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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have an ebay account and just went through and reported EVERY coin hes selling! I HATE people like this! I feel bad for the 5 people who have already bought from this seller! Anyone else with an account should also report him, let's get this scumbag off of there! It's people like this that keep me from buying coins from ebay! Edited by NathanASE
08/02/2012 11:23 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm reporting each item as well...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
How about the 55 double die he sold for $1580? I don't know enough about it to validate it. If ebay finds it a forgery, paypay will reverse the proceeds. Anyone know enough about these to report it? http://cgi.ebay.com/261058800456 |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks guys for confirming my suspicions and for reporting this seller! CCF is great!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4416 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
But what about that 55 double die wheat that he already sold? It would be $1500 out of his pocket if ebay found that one to be fake. Does anyone know enough about it to make the call? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
620 Posts |
Nothing there when I looked, maybe e-bay gave him the boot?
But he will be back tommorrow under another day, but the same fake coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nothing there when I looked, maybe e-bay gave him the boot? As previously stated, one item remains, a 1918-S Walker: http://www.ebay.com/sch/awesome536/...=p4340.l2562I seriously doubt that this one's genuine. It's now bid at $35 with two days remaining. The pics are a bit hazy, so I'm reluctant to call this a CC. The motto, in particular, doesn't look right to me. Also, the reverse rim appears to have micro-craters that suggest to me a form of casting, perhaps? In general, the wear pattern, central on both sides with a sharper perimeter, is such that I've seen on many a Chinese counterfeit. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Take a close look at the mint mark, it's the wrong size, too large, and orientation compared to a real 1918-S half. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd say the 18-S half is fake as well. I also looked at his completed auctions and with the exception of the lot of ten circulated V nickels I would say that all of them were fakes as well. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When someone lists this many fakes, counterfeit coins, it seems to me that the act constitutes a scheme to defraud. Given the high amount that these fakes would likely fetch, that would make this crime a felony, methinks. I wonder then if ebay has any obligation to report such attempts, criminal schemes? If they did, and so advised all sellers of these counterfeits, then perhaps there would be fewer such risks taken by the fraudulent sellers. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The key is KNOWINGLY defraud. The seller could just say that he was reselling coins he got elsewhere and didn't know.
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Pillar of the Community
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The key is KNOWINGLY defraud. The seller could just say that he was reselling coins he got elsewhere and didn't know. Generally, I'd not disagree with this statement, BUT that's for a court to determine. I do believe that, in this case, the described "coins" were offered without any question as to their authenticity. IMHO, there's sufficient evidence to warrant investigation and perhaps charges. Ignorance of the law is not necessarily an excuse ... Realistically speaking, what are the odds that a relatively new seller on ebay posts a handful of high grade rare coins worth thousands of dollars; and, all counterfeits, with no returns? IMHO, this is a scheme to defraud. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1918-s half, likely a counterfeit, sold for $82.
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Posted 08/02/2012 11:31 am
