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<p>[QUOTE="Mac McDonald, post: 7883316, member: 117420"]E-bay doesn't sell...you're not "buying from e-Bay." They are merely a stage...a vehicle...from which individual sellers/dealers advertise/display their wares. On the fraudulent sellers/fake coins, I really don't know of the criteria eBay uses to verify and rule (take action) on this when something is reported, but I doubt they just take it down on a whim...on a single accusation, a single report, etc. I'm guessing it has something to do with a seller's reputation and established feedback...something potential buyers need to better consider. Ask questions of the seller...review their feedback...maybe buy one or two...a few...smaller, less-expensive items from them and see what you think, how they treat you, etc. before making that large(r) purchase. It's a BUYER BEWARE thing...NOT "beware of eBay." Does eBay use/employ "coin police"...experts...? Is anyone here seriously "in the know" on this...familiar with what happens at eBay from an initial report of a fake coin/fraudulent seller...? How would you feel as a seller if someone reported your coin as fake...you knew it wasn't...but you were taken down because of a single report, or even multiple reports for that matter...? It's often like a rumor mill or a fish story with stuff like this...things start snowballing and getting bigger and bigger from person to person...even if not true. I dunno...is it our job to be policing/reporting sellers on eBay and then calling eBay the bad guy when they don't jump high/fast enough...? Things to consider.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mac McDonald, post: 7883316, member: 117420"]E-bay doesn't sell...you're not "buying from e-Bay." They are merely a stage...a vehicle...from which individual sellers/dealers advertise/display their wares. On the fraudulent sellers/fake coins, I really don't know of the criteria eBay uses to verify and rule (take action) on this when something is reported, but I doubt they just take it down on a whim...on a single accusation, a single report, etc. I'm guessing it has something to do with a seller's reputation and established feedback...something potential buyers need to better consider. Ask questions of the seller...review their feedback...maybe buy one or two...a few...smaller, less-expensive items from them and see what you think, how they treat you, etc. before making that large(r) purchase. It's a BUYER BEWARE thing...NOT "beware of eBay." Does eBay use/employ "coin police"...experts...? Is anyone here seriously "in the know" on this...familiar with what happens at eBay from an initial report of a fake coin/fraudulent seller...? How would you feel as a seller if someone reported your coin as fake...you knew it wasn't...but you were taken down because of a single report, or even multiple reports for that matter...? It's often like a rumor mill or a fish story with stuff like this...things start snowballing and getting bigger and bigger from person to person...even if not true. I dunno...is it our job to be policing/reporting sellers on eBay and then calling eBay the bad guy when they don't jump high/fast enough...? Things to consider.[/QUOTE]
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