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<p>[QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 1516901, member: 6763"]they say: "but eight people bought the fake coins — for $5,750 each — without knowing it and paid Berlin through his PayPal account, according to a complaint filed July 25 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. When customers didn't get their purchased items after trying to contact Berlin several times, proseuctors said, they filed claims with eBay."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'll bet any amount that they were NOT fake.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But then:</p><p>Abraham Lew Berlin, 63, is accused of listing 13 sealed bags containing World War II-era "silver war nickels" for sale on the website in September and October 2011, prosecutors said.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only problem? The 5-cent coin used during World War II was made of copper alloy, manganese and silver, the U.S. Mint said. Nickel was saved for the war effort. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, his problem was calling them "nickels" not five cent pieces?</p><p><br /></p><p>Ya morons. </p><p>[the newspaper reporters and the DA. Not youse guys.][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 1516901, member: 6763"]they say: "but eight people bought the fake coins — for $5,750 each — without knowing it and paid Berlin through his PayPal account, according to a complaint filed July 25 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. When customers didn't get their purchased items after trying to contact Berlin several times, proseuctors said, they filed claims with eBay." I'll bet any amount that they were NOT fake. But then: Abraham Lew Berlin, 63, is accused of listing 13 sealed bags containing World War II-era "silver war nickels" for sale on the website in September and October 2011, prosecutors said. The only problem? The 5-cent coin used during World War II was made of copper alloy, manganese and silver, the U.S. Mint said. Nickel was saved for the war effort. So, his problem was calling them "nickels" not five cent pieces? Ya morons. [the newspaper reporters and the DA. Not youse guys.][/QUOTE]
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