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United States
703 Posts |
Edited by Metalman
02/17/2007 07:51 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
882 Posts |
I wouldn't touch it. hint hint.
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
Just envision the history this coin has seen in its long life! And one can only imagine how in the world it ever ended up in China. What a find! And looks at all the fools who have placed bids on it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Sadly, there is a lot of this going on. I'll bet most of the bids are as real as the coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole ... ... or a five foot Hungarian, either  |
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Valued Member
United States
397 Posts |
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We EVER DID NOT make any benefits on the shipping fee
Don't you just love those computer translators...... MM  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1267 Posts |
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I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole ...
... or a five foot Hungarian, either
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1247 Posts |
Wery, wery bootiful. And with "lucky eight" stars to left.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1091 Posts |
How is it that there are four bidders on the same amount bidding on this item? An ebay rating of (2) and about $36 shipping, plus anothr $6 insurance, from China... No thanks. |
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United States
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Sure it's a fake. What I don't understand is how dishonest people can freely commit such a blatant crime and not get busted. After all, when it comes down to it, they're counterfeiters and fraudsters.
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
In China, I understand it is not a crime to copy (counterfeit) a foreign coin or non-Chinese currency. It is considered "artwork". If the same "artist" were to make a rendition of Chinese (PRC) coins or currency and were to be caught, his future would indeed be very bleak and very short.
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
There is a sucker coin collected born every minute.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2254 Posts |
Ok, regardless if it is legal or not in China, it is NOT legal to sell such coins on ebay and call them authentic, which is what this seller is doing. As far as I can tell, every time I have listed coins for sale, a huge disclaimer comes up and says that selling fakes as anything other than fakes is illegal... Am I missing something here? |
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United States
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Nope. ebay's just not enforcing its own policy against selling fakes. Law enforcement is so overwhelmed with the thousands (100s of thousands?) of these fakes being purchased by US buyers from China for resale in the US that it's only going after the worst offenders who try to pass them along as authentic once they get into the US. While it's not illegal to possess fake US coins in the US as long as there is no attempt to defraud (there's many who collect fakes), it sure becomes illegal when the owner tries to pass them along as authentic. I've reported to ebay many counterfeit rare US coins probably originating from China being offered on ebay by US sellers. The sellers have been ripped off, so they attempt to mitigate their losses through resale. This is a no-no. In my experience, ebay is running about 50%, pulling only about half of such reported auctions. I have no idea why they let the remaining half continue unless it's just a function of time (difficult to pull 1- and 3-day auctions since they're usually over before ebay gets around to pulling them) and possibly certain high-volume sellers with an "in" at ebay (I won't go further into this subject for this topic). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2269 Posts |
The fakes that come from China, never cease to amaze me. It is a shame that someone is paying $102.00 + shipping and insurance on a fake coin.  |
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Posted 02/15/2007 10:41 am
