How Does This Ebay Scam Keep Happening?

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TimNH Valued Member United States 398 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 01:17 am Over & over, these great coins pop up on my watchlist, and often the same thing - "Dont' actually bid, email us and we'll sell it separate", clearly a hacked account. But it's non-stop, why can't ebay ever stop this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/225714679752 Report this Post to the Staff

captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 02:13 am He's also selling two harpsichords, an 800 gram chunk of gold and a bulldozer among other things. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4614 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 02:23 am ebay has so many listings that they can't (and sometimes don't seem to want to) police their own site. This isn't allowed by ebay and should be reported and hopefully removed. I did a 'Whois' on the domain and got the following information. The domain is about a week old. Sure looks like they are trying to hide something! Domain Name: ptsal.top Registry Domain ID: D20230731G10001G_06114283-top Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namesilo.com Registrar URL: https://www.namesilo.com Updated Date: 2023-07-30T20:00:19Z Creation Date: 2023-07-30T19:49:28Z Registry Expiry Date: 2024-07-30T19:49:28Z Registrar: NameSilo,LLC Registrar IANA ID: 1479 Registrar Abuse Contact Email: email@namesilo.com Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4805240066 Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited Registry Registrant ID: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant Name: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant Organization: PrivacyGuardian.org llc Registrant Street: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant City: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant State/Province: AZ Registrant Postal Code: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant Country: US Registrant Phone: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant Phone Ext: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant Fax: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant Fax Ext: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Registrant Email: Please query the RDDS service of the Registrar of Record identified in this output for information on how to contact the Registrant, Admin, or Tech contact of the queried domain name. Registry Admin ID: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Name: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Organization: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Street: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin City: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin State/Province: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Postal Code: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Country: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Phone: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Phone Ext: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Fax: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY Admin Fax Ext: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 33166 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 04:00 am Link no longer works so it seems this auction has been removed. "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
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21645 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 11:40 am I am in the market for a full sized used battleship of the classic period. (no fakes please) Does he have any of those for sale? Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54172 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 11:48 am What was the seller ID? Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2030 Posts	Posted 08/10/2023 7:15 pm Quote: I am in the market for a full sized used battleship of the classic period. (no fakes please) Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12046 Posts	Posted 08/10/2023 8:32 pm Well, I'm upset that the Brooklyn Bridge I wanted for my backyard isn't for sale anymore. Seller states he sold it last week. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
justanothercoinaddict Valued Member United States 465 Posts	Posted 09/16/2023 7:39 pm I encountered one of these types of ebay listings the other day, for an 1892-O Micro O Barber half dollar, graded G06 by PCGS. The seller would not allow bids, and you had to contact him/her directly to arrange the sale. He/she was asking around $1,000 less than the PCGS guide. I reported the listing immediately, then went back later to see if it was still there. The message said that the listing had been removed because the item was 'no longer available' a.k.a. I got caught so I'm pulling it. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 09/17/2023 11:57 am @justanothercoinaddict I've seen "no longer available" turn into the orange hoodie (completely removed) later. If you still have the link go look again. People should always post the seller ID on these things because no one can find it after the listing is removed. Report this Post to the Staff
TimNH Valued Member United States 398 Posts	Posted 09/17/2023 12:55 pm Quote: People should always post the seller ID It's not the seller's fault though, it's always some fine established seller with great history. They get hacked and the scammers post a million items for sale under their ID with "don't bid, email us to pay". Once they (or ebay) figures it out, the listings all come down, and the seller hopefully can get back to business and salvage their reputation. The mystery to me is how often this happens, how they can upload thousands of items so quickly, and how ebay simply cannot/will not prevent it from happening, over and over again. Edited by TimNH 09/17/2023 12:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 09/17/2023 1:24 pm I only thought it would help us see whether the seller got banned or just all the bogus listings. Maybe it's not worth it. ebay is asleep at the wheel on this stuff. My PayPal got hacked years ago (somebody gave themselves a bogus direct payment from me) and it could only have been via ebay, because I never used PayPal anywhere else. It does make me curious if this scam works. I suppose it must since they keep doing it. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4381 Posts	Posted 09/17/2023 6:53 pm You have to remember the cost to send a spam email, post a bogus listing, etc. is very very low. You only need a few "successful" sales to make it worthwhile. -----Burton 50 year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, OnLine Coin Club Owned by four cats and a wife of 40 years (joined 1983) Report this Post to the Staff
TimNH Valued Member United States 398 Posts	Posted 10/01/2023 8:41 pm Here we go again, quality seller w/ 4000+ sales and >99% positive, hacked by these monsters. 27000 items for sale, here's one - https://www.ebay.com/itm/305174108719 Here's what it looks like, for when it inevitably gets pulled down - Edited by TimNH 10/01/2023 10:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bikergeek Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 11:36 am Ah, I've been needing a new harpsichord. I'll look this fellow up! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 72171 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 9:24 pm Quote: Registrant State/Province: AZ HEY! they are from Arizona! I'll find them and teach them a thing or 2 Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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