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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If I were to bid on this piece, I would want it to be XRF'ed to verify it, looking for trace metals, not gold. The ancients knew nothing of electrolytic gold refining.
Why on Earth would a seller put up such a highly potentially valuable genuine coin, without a provable provenance?
Without such information, this piece HAS to be considered to be suspicious.
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Pillar of the Community
 Italy
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I think FVRIVS RVFVS summed up the seller very well. And yes this sale reeks of suspicion, but hey my friend didn't lose $1000 and I get a free lunch tomorrow so I can't complain.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2100 Posts |
it ended at £2650, that's over $4,000.
Disgraceful.
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
1790 Posts |
That is crazy and immoral  Oh well at least the lunch was good. |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
It figures ebay didn't do anything. I few sorry for whoever bought it. That's a $4100 loss. Shame of Saxby and shame on ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2100 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
1790 Posts |
I don't want to live on this planet any more. Saxby=Crook  |
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Are there any type of laws in the UK that prevent the sale of fake antiquities?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1045 Posts |
It makes my blood boil to think this guy routinely gets away with his crimes. Having said that, you would think the buyer would take at least a smidgen of precaution and do the tiniest bit of research before shelling out this type of money.
Type in Decius Aureus on forgery network and the first coin that appears is the die match to this one.
It reminds me of pedestrians who have the right away when crossing the street, sometimes wearing all dark clothes on a darkly lit crosswalk, and just strut out there without the slightest concern just assuming that nothing bad could ever happen
Same thing with the Hostilian, first coin that pops up on Forgery Network
Edited by Biancasdad
12/29/2014 3:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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There should be something under Fraud, but I don't see anything on the website that actually guarantees the items as genuine. If I shelled out a huge amount of money, I would definitely have it authenticated immediately after purchase. I doubt that I would shell out thousands for a coin with no provenance in the first place.
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
A simple check of his feedback shows that he has sold fake coins in the past. I blame ebay for allowing him to continue selling. Though I guess even if they blocked him he can come back under another name. I don"t believe ebay tracks IP addresses. |
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Pillar of the Community
3772 Posts |
He certainly would come back under another name, but at least he would have to start with a low sale count which might make people more cautious.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
I think that at the end of the day he makes ebay a lot of money, and that outweighs anything else. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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That is absolutely disgraceful...
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Valued Member
United States
234 Posts |
At one time ebay did not hide the idenities of the bidders.I remember on a couple of occasions I was able to contact the buyer and alert them to a possible fake or shill bidding.Ebay has done more to protect sellers than buyers |
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