Two Unusual Counterfeit Coins....

Here are two unusual counterfeit coins:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205189648030

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205189630398

These are more common coins,
you probably wouldn't expect to see them made as counterfeits.
A good reminder to always be on the lookout for fakes.

 

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We've seen counterfeit Lincoln cents dated from the 1960s.

Nothing is beneath these counterfeiters.

 

Looks like no coins are safe from this scourge.

 

I have had this happen also.
If a customer service agent checked the listing,
they probably had know idea what they were looking for.
They should have people who know something about coins check flagged listings.

 

All eBay seems to care about is their bottom line.

 

That's why some believe it's the "bottom of the barrel" auction site.

 

Reported.

 

Like I said in other posts, it’s crazy how they take a hard line with sports cards but it’s anything goes with coins.

 

Well, that was fast.


A decision was made on the listing you reported


Hello *dynoking*,
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. 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:
2-189164581666
Here are the listings you reported that are included in this decision:
Item: 205189648030 1959 Franklin Half Dollar 90% Silver
eBay Document ID: 149760915008

 

I got email from them a day or two ago wanting to know about my experience with eBay. It turned out to be a bunch of questions about how I felt about eBay. (I joined in 1998, was a Power Seller in the early 2000s, gave up selling in disgust after they blocked sellers from leaving non-positive feedback for buyers.) I'm afraid I may have spoiled their statistics on the survey.

 

Good for you. I wish a bit more would spoil them. I sell some on eBay but am certainly not thrilled with them. I just don't know what other places to try. I do not understand the logic of only being able to give positive feedback to buyers. I could really rant but will zip it right here.

 

I also reported the 1964 Kennedy listing.
After a long delay in hearing back, I got a similar response from Ebay:

"We looked into your report and didn’t find the listing to be in violation of our policy."

No surprise here.

 

The seller has quite a few legitimate coins for sale so either they don't know much about coins or they don't care.

 

They look like Ali Baba fakes. And judging by the seller's other coin mix, I bet they offload estate sale type stuff.

 

It's to prevent retaliatory negative feedback from sellers. Not the best solution I agree, though.

But as aggravating as it can be, I simply don't know of another place to sell coins worth a few dollars, peer-to-peer, with a large user base.

 

I just clicked on the fake Franklin Half auction and it states:
"This listing sold on Mon, Dec 30 at 7:50 AM."
Someone has a fake heading there way. Sad really.

 

Very true. If eBay had better customer service however, I think retaliatory feedback could be disputed. eBay just doesn't want the hassle of customer service and relies mostly on AI, it seems to me.

 

Good luck. eBay doesn't care. I've reported dozens of them, it does no good, and idiots continue to buy from them. When a Morgan dollar is selling for well under spot silver price and some even have a rare date, what else do they need for canning scammers? About all I can say for them is they PROMINENTLY list their country and 99% of them are China or Thailand. That's a screaming red flag alone.

 

Allow a negative selling review. Then it's fair game to hammer a dummy or ignorant whiner. I've seen some doozies, and I applauded. I'm not even a seller, just a buyer so far.