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Why Are Counterfeit Coins So Expensive On Ebay?

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A nice Chinese counterfeit 1914-D Lincoln Cent for $700 on ebay - what gives?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/405764590913

Relisted at https://www.ebay.com/itm/405794411961 starting at $300....
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Because they're trying to pass it off as real. LOL
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ebay worthless:

What happened:
We looked into your report and didn't find the listing to be in violation of our policy. This determination was made by a customer service agent.

If you reported content that isn't listed below, we'll send a separate email once we've made a decision.

Your reference ID:
2-193069730936

Here are the listings you reported that are included in this decision:
Item: 405764590913 1914 D Wheat penny
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Simple answer is people will buy them.
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Take a look at the seller's 1932-D and 1932-S Washington quarters, too. Those pics need to be saved as well. The seller's 1921-D Merc pic is so small it isn't identifiable and isn't worth saving.
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So was this entire coin faked or did they just add a D to a Philly 1914?
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Absolutely no surprise there, unfortunately ebay has not only been flooded with fakes, worst part is when you try to help and report it they brush it off and claim they looked into it....
This happened a couple of weeks ago when I reported a fake error and got the same respond from ebay:

Thanks again for reporting the listing(s) you found.
What happened:

We looked into your report and didn't find the listing to be in violation of our policy.( obviously ebay policy allows FAKE ITEMS) This determination was made by a customer service agent.

If you reported content that isn't listed below, we'll send a separate email once we've made a decision.

Your reference ID:
2-192736437240

Here are the listings you reported that are included in this decision:
1953-D Lincoln Cent UNIQUE DIE BRAKE "SHOW TEETH" ERROR

Thank you for being part of the ebay community.
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Take a look at the seller's 1932-D and 1932-S Washington quarters, too. Those pics need to be saved as well.


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The seller's 1921-D Merc pic is so small it isn't identifiable and isn't worth saving.
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when you reported it, did you also mention that it also too small to be real cent? this one measures at 18 mm BVS 19 (using the supplied metric ruler that is in the same image.)
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So was this entire coin faked or did they just add a D to a Philly 1914?


Fully FAKE coins. They started putting them in tumblers a few years ago to artificially wear them in an attempt to conceal. This is a prime example.
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I wonder if the seller knows their coins are fake and is trying to hide it with bad pictures.
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Because people are stupid.
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