Fake, Counterfeit, Deceptive Copy Forum?

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ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 08/12/2008 3:59 pm There seems to be a flood of fake and copy coins in our hobby. What if we have a place to post pics, links, names of sellers, etc... of these things. Maybe we could set it up in a way that there are posts reporting these details, while a sticky(s) set up with a database of pics. Just some thoughts. Many times fakes are posted in forums where they can be seen by the most members that collect that coin, but since the coin is on an auction site usually, the post gets moved to the less traveled auction forum. A dedicated fake forum could be a central location for these things, regardless of source link or auction. That way a Morgan collector, for example, could go there and research Morgan threads to keep themselves updated in the fakes of their specialty. Just a thought. Dave Report this Post to the Staff

Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 08/12/2008 4:20 pm That sounds like a great idea! I'll support it Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 08/12/2008 4:22 pm Maybe there could be a sticky, or 'sub-forum' on each forum, that is dedicated to fakes of coins that would otherwise be discussed on that particular forum... OR the sticky could be a link that redirects the user to the Fake forum... Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 08/12/2008 4:25 pm There is something like that regarding ancient coins.. I think that a place where deceptive fakes sold at ebay would be posted, and where it would be explained, how to distinguish the fake from the original, would be useful. All of us can handle the most obvious ones like the 1947 Morgan, but there are many that (not only) beginner collectors are not aware of. I say many would benefit. I'd keep collecting the images on my disk (and hopefully posting them somewhere together for easy reference). Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 08/12/2008 4:27 pm Only thing is, a sticky thread or single thread set gets crowded way too quickly. Discourages efficient use. For example, the recommended and discouraged seller sticky threads in the auction forum. GREAT IDEAS! However, they are so lengthy that they get boring right away and if you are about to deal with a seller, you would have to go through all 10 pages to check for the seller's name. You can't just look at it once and remember all the bad eggs. It would have to be more organized, an easily searched... almost alphabetical. To be of real 'ergonomic' use to a buyer. Just brainstorming here! Not trying to knock anyone. Thinking aloud to give smarter folks than I, ideas to do this thing! Dave Edited for spelling... :doh: Edited by ratio411 08/12/2008 4:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 08/12/2008 4:37 pm Quote: All of us can handle the most obvious ones like the 1947 Morgan Case in point, the 1892-CC Morgan. That one has folks fooled, as evidenced by the responses in the post. There are ebay dealers asking questions on that seller's auctions and sniffing around like they are going to buy the coins. They are blinded by money... Looking at that low price. I have another thread on a seller from Greece that has already sold 24 fake Morgans to US dealers. Dealers that have been duped! They saw AU Morgans for just over 10 bux each and were blinded by greed. We can overlook tell tale signs of a fake very easily when the price is too good to be true. Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 08/12/2008 8:27 pm Off topic, but here is good a place as any: Why, when I try to link to ebay.au, does the board automatically delete the ".au" from the addy? This makes the link junk and non-functional. Can we fix this? We should be able to link to all versions of ebay to find both good and bad coins throughout the world. The fact is that US residents can go to any version of ebay and order this stuff for import into the US. I notice that the buyers of most counterfeits in these overseas eBays are US dealers! Edited by ratio411 08/12/2008 8:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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