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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2007440, member: 27832"]Here's another serial seller of counterfeits: <b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/le.le80/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/le.le80/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692" rel="nofollow">le.le80</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I started <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/please-help-stop-these-ebay-counterfeit-auctions.249020/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/please-help-stop-these-ebay-counterfeit-auctions.249020/">another thread about him</a> some time ago. This is the guy who collected several negs for selling fakes, took his feedback private (meaning he could no longer sell), then resurfaced after a month or so with most of the negs mysteriously wiped from his record.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some lowlights of his recent listings:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1927-VERMONT-SESQUICENTENNIAL-HALF-DOLLAR-COMM-estate-32-bennington-90-50-/321555861508?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ade391004" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1927-VERMONT-SESQUICENTENNIAL-HALF-DOLLAR-COMM-estate-32-bennington-90-50-/321555861508?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ade391004" rel="nofollow">1927 VERMONT SESQUICENTENNIAL HALF DOLLAR COMM. - estate#32 bennington - 90% .50</a></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1929-D-SILVER-WALKING-LIBERTY-HALF-DOLLAR-HIGH-GRADE-BRIGHT-DOLID-STRIKE-NO-RES-/221575781203?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3396f21b53" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1929-D-SILVER-WALKING-LIBERTY-HALF-DOLLAR-HIGH-GRADE-BRIGHT-DOLID-STRIKE-NO-RES-/221575781203?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3396f21b53" rel="nofollow">1929-D SILVER WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR HIGH GRADE- BRIGHT DOLID STRIKE NO RES</a></b></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRE-33-22K-Gold-Indian-Head-1927-2-50-Incuse-14k-1-20th-Bezel-filled-/221573254618?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&hash=item3396cb8dda" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRE-33-22K-Gold-Indian-Head-1927-2-50-Incuse-14k-1-20th-Bezel-filled-/221573254618?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&hash=item3396cb8dda" rel="nofollow">**PRE 33**--} 22K Gold Indian Head-- 1927$2.50 Incuse-- 14k 1/20th Bezel filled</a> </b>(this one went well below "melt", so <i>most</i> viewers spotted it as fake -- but it still sold!)</font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1932-D-Washington-Silver-Quarter-KEY-DATE-US-Coin-90-SILVER-great-detail-/221569489826?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3396921ba2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1932-D-Washington-Silver-Quarter-KEY-DATE-US-Coin-90-SILVER-great-detail-/221569489826?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3396921ba2" rel="nofollow">1932 D Washington Silver Quarter "KEY DATE" US Coin 90% SILVER great detail!</a></b></font></font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1895-25C-Barber-Quarter-GREAT-DETAIL-partial-liberty-90-not-junk-silver-/321539111803?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4add397b7b" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1895-25C-Barber-Quarter-GREAT-DETAIL-partial-liberty-90-not-junk-silver-/321539111803?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4add397b7b" rel="nofollow">1895 25C Barber Quarter -GREAT DETAIL "partial liberty"-90%*** not junk silver</a></b></font></font></font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">This just highlights one of the key truths about fake coins on eBay: <b>most buyers never catch on</b>, or if they do, they don't leave negative feedback or open cases. This guy even has one feedback (for a holed Barber dime on a necklace) that says "<i>Interesting item. Not a coin.</i>" -- and it's a POSITIVE feedback!</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">eBay sometimes sends me surveys, and they always ask "how likely are you to recommend eBay to your friends as a place to buy?" I'd always given a high ranking there, on the strength of Buyer Protection. But the situation with fake coins is getting so egregious that my next ranking will be quite low. If enough people do the same, perhaps they'll notice...</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2007440, member: 27832"]Here's another serial seller of counterfeits: [B][URL='http://www.ebay.com/sch/le.le80/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692']le.le80[/URL][/B] I started [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/please-help-stop-these-ebay-counterfeit-auctions.249020/']another thread about him[/URL] some time ago. This is the guy who collected several negs for selling fakes, took his feedback private (meaning he could no longer sell), then resurfaced after a month or so with most of the negs mysteriously wiped from his record. Some lowlights of his recent listings: [SIZE=4][B][URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/1927-VERMONT-SESQUICENTENNIAL-HALF-DOLLAR-COMM-estate-32-bennington-90-50-/321555861508?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ade391004']1927 VERMONT SESQUICENTENNIAL HALF DOLLAR COMM. - estate#32 bennington - 90% .50[/URL][/B] [SIZE=4][B][URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/1929-D-SILVER-WALKING-LIBERTY-HALF-DOLLAR-HIGH-GRADE-BRIGHT-DOLID-STRIKE-NO-RES-/221575781203?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3396f21b53']1929-D SILVER WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR HIGH GRADE- BRIGHT DOLID STRIKE NO RES[/URL][/B] [SIZE=4][B][URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRE-33-22K-Gold-Indian-Head-1927-2-50-Incuse-14k-1-20th-Bezel-filled-/221573254618?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&hash=item3396cb8dda']**PRE 33**--} 22K Gold Indian Head-- 1927$2.50 Incuse-- 14k 1/20th Bezel filled[/URL] [/B](this one went well below "melt", so [I]most[/I] viewers spotted it as fake -- but it still sold!) [SIZE=4][B][URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/1932-D-Washington-Silver-Quarter-KEY-DATE-US-Coin-90-SILVER-great-detail-/221569489826?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3396921ba2']1932 D Washington Silver Quarter "KEY DATE" US Coin 90% SILVER great detail![/URL][/B] [SIZE=4][B][URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/1895-25C-Barber-Quarter-GREAT-DETAIL-partial-liberty-90-not-junk-silver-/321539111803?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4add397b7b']1895 25C Barber Quarter -GREAT DETAIL "partial liberty"-90%*** not junk silver[/URL][/B][/SIZE] [/SIZE][/SIZE] This just highlights one of the key truths about fake coins on eBay: [B]most buyers never catch on[/B], or if they do, they don't leave negative feedback or open cases. This guy even has one feedback (for a holed Barber dime on a necklace) that says "[I]Interesting item. Not a coin.[/I]" -- and it's a POSITIVE feedback![/SIZE] eBay sometimes sends me surveys, and they always ask "how likely are you to recommend eBay to your friends as a place to buy?" I'd always given a high ranking there, on the strength of Buyer Protection. But the situation with fake coins is getting so egregious that my next ranking will be quite low. If enough people do the same, perhaps they'll notice...[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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