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allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 09:47 am I am looking at a coin on ebay and the seller is in South Korea. I usually don't buy coins from the far east because of all the problems with fakes. (Japan is an exception to the general rule). In my mind South Korea is a modern country and so I should have less of a problem with fakes. The coin is in a NGC holder and the seller has positive feedback. There is another coin by a U.S. seller but is is currently $100 higher than the bid on the coin from South Korea. Has anybody had any experience buying from South Korea? Report this Post to the Staff

numismatic biz Valued Member United Kingdom 152 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 2:53 pm I,ve sold loads of coins to buyers in South Korea and they have always been very curtious. Bought a few notes from private sellers and always received them OK yours michael Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 4:09 pm You never know, it may be a U.S. Soldier or family member serving in the R.O.K. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 6:49 pm I'd consider Korea on par with Japan in that regard. Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 7:22 pm Thanks. All good to know as this maybe my first purchase from S. Korea. Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 7:41 pm South Korea is a well-developed nation. It's actually overtaken Japan in growth. I wouldn't expect a level of fakes on par with China. Report this Post to the Staff
Airw0lf Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 7:08 pm The fakes are around the world , some people buy and sale with out knowledge just to make some money... others try to make money knowing they sale fakes...remember not only the coins can be fake, the certification can be too...and doesn't matter in what country you buy ...is not easy to buy anymore in ebay ...i got pandas from China with no problem and I got 2 fake coins from 2 sellers here in USA (fixed with no problem)... so use caution , check feed backs , ask in forums and good luck .... Edited by Airw0lf 04/12/2013 7:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 9:53 pm I recently had a negative experience with a seller from South Korea. He almost forced me to take an altered coin (believing that it's an error coin) which I paid a fair amount, claiming that it's no returns. If it wasn't for Paypal, I would have lost out completely. That said, that applies to any other sellers in any countries - everyone's different so it's no good letting one bad apple spoil the rest. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
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