Newest PCGS fakes from China.

This makes me sick. Seller is based in China, has bad feedback, and deals in fakes.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1858-1-US-...ed-in-real-case-/192648954627?redirect=mobile

 

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Edit: my bad, was thinking trade dollar.

 

The number checks out with a last auction appearance of $5,300.

 

Did you report to Ebay???

I reported a die cast counterfeit 1916-D on eBay earlier this week..... Seller was in Indonesia and claiming “Autentic Silver Coin”.

 

Yes, I did.

 

Oh look. It’s still there!

https://m.ebay.com/itm/United-State...029262?hash=item3b1ac2914e:g:I~EAAOSwISNbj6Np

 

"Autentic" .... idiot.

 

This guy kind of gives himself away with “sealed in real case.”

 

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Pisses me off, all the fake crap they are producing.

 

From the same seller...
This

 

The coin pictured is genuine. The seller just stole the photos and is selling a different holder which has a grade of MS-61

 

They unwittingly assume the buyer will be as unsophisticated as them. They clearly want to make a point of the coin being in a genuine holder, as if a picture of a slabbed coin isn't indicative of that enough. Calling that out in a conspicuous way AND not knowing the proper term for a holder really makes this counterfit attempt humorous.

 

Genuine coins, stolen images, probably from Heritage. But you will get a fairly obvious fake in a holder with the same grade/serial number.

 

How are these counterfeit grade tags being produced with the anti-
counterfeit reflective strip on the back in each slab container?? Not possible
with just printers...?

 

Poor Gal.......one bitten, twice shyed........

 

The images they show are of genuine coins and slabs - they've stolen the images from real auctions. If you win the con's Ebay sale, you'll get something else in the mail. It won't be a convincing fake.

 

You can have the reflective strips made, just like PCGS and NGC do. Sure they won't be exactly like theirs but you can get them good enough to fool a lot of people.

 

For my son's birthday I bought a refurbished MSI brand laptop on Ebay. When I got it, the keyboard had problems, it had a lower amount of RAM than was advertised (16Gb), and the model was a different # than advertised. Fortunately Ebay buyer protection let me return it.

There are a # of other sites specializing in coins like Great Collections. Why do people insist on trying to find rarities on Ebay? It seems to me more hassle than it's worth.

Incidentally I ended up buying another laptop on newegg. Still refurbished but with a 180 day manufacturer warantee. I insist on MSI brand but they tend to be very pricey new.