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Edited by Susuman
01/23/2015 9:43 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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On their profile: "I have a fiancé in china since visiting china twice lately I have fallen in love with the art of Chinese knot tying and the jade coins they have"
Hmm...
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Pillar of the Community
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595 Posts |
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On their profile: "I have a fiancé in china since visiting china twice lately I have fallen in love with the art of Chinese knot tying and the jade coins they have"
Yes, I saw that too. I guess they are trying to finance their wedding  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Remember that EVERYTHING on ebay now comes with a "buyer beware" disclaimer. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have a fiancé in china since visiting china twice lately... That's pretty funny.....calling Dr. Freud. Listen carefully and they'll tell you everything. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So obvious... I've never understood somebody who would collect coins but not take enough interest in them to learn to spot a fake, it really is not very difficult.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 You would think if they're going to invest that kind of money, from a stranger on ebay, they would do a little research first. Edited by Nickel Guy
01/24/2015 02:30 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I received a reply from the seller. Quote:
I am not a coin dealer what does proof mean. I bought a couple hundred silver dollars from china for a friend all my coins that I purchased from china was the Chinese coins my fiancé will come from china next month and I buy them for the detail and she can tell me what they mean I am not selling any of my Chinese coin if any of my coins are fake I will gladly give refund with no questions asked I also have lots of red seal money but not worth much more than face value so I feel not worth selling at this time |
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United States
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Chinese coins!
- in your face
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I send the seller another message with a couple comparison photos Quote:Dear wiljone_1293, I attached 2 photos for your comparison. I marked two areas. The circled area shows the difference in denticles between your coin and a real 1880 proof Trade dollar On your coin they are not even in size kind of fade away. I also drew a line from the top o the one to the word GOD. Notice that the relative positions are in different places. You might need to zoom in on the images. You can also see other differences in the coins - I just pointed out a couple. In general, the details on your coin are crude. I would suggest putting a magnet on the coin. If the magnet sticks, your coin is iron. A magnet will not stick on a silver coin. A proof coin is one that was made basically as a presentation piece and is made to a very high quality with sharp details. Proof coins were not intended to be circulated. In 1880. there were less than 2000 Trade dollars made making it a rare and valuable coin. Unfortunately, lots of fake coins are being produced in China and it is destroying our hobby. Please do the right thing and remove the listing and make it right. My guess is that all the silver dollars you purchased in China are also fake. Check them with a magnet. With Regards,   The seller replied that he could not see the differences I pointed out. Quote:
thanks for the information I am not seeing the difference in my coin and the pics you send me and I tried the magnet and it will not try to stick I had someone look at it also they think it is real but if you think I guess I am asking you should I sell and if they say is fake I give refund or do I remove it not knowing for sure I try never to lie or be dishonest in any way please reply asap as the auction ends monday
- wiljone_1293
Does anybody else want to give him an opinion? |
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't think it matters what you say to sellers like this. Been there done that.
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Does anybody else want to give him an opinion?
That's when I send something like this: Quote:OK, you are entitled to your opinion. However, there is no doubt that this coin is a fake, and having been informed of this fact you are now violating Federal law by knowingly passing counterfeit US coinage. |
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Pillar of the Community
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@SD He has been informed. Now I just put a watch on it to see what happens.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I doubt the seller cares. Why should he since ebay doesn't care. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Good job all. Looks like the listing was taken down.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:OK, you are entitled to your opinion. However, there is no doubt that this coin is a fake, and having been informed of this fact you are now violating Federal law by knowingly passing counterfeit US coinage. Nice job.  edit: Hey, a few more frivolous posts and I'll hit 2K. Edited by edweather
01/24/2015 6:41 pm
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