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Valued Member
United States
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 I was in the process of listing over 300 coins tonight on ebay (a fairly normal amount for me)as that is my livelihood when a message pops up that I can't relist anything for 24 hours, costing me hundreds of dollars. It turns out someone reported one of my coins as a fake/replica and not only did they delete the coin but they stopped my ability to list. I was on hold for over an hour to talk to a supervisor as none of the people I spoke to had the slightest knowledge about coins and I have yet to speak to anyone that can do anything about it. The 5th person I spoke to actually told me that all coins have to be certified to be listed on ebay. They said that as it has happened twice before they are restricting my account. One of the previous times it was an NGC certified coin they removed because they claimed it wasn't certified and I listed the Grade, when it clearly was certified and was in an NGC holder. The other time they removed 2 cent coins without giving any reason. Anyhow here is the coin in question. Does this look like a fake to anyone? I buy all my coins from a reputable local dealer that has been in the business for 40+ years so I would be very surprised if a fake coin went through his hands undetected.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***
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Moderator
 United States
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I have moved your thread to the Auction section. ebay has certain rules in place about coins removed from slabs and how much you can say about their former grade. The members that frequent this section would have better knowledge of those rules. |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Actually the coin that got removed because I stated the grade was still in a slab. To this day I have no idea why they removed it. When I called them up they admitted it was an error and let me relist it, however, it is apparently still on my record as a listing infraction.
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Bedrock of the Community
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One of the previous times it was an NGC certified coin they removed because they claimed it wasn't certified and I listed the Grade, when it clearly was certified and was in an NGC holder. I had that happen to be with a PCGS slab. Sounds like you may have a fan whose trying to get rid of some competition for things hes selling. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Anyhow here is the coin in question. Does this look like a fake to anyone? The photos are sorta pixelated, but I don't see anything telltale.  Most fakes mess up the date in some way--and I'm good with dates--but I don't see any red flags there. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Most likely a competitor, or one of the self appointed ebay coin cops, reported the coin for listing violations. Coins do not have to be certified to be listed. However, you cannot assign raw coins a numerical grade. Usually ebay will make you take an online listing tutorial, slap you on the wrist and release you on your own recognizance. If you have prior sanctions they may suspend you for a while. Your coin looks real to me. |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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A little warning .. do not keep phoning ebay as they record how often you are calling now and mark you out as a trouble maker. and are using it as another way to get rid of "Bad sellers" |
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Valued Member
United States
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Still waiting for my 24 hour listing block to end  However, I now have all this free time and have managed to write and correspond with quite a few guys here that has been very enjoyable. It has been a bit of a reminder that I need to definitely make sure I don't get so caught up in the business side  that I forget about this fascinating hobby we are all a part of and neglect this great resource we have here at CCF.  Merry Christmas to you all! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I drew a 14 day suspension one time. I needed a vacation anyway so it was really no big deal. I've been a good boy the last 5 or 6 years.
Merry Christmas to you too!
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Posted 12/23/2013 7:40 pm
