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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1985990, member: 27832&quot;]Okay, here&#039;s something confusing:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, counterfeit coins are prohibited by eBay&#039;s policy. So, are they covered under PayPal Semi-Eternal Buyer Protection, or not? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that, if you list them as counterfeits or copies, you&#039;re on the hook because of eBay&#039;s policies (as described, but prohibited); if you list them as legitimate coins, you&#039;re on the hook because of both eBay&#039;s and PayPal&#039;s policies (not as described, counterfeit).</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem, of course, is that someone can claim they received a counterfeit coin, and neither eBay nor PayPal have high standards of proof. At present, this doesn&#039;t seem to be a big issue, but as it becomes more widely known, I would expect more scammers to take advantage of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m worried that the end-game here will involve eBay restricting Buyer Protection for items like coins, and/or imposing an expensive arbitration process that involves sending the coin to eBay, which will decide &quot;real or fake&quot; and bill the buyer or seller appropriately, with no accountability or recourse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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