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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MorganFred, post: 34871, member: 1779&quot;]This morning, I sent this email to Lia, the new head of eBays&#039; coins and stamps category. I don&#039;t know if I&#039;ll receive any response or not, but if I do, I&#039;ll post it on this thread. I am also concerned about possible retribution from either or both eBay and the Seller, but I walk into this with eyes wide open and with full personal disclosure. BTW, Lia&#039;s email address is posted on the eBay Coins and Paper Money forum as <a href="mailto:coins@ebay.com">coins@ebay.com</a>. I am also hoping that my status as an eBay shareholder will carry a little weight.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Hi Lia--</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>I am very concerned that eBay is permitting pjd1966 (Pamela Donnelly, Savannah, GA) to continue to operate her coin auctions when she is in clear violation not only of eBay&#039;s policies regarding coin codes of ethics, but also eBay&#039;s new Code of Conduct regarding copies and reproductions of coins. She has been reported countless times for fraudulent auctions in the past and most recently for continued fraudulent auctions, to wit: listing obvious copies without having &quot;copy&quot; or &quot;reproduction&quot; in both the title and description. One example is auction number 3954017709 (1884-S &quot;Proof&quot;); another is #3954017546 (1889-CC &quot;Proof&quot;). In neither instance is there such a thing as a Proof in the series, so the auctions are for fakes. Both reproductions clearly have the word &quot;copy&quot; on the reverse, but she does not include a picture of the reverse in her auctions. She sold the 1884-S for $1175 and the 1889-CC for $114.75; both coins can be purchased for less than ten dollars each in standard venues, so the Buyers will have lost a considerable amount of money in addition to purchasing a coin they were led to believe was legitimate. This has been going on for many months, if not for at least a year and she continues to operate these illegal auctions without hindrance.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Further, I reported two fraudulent auctions of a Seller in China this past Saturday at the same time I reported two of pjd1966&#039;s fraudulent auctions. The two China auctions were cancelled by eBay within a short period of time while the two pjd1966 auctions were permitted to stand. At the same time, another eBay member also reported pjd1966 for three violations of the Code of Conduct; similarly, no action was taken by eBay.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>I am most concerned that these types of auctions are giving eBay coin sales a very bad reputation and are certainly dissuading honest Buyers and Sellers from further sales on eBay, not to mention giving a black eye to coin collecting in general and eBay in particular.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>I am also an eBay stockholder and I am even more concerned that if this Seller&#039;s action become general knowledge in the press and/or via the court system, the values of my shares will be considerably lowered in the marketplace and in the eyes of the public.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&quot;pjd1966&quot; is ruining coin sales for both myself and other honest Sellers. I am perplexed: why has she been permitted to continue her operations on eBay?&nbsp; I would hope that eBay finally stops her activities and puts her out of the eBay business.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Sincerely,</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>W. Frederick Stevens</i></p><p><i>eBay username &quot;thefred2&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>ANA member # R-212019</i></p><p><i>PCGS member # 738791</i></p><p><i>WINS # 535</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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