I'm not one to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Yes, eBay is problematic. But there are some wonderful sellers and buyers out there who are 100% honest and above board. And there are many good deals on genuine ancient coins. (As in all things: Caveat Emptor.) However... my goodness! Look at this supposedly "Authentic Widows Mite": This is NOT an "Authentic" coin at all. It is obviously a ridiculously blatant modern replica. It is beyond laughable to think an authentic widow's mite type of coin would actually say "The Widows Mite" on it -- especially in the modern English language. So, I reported it to eBay. This was the reply eBay sent me:
Lol! Gotta' laugh when we can, eh? Sadly, some people really do twist the meaning of words in order to get around rules. And not for a chuckle, but to deceive. But all humor aside, the seller didn't claim it was an "authentic replica of a widows mite". The listing's clearly stated claim (now amazingly affirmed by eBay) is that it is an "authentic widows mite". Also note that I included a 'snip' showing the category under which it is listed is specifically the category for genuine "ancient" coins. This 'thing' being sold is assuredly neither ancient nor an "authentic widow's mite".
