eBay obviously doesn't care about counterfeits!!!

Interesting- I have had success reporting counterfeits since my Coin Week article and YT podcast...

 

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The one thing fleaBay hates is the glare of sunshine...

 

Came across these on ebay, counterfeit 1909 s vdb lincoln cents.

 

I see some hope. I'm certain hiring one person is much cheaper than the potential lawsuits.

I'm sure it's a long battle ahead dealing with counterfeits. Thank you for making a difference.

 

Well, it doesn't look like they will be hiring a grader to look for counterfeits because they're laying off folks;
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/ebay-layoffs-800-workforce.html

 

Well, maybe you have an inside track, but folks are getting scheduled for the 1st round phone interviews. Thanks for your insight.

 

How hard are these and other china counterfits to find out that they are fake?
I know some don't have periods behind the v d b letters but I saw some that did..
They could of used a real v d v penny for the stock pic.
Any quick tell tail signs?

 

PCGS also nuked that 1901-S 25c fake that we both wrote articles about.

"Located in China" is a telltale sign, as is under $30 with Best Offer option.

 

Well, this is interesting.

In the last two days, I've reported two auctions. Both listed unmarked counterfeit coins, and both said the coins were replicas.

In each report, I used the phrase "unauthorized replica" (or maybe I said "copy").

In each case, the listing was removed.

Now, this might be coincidence. Someone with better eBay connections might have reported them at the same time. But before these two, I never used the word "unauthorized" in my reports - and I think my streak of "we didn't find anything wrong with the listing" was into the double digits.

I may actually do a little A/B testing with and without that keyword, just to see if it's that simple. (I'm sure there'll be plenty of experimental subjects.) But not tonight.

 

Do the numbers have a different curve maby? Is the S lower or the letering off?
Is the weight different?
I'm thinking they are showing stock photos of a real coin

 

Be careful my friend. The Aliens are everywhere.

 

Curious if you screen shot the 2 listings for reference?

 

Rats, no, didn't even occur to me. I'll be sure to start doing that as well, now that there's a chance listings actually will get pulled...