Beware the eBay Chinese fakes!

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Barney McRae, Mar 18, 2025.

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  1. rte

    rte Well-Known Member

    15% fees on sales which include they take a cut of shipping costs and tax...helluva racket.
     
    rte, Apr 5, 2025
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  3. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Yeah, I still wonder exactly how they get away with the fees-on-taxes bit. Guess there aren't any laws against setting fees to whatever the market will bear, though.
     
    -jeffB, Apr 5, 2025
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  4. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    You are correct. EBay always has some "new fish" coming on-line, especially when they see the stock market go down and get desperate to buy new "investments," like coins. Then "the fish" get shafted in two possible ways. They over pay for real coins, or they really over pay for the fake stuff.
     
    johnmilton, Apr 5, 2025
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  5. Barney McRae

    Barney McRae Well-Known Member

    Some good news (I hope) with the new tariffs is that the Chinese counterfeiters will have a more difficult time selling their fake junk coins. :cool:
     
    Barney McRae, Apr 9, 2025
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  6. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    Just buy all you can find on eBay, and I’m sure more will miraculously show up.
     
    ToughCOINS, Apr 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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  7. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    My take on this is a little different from eBay’s . . .

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    Your reference ID:
    2-193283880228

    Here are the listings you reported that are included in this decision:
    Item: 388166984910 1870 CC Seated Liberty Silver Half Dollar 50C High Grade


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    They obviously aren’t focused on AI getting it right . . . Their focus is on AI reducing their costs.
     
    ToughCOINS, Apr 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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  8. Gilbert

    Gilbert Part time collector Supporter

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    Gilbert, Apr 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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