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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1246391, member: 27832&quot;]On the topic of returning coins won on eBay:</p><p><br /></p><p>As I documented in earlier threads <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t172193/?highlight=" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t172193/?highlight=">here</a> and <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t175499/?highlight=" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t175499/?highlight=">here</a>, I bought a counterfeit coin from eBay, and got a full refund via Buyer Protection. Both eBay and PayPal confirmed that I did <i>not</i> need to return the counterfeit. This makes sense; if I returned it, there would be nothing to prevent the seller from attempting to pass it again elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>More recently, I bought a &quot;$20 gold double eagle&quot; that turned out to be a cheap oversized novelty item. I&#039;ve won my Buyer Protection claim there, too, but I described it in my report as a &quot;novelty item&quot; rather than a &quot;counterfeit&quot;. In this case, eBay <i>is</i> requiring me to return it (at their expense) in order to claim my refund. I&#039;m happy to do so, because no reasonable person could mistake this for an authentic coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, based on two data points, I can guess that eBay generally requires you to return Not As Described items as part of the Buyer Protection process, but that they make an exception for counterfeits. I&#039;d need more data points to be confident, though -- and while Buyer Protection has come through for me consistently so far, it&#039;s enough of a hassle that I&#039;m becoming a little less aggressive on what I&#039;m willing to bid on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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