I was looking on ebay for an 1872 ihc and found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Choice-1872...98?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item19e61c8156 Not so convincing when you look at the date though... I laughed Is there a way to get this reported so someone doesn't get cheated?
You can report it to ebay by clicking on report item but it would not do any good. maybe the buyer will be someone that knows a little about coins and get's a refund. then it would just be sold again and again until it sticks. do you suspect the 2 may be altered from a 3 or 8 , I don't know much about IHC'S
No I don't think the 2 was altered, The whole date looks way off so I was thinking counterfeit. Just have a look at graded 1872 date and then look at his. Also, the guy answered a question regarding grading this coin and responded with a fishy answer for not sending it in... maybe he knows
What's the item number on that coin? The OP's link just takes me to all the 1872 IHC listings, not a specific coin. And I no longer see the coin the OP was referring to in those listings. His link originally worked, and the coin was an obvious fake.
You are right the listing for that coin is gone. there are too many good fakes out there and some of them are really hard to spot. I clicked on that link and like you said it took to to the 1872 IHC listings. I saw one on there from Portugal that looked like a gold coin.
Why buy just one at a time? Buy 'em by the boxful! (Chinese fake half cents, large cents, and Indians)
No, I just post the picture now and then to confirm that the Chinese fake e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. NOTHING is safe, nothing is a sure thing. The Chinese gov doesn't care, it's just more foreign exchange to buy gold with. I wouldn't mind having half a dozen fakes of some kind, just to show to collectors I know. The most ridiculous fake I've seen was a New Zealand bullion coin (or commem) with Queen Elizabeth's head............dated 1937.
Clinking on"Report item" in the auction does little good. The report goes to the end of the line and they will get to it eventually, usually long after the auction ends, and it isn't really possible to tell them what the problem is. Ebay has a special link though for reporting fraud in coin auctions. (They don't make this link easy to find.) I had to make a tinyurl for it the original is very long and won't post correctly. http://tinyurl.com/3zx5s2l That link lets you report up to 10 items at a time and you can attach an explanation of what the problem is, up to 10,000 characters. Also these reports go to the HEAD of the line and to a special group that reviews coin sales. Reports here, with good explanations, typically get swift action. And when it comes to the explanationsdon't just say "This is a fake." Tell them WHY it is a fake. The more specific you can be the better.
I think this is the same as Conder's link... this one is for coins, but eBay has 'em for all categories. http://www.ebay.com/ccw
