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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LakeEffect, post: 26703762, member: 43201&quot;]Probably not a fair assumption. Google tells me eBay has about 1.5 billion listings at any given time. Not all are collectibles, of course, but to vet each one that <i>is</i>, they&#039;d need to employ an army of experts, not only in coins, but everything from electronics to car parts to antique glassware to Beanie Babies and more. Even then, there would be gaps in their expertise.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay is essentially an on-line flea market, where a vendor pays for a spot and sets up a table. Sure, the vendor signs a form that says they will behave but they don&#039;t have swarms of auditors checking each table. It&#039;s the buyers and sellers that police themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Better to stick to the focused auction sites if you&#039;re a serious collector, rather than the flea markets (although flea markets can be fun if you&#039;re astute)</p><p><br /></p><p>Caveat Emptor applies, know what you&#039;re buying and if you get stung, eBay will refund your cost. Perfect? No, but probably the best one can expect.</p><p><br /></p><p>To be clear, I&#039;m not happy with the status quo either (especially as the counterfeits in everything keep getting better), but I feel I understand the reasons it&#039;s the way it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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