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Fun Thread - Worst Coins On Ebay, Etsy, Craigslist, And Other Buying Sites!

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 Posted 12/28/2023  09:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ebay takes much heat over swindling/dubious sellers--deservedly so in nearly all instances. As buyers, we get quite angry. The CFF has many sellers in its membership. I wonder what their thoughts are...
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...I both buy (a lot) & sell (a few) ... I don't know how ebay could "police" all of the items listed ... many categories are specialized, such as 'coins', art, etc. &
an untrained eye cannot distinguish between legit & fraud ... dis-honest folks will always find ways to ply their swag, taking advantage of any loop-hole ...

...currently, ebay depends on viewers to alert them to scams. But, many offerings are worded in such a manner as to make it hard to prove fraud.

...their 'No Listing Fee' has opened the door to fraud & junk offered with no consequence to the seller .. as it also facilitates small-scale money laundering ...

...this "no fee" fishing expedition for scammers is quite the quandary ...
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 Posted 12/28/2023  09:28 am  Show Profile   Check nss-52's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add nss-52 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The number of listings is an ebay statistic that ebay wants as high as possible.
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 Posted 12/28/2023  12:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mrwiskers to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
...roger that, NSS...sales increase, fee colletion increase for them ...
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 Posted 12/29/2023  09:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mrwiskers to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ebay item number:255976604755

re-posted from another topic / this site ... this seller has multiple listings of "junk" at ridiculous prices ... contacted him, & you should see the responses ... claims "research" backs up his claims (yet, no returns...lol) ... & gets angry ...I politely pointed out that his "rare" errors were worth little to no premium ... & now I'm blocked from bidding ...dang ...

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...and the fraud just keeps on coming ... all of this guy's "rare" coins are some of the poorest quality cast (not mill-struck) copies I've seen in a while ... you'd expect better quality fakes from China ...
...eBay item number:166527129543...

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mrwhiskers, last week I had a thread about that same 1738 counterstamped 8 reales they've got up for auction. Forgot to note the seller's ID before that auction was taken down. liufei84154 it is!
http://goccf.com/t/457544&SearchTerms=1738
I recognize their listings from the pair of gloves for sale...
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CalzoneManiac,
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CalzoneManiac - that's unbelievable. I get about 20 to 30 of those in change every week!
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134871736520
Georgous Rare Error Cents

Maybe "georgous" is the rare error.
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 Posted 12/31/2023  10:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HondoB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Maybe "georgous" is the rare error.

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not unusual is the fact that this dude has a list of worthless "errors" ... hard to tell if he's a scammer, or just ignorant ...
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Mrwiskers, could be a scammer.
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I was trying to find an example of one of those bi-metal pound coins for my collection but ebay is littered with junk listings.
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