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DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/14/2017 4:06 pm Please take a moment to check out the listings by this ebay seller: link. I think the ones in bad condition are genuine but the others seem suspicious to me - the Mark Anthony doesn't look like the examples at Wildwinds, the sestertii are strange, and I know nothing about Greek coins. If you confirm any them as being fake, I'd like to report them in the Counterfeit subforum, unless you do it first (which I am not against, if they are fake - the sooner they're reported the better). Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 02/14/2017 4:41 pm The silver Greek coins are mostly if not all fake. That Mark Antony is definitely a replica; likewise with Pupienus. The extremely high grade bronzes probably are as well. Some of the bronzes look okay; some are iffy. I wouldn't give this joker a single penny. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/14/2017 5:31 pm Just too many fakes for me to want to buy anything from these seller. My advice is to stay away. Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 02/14/2017 10:55 pm Buying authentic coins from Firefakir? What could possibly go wrong? Report this Post to the Staff
magicalmke Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 02/15/2017 1:59 pm Isn't the posted messembria diobol one of the famous Black Sea fakes? I don't collect the series but remember reading about it and it looks like other fakes on the internet. Perhaps someone should inform ebay before the bidding gets serious. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/15/2017 2:05 pm Quote: Isn't the posted messembria diobol one of the famous Black Sea fakes? I don't collect the series but remember reading about it and it looks like other fakes on the internet. Perhaps someone should inform ebay before the bidding gets serious. Following your opinions, I have made a thread in the Counterfeit sub-forum about this guy. I specifically mentioned the Pupienus, which had one bid, and the Mark Antony. And it looks like those two have already been taken down. If you'd like to make a case against some of his others listings, please do, as I said I know nothing about Greek coins and thus can't make any statement regarding them being fake. Edited by DL20K 02/15/2017 2:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34441 Posts	Posted 02/15/2017 7:55 pm I was kinda thinking that Bobby no longer reported fake ancients to ebay because they stopped doing anything about it. Is that true or did I imagine it maybe "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
magicalmke Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 02/15/2017 8:10 pm Finally got a chance to check on the Black Sea counterfeits. Pretty sure he is listing one. The hallmarks of it is that the helmet looks like a face, eyelids and pupils, when it should just be a helmet. Funny thing is he has several listed with very different stylings. He just may not know what his inventory is. My understanding is a very reputable auction house was duped by these very same counterfeits. I reported to ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
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