miri`cal:-] saw the MSG
that  it was relayed to thier domain), called and left a MSG. - to no joy.

What this might be? Thanks for clues ASAP. The Issue is VERY IMPORTANT to
i.

Leo n 


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[e-gold-list] Re: About HeapofGold.

2001-05-03 Thread Steven


Leon,  Heap Of Gold is having trouble with it's procedures so they
have suspended operations I believe. I spoke with them last Saturday
and they are refunding peoples money.  That is what I was told but
I have yet to receive a refund.  Because of this problem many companies
were advised to remove links until the problems are corrected.

Steven
-

Hello, people, I am resending a MSG (via WEB), I sent 5-6 hours ago,
which
didn't arrive yet:(  I've just also read some MSGs here regarding the
questioned company [these MSGs, seems, somehow missed my mailbox..]. But
the suggested there 'patience' doesn't apply in my case, ass i am
selling/not bying. Bear with me, would you. Explain, plainly, what point I
might be missing, please. (the msg follows.)

Anybody knows, what is with Company in Subject? They don't appear on
Exchangers list anymore and thier site says, that they temporarily are not
accepting e-gold acct. funding.

I spent some gold, not bought it, a week ago, already, and still no
response from them. I sent e-mails (and chances are, atleast 4 the 1ce,
that it was delivered, coz i used ArgoSoft, and [o miri`cal:-] saw the MSG
that  it was relayed to thier domain), called and left a MSG. - to no joy.

What this might be? Thanks for clues ASAP. The Issue is VERY IMPORTANT to
i.

Leo n 


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[e-gold-list] RE: e-Qold, and other security issues

2001-05-03 Thread Samuel Mc Kee

 On another subject, it may be a good idea for e-gold to establish two
 different types of account number for a single account. One (probably our
 current account numbers) public number for people to make payments to, and
 another independently derived private account number that we tell nobody,
 for actually logging in with (in conjunction with a well-chosen
 passphrase).

Sounds like a recipe for Complexity Creep. First two account numbers, then
two of something else, and eventually a simple, elegant system is shot to
hell.

Moreover, the double account number does absolutely nothing to address the
fundamental problem, which is that a fool and his password are soon parted.
Someone will come up with a new scam to get both account numbers, and all
the people who would have fallen for the old-style scam will be taken in by
the new one. Then someone will suggest yet another layer of complexity,
which will still not address the fundamental problem of user carelessness
and may even compound it as people have trouble keeping track of all the
different numbers and passphrases and start to write them down.

At best it's a band-aid solution; at worst it's like those child proof
caps on medicines that resulted in a radical increase in the number of child
poisonings because having a so-called safety device made parents less
careful.

E-gold can't foam-pad the world for its customers. The world is dangerous.
Act accordingly.

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[e-gold-list] More OSGOLD performance figures

2001-05-03 Thread Graham Kelly

Craig,
If I wuz near you, I'd invite you to put on the boxing gloves! :) Hang
on, I'm in LA next Monday... you anywhere near California? No, I didn't
have 958 customers in 6 hours! (I'd go mental!)

David from OSG confirms these figures, but I'm not sure he's entirely
happy about me releasing them! However, these are publicly available
figures (if you know where to look!) Check 'em out yourself!

Yes, it's remarkable how many spends are generated thru OSG. However,
as stated, these figure are available for viewing.

For example, from 10:14pm to 10:52pm (38 minutes) last night, they had
98 spends, an average of 2.57 spends per minute = 154.73 spends per hour
= 3713.68 spends per day. Sorry, I can't find access to the total $$$
amounts.

Cheers!

Graham Kelly CEO
GoldNow Corporation http://www.GoldNow.St
Phone/Fax +44 (0)709-233-7612
USA Phone/Fax +1(509) 2782268

If you would like a free e-gold, Standard Reserve, or OSGOLD account,
please apply at my site!



 SnowDog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hello Graham!
 
  I'm currently processing approx. 7-15% of all my daily orders thru
 OSGOLD
  per day, and I've never had a single problem (that couldn't be fixed!).
  Indeed, I get calls from OSG staff, asking if there's anything I
 need
  or want, to enable me to deliver gold quicker to the gold economy
 participants.
  Now, THAT's what I call customer service! Apparantly, they now have
 over
  13,000 customers, and according to my own records, they had a total
 of
  958 spends from 00:14 to 06:05 (just under 6 hours, approx. midnight
  to 6am, this morning), an approx. average of 159.66 spends per hour,
  or 2.661 spends per minute.
 
