There's buying one for $3.70 shipped... from China and then there's this. Einstein was right.. He said "There are two things I believe to be infinite, human stupidity and the universe and I am not convinced about the universe".
I'm looking at the auction page and just shaking my head... maybe the bidder is worried that the same coin from our Chinese friends would have the imaginary "replica" stamp in place, which would ruin his "fake".
Hopefully, he'll turn it in to the Secret Service... I think it's illegal to hold counterfeits. :whistle: Up to $127.50 ! This goes beyond "nuts"... I'm concerned the "winning" bidder will try to sell it as genuine.
I didn't think you could sell a fake coin on eBay without the "copy" stamp (unless you operate a Chinese forgery factory).... so, the winning bidder buys the coin, relists it as genuine, and makes a tidy profit. Or maybe he's just going to use it as a "filler or to fake out his friends"!
The first thing I did after posting here was to report it to ebay. I see now that the listing has been removed. I guess I saved some sap $127+. I should get a "finder's fee." For anyone coming on this thread late, the ebay listing was for an 1856 Flying Eagle Cent, clearly listed in the title as a FAKE, yet there were bids as high as $127.50 for it. The coin did not show the required "COPY" in its design.
