I don't usually do this - point out eBay sellers but

This one copies all of the Canadian mints pictures for his listing but on some there is some added dazzle. Silly isn't it?

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I don’t deal with sellers who have nothing but a mint picture — dazzled up or not.

 

Sometimes all ya need is a little dazzle to hook a few........been going on since the beginning of time.

 

My first thought is WOW, a MS-100 coin. Pass

 

Put a leader and a hook on it and you'll catch one...

 

Wonder if the RCM in Ottawa is aware?...opps they are now sent them an email.. ebay got one too

 

That's not dazzle...it's Canadian Moose Luster.

 

Now I wonder which Mint, Canadian or US, will first produce a coin with actual twinkling lights.

 

Too much dazzle. I bought 1 of these proofs. I'd rather see thee actual coin I am buying...

 

I did a chat live and reported the seller about the images all being from mint.ca
but it appears the US coins are from the usmint.gov site. I'd like to see all listings removed.

wrote us mint and filled out forms on mint ca
If they don't care then I guess I won't either.

 

U.S. Mint's image library and policies for use of images.
https://www.usmint.gov/news/image-library
I'm too hungover to read it though.

 

Spoiler alert: they don't.

If anything, your best bet would be pushing this with eBay under their "no stock photos" policy -- but even that has been modified since the last time I checked it (long ago), prohibiting only:

A proof coin won't fall into that category. Someone could try to make trouble for APMEX and the like for listing junk-silver lots (over 100 available!) without individual photos, but I can't imagine you'd get far.

 

eBay did nothing and I don't expect they will. US Mint has not responded.
All listings are still up for sale.

A response from mint.ca

"Thank you for contacting the Royal Canadian Mint and we sincerely apologize for the late response.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, our products can be viewed and purchased on our website at mint.ca and via our list of authorized dealers and in our paper catalogs. If warranted, we will do our investigation regarding this stream of transactions.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us by phone at 1-800-267-1871. Our hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday) EST. An agent from our customer service center will be happy to assist you.

Sincerely,
Ahmed

Customer Service Representative
Agent au Service à la clientèle"