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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1950219, member: 27832"]I've been maintaining <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ebay-safety-return-policy-and-a-counterfeit.248045/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ebay-safety-return-policy-and-a-counterfeit.248045/">another thread about my experience buying a counterfeit Barber quarter on eBay</a>. That seller has been moving a large number of counterfeit coins and exonumia, including no less than <b>fourteen</b> "Hawaii half dollar copper test strike plates". Most of his auctions are one-day, presumably to reduce the chance that they'll be reported by someone knowledgeable. It's discouraging that he seems to have received positive feedback for lots of the fakes -- apparently it's hard to go wrong underestimating the savvy of eBay buyers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller has one item ending in just a couple of hours, an <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1893-Barber-Silver-Half-Dollar-SUPER-DETAIL-90-investment-quality-2nd-year-/221491823009" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1893-Barber-Silver-Half-Dollar-SUPER-DETAIL-90-investment-quality-2nd-year-/221491823009" rel="nofollow">1893 Barber half</a> that looks even sloppier than the quarter I bought. He has three other items ending early tomorrow morning (US time):</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1936-Cleveland-Commemorative-Silver-Half-Dollar-L78-near-BU-GREAT-TONING-90-/321459873705?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ad88067a9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1936-Cleveland-Commemorative-Silver-Half-Dollar-L78-near-BU-GREAT-TONING-90-/321459873705?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ad88067a9" rel="nofollow">1936 Cleveland Commemorative Silver Half Dollar #L78 - near BU- GREAT TONING 90%</a> </b>(check out the spaghetti hear on this one! It looks like someone engraved the mold with a crayon...)</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/L-50-1926-Oregon-Trail-Memorial-Commemorative-SUPERB-DETAIL-W-tone-sharp-/321459848911?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ad88006cf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/L-50-1926-Oregon-Trail-Memorial-Commemorative-SUPERB-DETAIL-W-tone-sharp-/321459848911?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ad88006cf" rel="nofollow"><b>L#50----1926 Oregon Trail Memorial Commemorative -SUPERB DETAIL W/tone - sharp</b></a> (check the "doubling", or extra features, around "26" in the date)</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-9F-1926-commem-coin-Sesquintennial-90-early-half-nice-filler-details-/221492200822?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item3391f6c576" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-9F-1926-commem-coin-Sesquintennial-90-early-half-nice-filler-details-/221492200822?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item3391f6c576" rel="nofollow">lot#9F-1926 commem coin Sesquintennial - 90% early half - nice filler - details</a> </b>(look at INDEPENDENCE on the reverse)</font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4">If these coins also look fake to you, please consider using the Report Item link on each auction. I don't know how many reports it takes to draw the attention of a human.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">As I said in the other thread, I think this seller is starting to feel some heat; he's added text to his recent auctions begging people to contact him directly if items aren't as described instead of opening a case or leaving negative feedback. To me, this is a bit like saying "please contact me directly if you find I've picked your pocket, and I'll give you your stuff back, no questions asked! Just don't call the police."</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">It's also possible to call eBay and report this sort of thing verbally, but they've made it considerably more difficult to find the phone number, and I had to go through a lengthy phonemail process, then wait ten or fifteen minutes for a person. I wouldn't ask anyone to follow that process if they hadn't already received a fake item, but I might consider doing it myself in the future if a seller is egregious enough.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Thanks in advance if you decide to pitch in!</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1950219, member: 27832"]I've been maintaining [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ebay-safety-return-policy-and-a-counterfeit.248045/']another thread about my experience buying a counterfeit Barber quarter on eBay[/URL]. That seller has been moving a large number of counterfeit coins and exonumia, including no less than [B]fourteen[/B] "Hawaii half dollar copper test strike plates". Most of his auctions are one-day, presumably to reduce the chance that they'll be reported by someone knowledgeable. It's discouraging that he seems to have received positive feedback for lots of the fakes -- apparently it's hard to go wrong underestimating the savvy of eBay buyers. The seller has one item ending in just a couple of hours, an [URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/1893-Barber-Silver-Half-Dollar-SUPER-DETAIL-90-investment-quality-2nd-year-/221491823009']1893 Barber half[/URL] that looks even sloppier than the quarter I bought. He has three other items ending early tomorrow morning (US time): [SIZE=4][B][URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/1936-Cleveland-Commemorative-Silver-Half-Dollar-L78-near-BU-GREAT-TONING-90-/321459873705?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ad88067a9']1936 Cleveland Commemorative Silver Half Dollar #L78 - near BU- GREAT TONING 90%[/URL] [/B](check out the spaghetti hear on this one! It looks like someone engraved the mold with a crayon...) [SIZE=4][URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/L-50-1926-Oregon-Trail-Memorial-Commemorative-SUPERB-DETAIL-W-tone-sharp-/321459848911?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4ad88006cf'][B]L#50----1926 Oregon Trail Memorial Commemorative -SUPERB DETAIL W/tone - sharp[/B][/URL] (check the "doubling", or extra features, around "26" in the date) [SIZE=4][B][URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-9F-1926-commem-coin-Sesquintennial-90-early-half-nice-filler-details-/221492200822?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item3391f6c576']lot#9F-1926 commem coin Sesquintennial - 90% early half - nice filler - details[/URL] [/B](look at INDEPENDENCE on the reverse) If these coins also look fake to you, please consider using the Report Item link on each auction. I don't know how many reports it takes to draw the attention of a human.[/SIZE] As I said in the other thread, I think this seller is starting to feel some heat; he's added text to his recent auctions begging people to contact him directly if items aren't as described instead of opening a case or leaving negative feedback. To me, this is a bit like saying "please contact me directly if you find I've picked your pocket, and I'll give you your stuff back, no questions asked! Just don't call the police."[/SIZE] It's also possible to call eBay and report this sort of thing verbally, but they've made it considerably more difficult to find the phone number, and I had to go through a lengthy phonemail process, then wait ten or fifteen minutes for a person. I wouldn't ask anyone to follow that process if they hadn't already received a fake item, but I might consider doing it myself in the future if a seller is egregious enough. Thanks in advance if you decide to pitch in![/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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