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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pocket Change, post: 483753, member: 8012&quot;]Basically, with one, comes the other.&nbsp; Ya wanna be king?&nbsp; Then everyone wants a piece of ya.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This apparent influx of conterfeiters might be good timing.&nbsp; Coin sales will be down for the forseeable future.&nbsp; It will give the &quot;system&quot; some time to adjust.&nbsp; If ebay&#039;s bottom line is hurt, ebay will do something about it.&nbsp; After all, <u>who</u> is buying this stuff?</p><p><br /></p><p>I would disagree with the term &quot;rampant&quot; as is used in another post.&nbsp; The sky is not falling.&nbsp; It is being discussed in every coin forum I know of.&nbsp; I bet your coin dealer can give you an ear-full.&nbsp; Can you imagine if this type of thing had happened before the Internet?</p><p><br /></p><p>I think Ruben uses a term which is somthing like &quot;Fear creation&quot;.&nbsp; That&#039;s what dealers and the TPG&#039;s want from you.&nbsp; Fear!&nbsp; Buy from us - you can trust us.&nbsp; You can&#039;t trust anyone else.&nbsp; This counterfeiting thing is great for dealers bottom lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bet you can go into any hobby and buy a fake or altered product - matchbook covers, shot glasses, campaign buttons, etc., etc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what it&#039;s like now, but 5-10 years ago, it was difficult to get rid of an American $100 bill at most international airports because there were so many fake ones.&nbsp; In fact, most airport boutiques had signs saying they would not take any.&nbsp; Did the American monetary system crumble to the ground because of &quot;all&quot; the fake bills on the international market?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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