http://cgi.ebay.com/REPLICA-999-Gol...itu=UCC&otn=5&ps=63&clkid=4628559031620714560 Has anyone seen these before?Credit Suisse 1oz with the serial #etc. The seller clearly states that it is a reproduction but what's to stop the next buyer from reselling as a legit ounce of gold,scary. This should be illegal,E-bay should be investigated for their part in such things.
Why? because it's obvious there is no other purpose for that bar than to scam somebody else down the line and E-bay knows it. What their doing is unethical if not illegal,ask the person who ends up paying $1400 for 50 cents worth of metal.
I don't see anything wrong with it. It's asking $12.50 for it. Anyone that has any common sense would know it's not the real thing. Plus the seller is clearly stating it's a replica. Now, about someone buying it, and then selling it as real, there's nothing stopping anyone from thievery. So buyer beware and purchase from reputable dealers!!
It's Fraud,there using the cerdit suisse name and a fake serial #,in other word counterfeit. I know buyer be ware and all that but what about ethics anymore dosen't that count for anything ? geez
Well, there's a huge replica stamp on the back of the bar so how could anyone pass it off as the real thing? As long as it says "replica" or "copy" it's perfectly legal.
Come on, really? Do you guys hear what you're saying? You want it to be illegal for EBay to let someone sell a CLEARLY LABELED, ACCURATELY PRESENTED, LEGALLY MARKED replica, because 'someone" down the road MIGHT try to pass it off as the real thing?? What a sad, sad world when we expect the government to protect us from the possibility that someone, some day, might try to defraud someone else.
I don't know what the legal challenges are of selling a product that uses another companies name but also labeling it as a replica. So from the sake of technicality, I see no problem with Credit Suisse going after this kind of business, from a technicallity standpoint. But other than that, I personally just don't buy gold/silver from eBay. No matter how reputable a seller may be. I just don't think it's worth the chances. I'll stick with real brick and mortar shops....
Unless Credit Suisse has a registered trademark, marking the bar as a replica may be "legal". Selling a Luis Vitton replica handbag violates the Vitton trademark and, if the powers that be become aware of it, there will be legal consequences. Of course, checking the density of the bar will tell you if it is gold (or gold plated tungsten).
I'd be extremely surprised if CS didn't have corporate trademarking on their name seeing as their a widely known and respected institution world-wide. Aside from that obvious sketchyness with this piece, I have to agree with what someone else already said. What other purpose is there to a replica gold bar that to possibly scan someone? That part reading replica is raised and can be easily removed. You've got to be kidding if you think there is any other reason for making these things. If not, in essense, you're part of the recent problem with counterfeit and shady coins flooding the current market. Guy
I chose Vitton as it was the first fashion related (Hey, I have a wife) brand that popped into mind. Rolex watches are another area of counterfeiting that you ofter hear of where Customs or some other agency is involved in busting up a counterfeiting ring. Oh, if only the Secret Service was as diligent in busting Chinese coin counterfeiters.
To be honest i didn't notice that the bar was stamped replica lol,still i think there is something rather shady going on .As someone pointed out it could be altered rather easily..
I can think of a few legitimate uses for a replica gold bar. To name a few the replica bars could be used: In a display. As a stage prop. In a demonstration (e.g., in a class).
Another "Bar Scam" my question is the word replica found anywhere on the front? And based on that picture it,s not! sound,s suspect at best!
If you look at his e-bay store, you will see that he apparently sells nothing but replicas. Coins, Bars, Nuggets, etc....in every ad he states that they are replicas, and from what I can see, almost everything IS stamped replica.....almost.
There are plenty of replica bars being sold by reputable companies, and are marked as such. I don't believe these items are covered under the HPA, and even if they were the marking may be on either the obverse or reverse. However, the marking must be incused, and the term "replica" is not acceptable (only "copy"). I'm OK with this seller, and as previously stated, you guys worry too much.