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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cdb1950, post: 38808, member: 1735&quot;]I agree that it is a shame that a few &#039;coin&#039; dealers are taking advantage of the Ebay platform to out and out rip people off, especially novice collectors who might not even know they are being burned until they go to sell the pieces they bought from these guys.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, it doesn&#039;t seem reasonable that Ebay should hire numismatic experts to examine each and every coin auction for some kind of fraud.&nbsp; This would require Ebay to come up with a strict set of numismatic standards that would apply to the entire spectrum of numismatics and careful examination of each coin auction by experts to determine fraud.</p><p><br /></p><p>You wouldn&#039;t expect Ebay Motors to send out a mechanic to inspect every car or car part offered for sale to confirm that the item is as described.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it is reasonable to expect that Ebay should have numismatic experts on staff to create a set of Ebay standards and inspectors to ensure that every numismatic auction complies with these standards.&nbsp; If this auction were run by ANACS and only numismatic items were allowed, then you&#039;d expect that sort of control over the auction content, but the Ebay folks are general auctioneers and have the appropriate general set of rules to govern sales.&nbsp; Though it may take a little time, these rules are enforced and bad sellers are &#039;punished&#039;, but only because the <i>numismatic community polices its self</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>When Ebay gets a significant number of complaints, they act.&nbsp; &nbsp; It shouldn&#039;t be any other way.&nbsp; There will always be people trying to take advantage of just about anything, including Ebay, but it is up to the numismatic community to make sure that shameful happenings are identified.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And, by the way, that&#039;s what we are doing.&nbsp; Cool![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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