 Just curious... How do you know how many spends occur in the OSGold
 system?
 You say that you have 958 spends from your 'own records', but what
 does this
 mean? Are you saying that YOU did 958 spends through the OSGold system?
 Or
 do you have access to records from the entire OSGold system?
 
  Of course, this is only a fraction of the business that e-gold generated,
  but for a company that's less than 3 months old, not a bad record!
 
 Actually 958 spends in a 6 hour period extrapolates to 3832 spends
 per day.
 This is about 1/2 that which is generated in E-gold. Quite a bit for
 13,000
 customers. When E-gold had 13,000 accounts, they were generating less
 than
 100 spends per day.
 
 Craig
 
 
 
 
 
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[e-gold-list] Re: More OSGOLD performance figures

2001-05-03 Thread Viking Coder

 David from OSG confirms these figures, but I'm not sure he's entirely
 happy about me releasing them! However, these are publicly available
 figures (if you know where to look!) Check 'em out yourself!

Gladly, but... um... Where's this page stashed at? 


Viking Coder

Worth Two Cents?
http://www.2cw.org/VikingCoder

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[e-gold-list] nice one Jay

2001-05-03 Thread jpm

I never even noticed that scheduled e-gold downtime !


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[e-gold-list] Re: JSG Boggs Sacagawea Auction LDF

2001-05-03 Thread jpm

James M. Ray wrote:

 Here's a Gold-Age/PECB LDF Auction
 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1235162316


FYI,
JSG Boggs Sacagawea Complete Coin Set  Item #1233445001
Coins:Coins: US:General  Antiques  Art:General
Currently $77.98   First bid $32.00
  # of bids 11 bid history
  Time left 5 hours, 23 mins +  High bid oddsman1 (0)

Rgds. Mark

that's incredibly cheap for that particular bit of art ... looks like 
a couple of zeros were left off!





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[e-gold-list] US savings same 'ol, same 'ol

2001-05-03 Thread Bob

From today's IBD:

Bush's chief economic advisor: Low savings rate is big
problem

Americans' low - and falling - propensity to save is the economy's 
biggest problem, and could take 10 years to reverse, says Lawrence 
Lindsey, chief economic adviser to President Bush.
Last year, the private sector spent $700 billion more than it earned 
after taxes, Linsey said. That's 7% of gross domestic product. With 
the private savings rate falling to minus 1% in the first quarter, 
the lowest since the Depression, Americans will have to save more,
he said.

This has to be taken with a grain of salt: if you sell some stock
to pay for a house addition, the stock sale is not counted as
income, by the US government, but the house addition is counted as
spending.

That's the wacky US government for ya.

Also, not much has changed just because Bush is in office:

Subject: 
Op-ed: Bush's First 100 Days
  Date: 
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:39:12 -0400 (EDT)
  From: 
Libertarian Party Announcements [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-

A Surprising Quiz:
Bush's First 100 Days

By Steve Dasbach
Libertarian Party National Director

To celebrate President George W. Bush's first 100 days in office, let's 
conduct a modest thought experiment, shall we?

Imagine, if you will, that you were whisked out of the country on 
November 7, 2000, as the outcome of the presidential election hung in 
the balance.

Imagine that for the past six months, you've had no access to any news 
source. No newspapers. No TV. No internet. No political discussion with 
friends.

Now, imagine that on Sunday, April 29 — exactly 100 days after the new 
president was inaugurated — you were plunked down in front of a 
television as the usual crew of talking-head pundits debated the new 
administration's record.

 If those pundits didn't mention the president's name, would you know 
whether Bush or Gore had won the election?

What a foolish question! most Republicans and Democrats will 
sputter. Bush and Gore are as different as, well — Bush and Gore. 
Their records after 100 days would be so utterly and so radically 
different that no one could confuse them!

Really? If that is the case, take this quick 12-question quiz to see 
how different the Bush administration has been from the could-have-been 
Gore administration:

1)  If elected president, which one — Bush or Gore — would boost 
spending for Bill Clinton's AmeriCorps program by $282 million?

[  ] Al Gore

[  ] George W. Bush

ANSWER: George W. Bush. Some conservatives had predicted that Bill 
Clinton's domestic Peace Corps program would be quickly abolished, 
but, instead, Bush has requested a funding increase of $282 million. 
[Source: USA Today, April 10, 2001]

2)  Which one would continue the Clinton administration's lawsuit 
against tobacco companies?

