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<p>[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 1927192, member: 20480"]The seller of eBay item 221447235387 appears to have successfully baited an unwary bidder into believing his worthless copy is the real thing. I see these all of the time, and always let them know their listing is in the wrong category, as I did in this case . . .</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"This belongs in the Replicas and Reproductions category, not here, and you should not be using photos of a genuine coin."</span></p><p><br /></p><p>to which seller unapologetically replied, <span style="color: #0000ff">"its in a couple categories".</span></p><p><br /></p><p>When I went back and looked to see if it had been taken down, not only was it still there, but someone had opened with a bid at or above the $500 minimum.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've since messaged seller again,<span style="color: #0000ff"> "I guess I'll have to be less diplomatic . . . your listing most definitely does not belong in this category, intended only for genuine coins. If I weren't willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, I'd think your listing intentionally deceptive, and fraudulent."</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Am I being too charitable with this seller?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 1927192, member: 20480"]The seller of eBay item 221447235387 appears to have successfully baited an unwary bidder into believing his worthless copy is the real thing. I see these all of the time, and always let them know their listing is in the wrong category, as I did in this case . . . [COLOR=#0000ff]"This belongs in the Replicas and Reproductions category, not here, and you should not be using photos of a genuine coin."[/COLOR] to which seller unapologetically replied, [COLOR=#0000ff]"its in a couple categories".[/COLOR] When I went back and looked to see if it had been taken down, not only was it still there, but someone had opened with a bid at or above the $500 minimum. I've since messaged seller again,[COLOR=#0000ff] "I guess I'll have to be less diplomatic . . . your listing most definitely does not belong in this category, intended only for genuine coins. If I weren't willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, I'd think your listing intentionally deceptive, and fraudulent."[/COLOR] Am I being too charitable with this seller?[/QUOTE]
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