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Valued Member
United States
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Here is a guy selling unmarked fake coins, I wrote him and told him it is against the law to do so and he basically told me to drop dead. Either way at least these are pictures that show the state of the fakes today. http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/c...2918129.html |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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While I hate that these coins are so readily available today. I do not think that selling them is illegal. The seller clearly states that they are replicas. I see no misrepresentation here. However, by mentioning that they are unmarked it does seem that he could sell them to a less scrupulous buyer who in turn my sell them as real. But this guy is not breaking any laws.
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Valued Member
 United States
459 Posts |
Google the "hobby protection act" it is against the law to even own an unmarked fake coin, At least as I understand it. I'm sure we have experts on site that know better than us.
In Canada it is against the law to own fake coins even if labled, like counterfeit dollars fake coins are fake money, so the government has some interest in keeping them out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree Nybird. The problem I have with the hobby protection act is that it really does not mention possesion or sale of replicas. The act really only adresses the "manufacture and importation" of fakes. Just for the sake of debate what if I had a replica produced before 1975 is it exempt? By the way I completely agree with you. I just dislike how vague the "laws" are.
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Valued Member
United States
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Your right Amida17, I just read the act again on several websites and It doesn't mention selling and owning. Seems strange.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1064 Posts |
I think it's all in the 'intent to defraud' - he's legal saying these are replicas, but is hinting that if you want to buy them and do what you will with them, that's your business. 'I make my money, that's all I care about'.
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Valued Member
United States
459 Posts |
Yes, I think he is quite dishonest, even reported him to craigslist. At lease we can all see the need to be careful, fake coins are everywhere, and getting harder to detect.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Even though he might be wrong, they aren't being sold as genuine... the REAL sleazebags are the ones who buy these and sell them AS GENUINE  ... Good job spotting it!!  ...Just my opinion though... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
759 Posts |
And while they might look "off" to me (meaning I couldn't point to exactly why they are counterfeit, but I would never consider buying), I bet they would fool a bunch of people.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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NO COPY OR REPLICA MARKINGS Huh.  If he wants to be a distributor, he should find more convincing coins--even with the "replica" toning.  |
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Craigslist is only a venue, it works fine if you use it properly. I have had many positive experiences on Craigslist.
Criminals are dirty and they seem to exploit every venue, and with greed and cunning ruin it for everyone else.
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Posted 04/04/2011 09:52 am