[  ] George W. Bush

[  ] Al Gore

ANSWER: George W. Bush. Not only is the Bush administration not ending 
the legalized extortion against the tobacco companies, Attorney General 
John Ashcroft boasted that the Justice Department plans to spend as 
much as Janet Reno did to proceed with the suit. [Source: The 
Washington Times, April 27, 2001]

3)  Which one would increase federal spending on elementary and 
secondary education by a whopping 72%?

[  ] Al Gore

[  ] George W. Bush

ANSWER: George W. Bush. Although Republicans had previously promised to 
abolish the federal Department of Education, Bush requested $18.6 
billion more in spending for elementary, secondary, and vocational 
education — a 72% increase. [Source: USA Today, April 10, 2001]

4)  Which one would maintain the so-called Gore Tax — a hidden 
$2.3 billion-a-year levy on telephone bills, used to wire schools 
to the Internet?

[  ] George W. Bush

[  ] Al Gore

ANSWER: George W. Bush. Three years ago, conservatives blasted the 
Gore Tax as an unconstitutional tax, since it was imposed by the 
Federal Communications Commission. But instead of repealing it, the 
Bush administration has been working to halt any attempts to limit it. 
[Source: Cato Institute Daily Commentary, April 9, 2001]

5)  Which one would request a 3.6% pay hike for all federal workers?

[  ] Al Gore

[  ] George W. Bush

ANSWER: George W. Bush. The average federal civilian employee already 
makes $50,000 a year — but Bush doesn't think that's enough. His pay-
hike proposal would increase federal wages even faster than inflation. 
[Source: The Washington Post, April 10, 2001]


6)  Which one would impose by White House decree the Clinton 
administration's medical privacy rules — which give control 
of Americans' medical records to the government?

[  ] George W. Bush

[  ] Al Gore

ANSWER: George W. Bush. After Clinton proposed his so-called privacy 
rules, the U.S. Department of Health  Human Services was flooded with 

[e-gold-list] Re: JSG Boggs Sacagawea Auction LDF

2001-05-03 Thread Mark S. Ohberg

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 JSG Boggs Sacagawea Complete Coin Set  Item #1233445001
 Coins:Coins: US:General  Antiques  Art:General
 Currently $77.98   First bid $32.00
   # of bids 11 bid history
   Time left 5 hours, 23 mins +  High bid oddsman1 (0)
 
 Rgds. Mark

 that's incredibly cheap for that particular bit of art ... looks like
 a couple of zeros were left off!


Hi jpm,

I was going to ask if you knew the plastic Sacagawea's were Orange
color!
Hey Jim Ray what's with orange? A hot bidding war?:-)

But I just Checked.  Auction closed,  hows that for a bump up.

   Currently $152.50   First bid  $32.00
Quantity 1
  # of bids 15 bid history
Time left  Auction has ended.
High bid  [EMAIL PROTECTED] (0)

Rgds Mark S. Ohberg

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[e-gold-list] RE: US savings same 'ol, same 'ol

2001-05-03 Thread Samuel Mc Kee



 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 This has to be taken with a grain of salt: if you sell some stock
 to pay for a house addition, the stock sale is not counted as
 income, by the US government, but the house addition is counted as
 spending.


It depends on which government entity is doing the counting. If the IRS is
doing the counting, it's income. If the Department of Manufactured Crises is
doing the counting, then it's not.

The government uses two different standards for deciding who's rich and
who's poor, who's spending and who's saving. One standard is for figuring
out how high to raise taxes, and by that standard everyone is rich. The
other is for figuring out how much money the gummit needs to spend to help
the poor, and by that standard everyone is poor. For example, when the
gummit is giving out income figures is discussions of what tax rates should
be, any homeowner is deemed to have an imputed income, which is the amount
of money he'd get if he rented out his house and lived in his car. I am not
making this up. On the other hand, when talking about how many poor people
need a Federal handout, the poor include people who own $100,000 houses
free and clear with no mortgage. So everyone is both rich and poor,
depending on what branch of gummit you talk to, and it's not surprising that
the same, uh, standards apply to savings/spending rates.

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[e-gold-list] What's with orange?

2001-05-03 Thread James M. Ray

At 10:22 PM -0400 5/3/01, Mark S. Ohberg wrote:
...
Hey Jim Ray what's with orange? A hot bidding war?:-)

I think I should let the artist answer that one, but generally my
experience is that he'd have more than one (good) answer. I
think there's an article about him coming out that will have the
answer. The answer might have to do with the Dutch, and of
course with money...

I think the bidding went up when folks discovered that one coin
had sold for $200.00 The Boggs $100s were also orange, but
only printed on 1 side. Orange is the color of FUN, the Florida
Association of Numismatists (I hope I spelled that right!)

