madfranks
1st August 2014, 10:24 AM
Stupid lady deserves what she gets.
http://www.wfla.com/story/26166817/tampa-bay-area-woman-feels-ripped-off-after-paying-61-for-coins-worth-150
Vickie McInnis responded to a newspaper ad promising a chance to buy old, rarely-seen coins that have been sitting in a bank vault for years.
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With shipping, she paid $61.43. But, here's what she received: a bag of about 100 pennies, worth at most: $1.50.
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"I felt totally deceived, totally ripped off,'' McInnis said.
The full-page ad includes a photo of armed guards surrounding piles of money bags. The article explains that circulation of the bags is limited and if you live in the right zip code, you have the privilege to buy one for a mere $49.
Get this: the winning zips begin in 32, 33 and 34. That includes the whole Tampa Bay area.
The ad says the coins date back to the 1800s and include Indian head coins, wheat pennies and wartime steel coins.
But, most of McInnis' coins are from around 2003.
"These pennies are just new that you could get any day from the bank in a roll, and you know, pay for 100 pennies for $1," she said.
Coin buyer John Frost, of the Gilder Shop in Tampa, reviewed McInnis' coins for 8 On Your Side and said she was "ripped off."
Frost said at most, the pennies are worth about $1.50 because there are a couple of wheat coins in the bag.
"They're not un-searched," he said. "Somebody had to put them here and seal the bag, so somebody's already handled them and looked at them."
I tracked down the company that sold McInnis the coins. It's called World Reserve Monetary Exchange in Canton, Ohio. It has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau after hundreds of similar complaints.
http://www.wfla.com/story/26166817/tampa-bay-area-woman-feels-ripped-off-after-paying-61-for-coins-worth-150
Vickie McInnis responded to a newspaper ad promising a chance to buy old, rarely-seen coins that have been sitting in a bank vault for years.
http://wfla.images.worldnow.com/images/4362827_G.jpg
With shipping, she paid $61.43. But, here's what she received: a bag of about 100 pennies, worth at most: $1.50.
http://wfla.images.worldnow.com/images/4362821_G.jpg
"I felt totally deceived, totally ripped off,'' McInnis said.
The full-page ad includes a photo of armed guards surrounding piles of money bags. The article explains that circulation of the bags is limited and if you live in the right zip code, you have the privilege to buy one for a mere $49.
Get this: the winning zips begin in 32, 33 and 34. That includes the whole Tampa Bay area.
The ad says the coins date back to the 1800s and include Indian head coins, wheat pennies and wartime steel coins.
But, most of McInnis' coins are from around 2003.
"These pennies are just new that you could get any day from the bank in a roll, and you know, pay for 100 pennies for $1," she said.
Coin buyer John Frost, of the Gilder Shop in Tampa, reviewed McInnis' coins for 8 On Your Side and said she was "ripped off."
Frost said at most, the pennies are worth about $1.50 because there are a couple of wheat coins in the bag.
"They're not un-searched," he said. "Somebody had to put them here and seal the bag, so somebody's already handled them and looked at them."
I tracked down the company that sold McInnis the coins. It's called World Reserve Monetary Exchange in Canton, Ohio. It has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau after hundreds of similar complaints.