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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1930987, member: 4626"]Coveat emptor. If you can't tell for yourself whether something is real or fake, DON'T BUY IT. No more or less true for eBay than it is anywhere else.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah I think it's sad that there's nobody policing this in eBay anymore, but to be fair, they're not any worse than anywhere else either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only ever ended up with one fake coin on eBay (that would have been only worth about $15, if real. I mistakenly assumed nobody would bother to fake a coin that wouldn't be worth much anyway lol.). I tend to be cautious and stay away from anything questionable unless it's graded by a reputable TPG or is being sold by someone with an well-established good reputation, unless it's just something of too low value to bother faking (and even then that's not a guarantee lol). If a decent amount of money is on the line I hesitate to buy off eBay in the first place without assurances better than eBay can provide.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the lesson to be learned here is look out for yourself and don't count on someone else to do it for you. Harsh but true.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1930987, member: 4626"]Coveat emptor. If you can't tell for yourself whether something is real or fake, DON'T BUY IT. No more or less true for eBay than it is anywhere else. Yeah I think it's sad that there's nobody policing this in eBay anymore, but to be fair, they're not any worse than anywhere else either. Only ever ended up with one fake coin on eBay (that would have been only worth about $15, if real. I mistakenly assumed nobody would bother to fake a coin that wouldn't be worth much anyway lol.). I tend to be cautious and stay away from anything questionable unless it's graded by a reputable TPG or is being sold by someone with an well-established good reputation, unless it's just something of too low value to bother faking (and even then that's not a guarantee lol). If a decent amount of money is on the line I hesitate to buy off eBay in the first place without assurances better than eBay can provide. I think the lesson to be learned here is look out for yourself and don't count on someone else to do it for you. Harsh but true.[/QUOTE]
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