But I just Checked.  Auction closed,  hows that for a bump up.

   Currently $152.50   First bid  $32.00
Quantity 1
  # of bids 15 bid history
Time left  Auction has ended.
High bid  [EMAIL PROTECTED] (0)

I can guarantee that the Gold Age LDF set goes higher, and I
will admit that fact pleases me. :) Boggs certainly is a fun guy.
JMR


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[e-gold-list] Re: JSG Boggs Sacagawea Auction LDF

2001-05-03 Thread jpm

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 JSG Boggs Sacagawea Complete Coin Set  Item #1233445001
 Coins:Coins: US:General  Antiques  Art:General
 Currently $77.98   First bid $32.00
   # of bids 11 bid history
   Time left 5 hours, 23 mins +  High bid oddsman1 (0)
 
 Rgds. Mark

 that's incredibly cheap for that particular bit of art ... looks like
 a couple of zeros were left off!


Hi jpm,

I was going to ask if you knew the plastic Sacagawea's were Orange
color!

Yes, in fact, I have TWO SETS

$150 is nothing.  $1500 is more like it.

Hey Jim Ray what's with orange? A hot bidding war?:-)

But I just Checked.  Auction closed,  hows that for a bump up.

   Currently $152.50   First bid  $32.00
Quantity 1
  # of bids 15 bid history
Time left  Auction has ended.
High bid  [EMAIL PROTECTED] (0)

Rgds Mark S. Ohberg

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[e-gold-list] HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-03 Thread Ben Legume

Also irrespective of the merits or non merits of 'HYIP' and 
'investments'  one presumes the people participating are over 21 (or 
18 in some states)  and in their right minds and not wearing bright 
green trousers and a propeller on their heads.

pictures Harry Secombe and the other Goons as models for HYIP, run 
by the likes of Count Moriarty and Grypthe-Thingee

I tend to presume that people who consistently fall for HYIPs do tend 
to fall into the above categories. Whenever someone is trying to 
pitch me to join a MLM or pyramid scheme of some sort or another, I 
always agree to listen to them provided they agree with me upfront 
that multi-level marketing is a scam'. Then I listen to them rabbit 
on and interject occasionally by saying 'Yes, that's fine, but 
remember that MLM is a scam' over and over.

People who invest their e-gold, OSgold, government paper-money and/or 
time and effort in HYIPs are fools. People who do it over and over, 
despite being ripped off every time, to me are the dumbest 1% of 
suckers. I have NO sympathy for them as they have no-one else to 
blame for their mistakes.

Also I'd like to thank those who have contributed to the E-qold 
takedown fund, however I doubt my friend will be willing to drop 
everything and perform similarly in future given the grand total so 
far is $15.

Any additional contributions are welcome to account

168466



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[e-gold-list] HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-03 Thread Not Public

Gee, I must be doing something wrong?

I thought when I last looked in my e-gold account, I was making a fortune?  
Oh well, you must be right Ben.  Obviously as one of the stupid 1%, I must 
be misreading the balance..

Note of the day: Not all MLM's are scams.  Not all HYIP's are scams.

Indeed YOU are the fool if you believe that!

AND I'M SAYING THIS IN CAPS, SO IT MUST BE TRUE !

Cheers
WP

From: Ben Legume To: e-gold Discussion Subject: [e-gold-list] HYIPs and 
propellor-heads. Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 14:26:37 +1000

 Also irrespective of the merits or non merits of 'HYIP' and 
'investments' one presumes the people participating are over 21 (or 18 in 
some states) and in their right minds and not wearing bright green trousers 
and a propeller on their heads.

by the likes of Count Moriarty and Grypthe-Thingee

I tend to presume that people who consistently fall for HYIPs do tend to 
fall into the above categories. Whenever someone is trying to pitch me to 
join a MLM or pyramid scheme of some sort or another, I always agree to 
listen to them provided they agree with me upfront that multi-level 
marketing is a scam'. Then I listen to them rabbit on and interject 
occasionally by saying 'Yes, that's fine, but remember that MLM is a scam' 
over and over.

People who invest their e-gold, OSgold, government paper-money and/or time 
and effort in HYIPs are fools. People who do it over and over, despite 
being ripped off every time, to me are the dumbest 1% of suckers. I have NO 
sympathy for them as they have no-one else to blame for their mistakes.

Also I'd like to thank those who have contributed to the E-qold takedown 
fund, however I doubt my friend will be willing to drop everything and 
perform similarly in future given the grand total so far is $15.

Any additional contributions are welcome to account

168466



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