Fake British Trade Dollar

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  4. micbraun

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    I looked at the sellers other items… so many red flags… stay away.
     
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  5. Mountain Man

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    RED FLAG, I got a pop up in German when I clicked on the link.
     
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  6. Jack D. Young

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  7. -jeffB

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    It's a link to German eBay (.ebay.de), and EU companies have to follow the GDPR, which among other things requires Web sites to actively request your permission to let them keep track of where you are on the site. Like California's laws about labeling "substances known to cause cancer", the result is a lot of noise that everyone quickly learns to dismiss without reading -- in other words, the opposite of what the legislation is supposed to do.

    Bottom line: the popup and the German language isn't something to worry about, but the item itself is still bogus.
     
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  8. Mountain Man

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    Good to know. Thanks. I've just never had it happen before.
     
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  9. Inspector43

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    Us old guys seem to be learning a lot of stuff this weekend. Up until now I couldn't think of one thing I didn't know.
     
  10. Jack D. Young

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  11. Dima

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    Note that the "verification" URL is pcgss.shop instead of pcgs.com. And while PCGS does have a Chinese website, it's pcgs.com.cn -- not the phony one listed.
     
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    Last edited: May 28, 2023
  13. Jack D. Young

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    The listings for the 1874-CC US Trade and posted British Trade were removed:D...
     
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  14. -jeffB

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    Oh, interesting -- and that page not only steals the PCGS branding, its coin-type and population links point to the real pcgs.com.cn! PCGS might be able to bring down some enforcement on the site hosting the stolen content, but they can probably intercept requests to their own site coming through those links and have fun with them. I wonder if they've been made aware?
     
  15. Jack D. Young

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    I haven't told them; not real popular on their site...
     
  16. micbraun

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    That‘s the only thing you don’t need to be worried about ;-)
     
    Last edited: May 28, 2023
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  19. Jack D. Young

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    There were two listed- both reported and removed.

    The more you look, the more you will find- trust me:D...
     
    Last edited: May 29, 2023
  20. micbraun

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    Yes, I reported both listings and they were removed in no time.
     
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