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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 827169, member: 66&quot;]Because he is not doing anything illegal.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And everything he lists on eBay IS clearly labeled. (What you receive on the other hand may not be.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>True, they have nothing like our Hobby Protection Act.&nbsp; Even marked copies are considered to be counterfeits under Canadian law.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>He has to learn how.&nbsp; And until he does he needs to avoid spending sums of money on coins that he can&#039;t afford to lose.&nbsp; Some people will say he should &quot;only buy coins slabbed by one of the reputable grading services.&quot; and that will help up to a point.&nbsp; Remember though that there are fake slabs out there as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>OK, just as long as you know that it is illegal under US law for you to make unmarked copies of non-US coins as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And unmarked copies of coins happens to be one of those things.&nbsp; He can legally make them and ship them because of where he is.&nbsp; If you buy them and bring them into this country they YOU are the one that has broken the law, not him.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jing is not breaking the law, what he is doing is perfectly legal.&nbsp; And ebay and paypal are bound by US law, which is why they require copies listed to be marked as such, and Jing&#039;s listing ARE marked.&nbsp; So Jing is behaving legally there as well as are Paypal and eBay.&nbsp; Although eBay and Paypal should required they they be marked in compliance with the HPA which Jing&#039;s copies are not.&nbsp; Simple matter though to change from a REPLICA punch to a COPY punch.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now that is a good thought, but how can you tell from the pictures if it is in the die or has been punched? (To check for compliance.)&nbsp; And you still have the problem that since he is in China and not subject to our regulations he could still make them up both ways, list the ones on eBay with copy as part of the die, and ship unmarked ones.&nbsp; Legally[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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