I agree with DavidH, that eBay will not effectively police their auctions. As he points out, they're too big. But there's another more important...
Thanks for that link, HandsomeToad. I had previously found the grading criteria at uscents.com, and I've consulted it many times, but I couldn't...
I'm a newcomer who loves early copper coins. I've heard of the stricter EAC (Early American Coppers) grading standards, but I can't seem to find...
The thread I started on Super Bowl Sunday about a counterfeit 1796 dollar on eBay (http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t47224/) generated tons of...
eBay needs to read the threads on this forum Yesterday (February 2) I informed eBay via their online reporting system that they should check this...
Well, I tried to use eBay's online system for reporting a violation of their policies, but I couldn't. When I tried to pass on the information...
The reason I concluded that eBay took some action is because the auction for the 1796 dollar is no longer in the searchable eBay database. The...
A few hours ago I started a thread (www.cointalk.com/forum/t47224/) about a 1796 dollar on eBay that I thought was a fake. The thread got lots of...
Wow! eBay zapped the seller of the fake 1796 dollar The seller is no longer selling any items on eBay (a few hours ago he had about five auctions...
One more thing about the 1796 dollar on eBay I forgot to mention that I started off my "investigation" by directly asking the seller if he had...
cgi.ebay.com/1796-Old-Bust-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230322916454QQihZ013QQcategoryZ11976QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Auction title: 1796 Old Bust...
I had a choice today. I could get swept up by the pre-game hype of the Super Bowl, or I could do some detective work on an intriguing coin in...
At the suggestion of Hobo, I'm kicking off a discussion of "contemporary" counterfeit coins, defined as "a counterfeit coin, usually base metal,...
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