Please report on the bay, horrible counterfeit

Seems like someone literally copy and pasted an alibaba listing. Ughh can we get this crap off there?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/United-States-Of-America-1885-CC-Morgan-One-Dollar-US-Coin-Liberty/233702157108?hash=item3669bbeb34:g:dGEAAOSwt2lfUiiP

 

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Scroll to the bottom of listing to item specifics and you will find this. Only misleading thing is it should state it in the title, but then people should read it all before committing, or reacting

• Material: Metal
  
  
• Style: Antique Imitation
  
  
• Technique: CASTING
  
  
• Regional Feature: Europe
  
  
• Year: 1880-1899
  
  
• Theme: people
  

 

It does not have "COPY" or "REPRODUCTION" on it so it is still illegal.

Here is a genuine piece.



Here is the fake in the OP post.



Blow up the photo of the fake, and you will see more of what's wrong with it. Unlike most counterfeit offerings, the photography was good.

 

Agreed, you can see casting bubbles etc. Technically it is illegal, but, with the seller clearly stating it is a "metal", cast imitation, and the quality of the images showing the cast properties, the only "deceptive" part is the title. Those who don't get past the image and say wow an '85 Morgan, I want it, then the old adage A fool and his money etc. etc. is totally warranted. I know others will have different views, but this is my opinion

 

Yes, and after the buyer has purchased it, he can ignore the fact that it's an unstamped counterfeit and sell it to person who does not know any better. It's hard to find a genuine 1885-CC dollar for less than $200.

 

I should also post this picture of this "Franken-coin." As you can see it has "monster toning" too. That will make it even more attractive to some poor sucker who is "a fool with his money."

 

Here's my problem with a "coin" like this. , this fake could be sold and lingering in collections for many generations to come. It could cause a lot of grief and anger to future collectors.

Always read the description on an eBay auction. It's being sold as fake, yet it's still misleading if you don't read everything. Also look where the item is located. This fake coin is located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. That's a red flag. The seller has 6 transactions, none as a seller. Another reason to avoid.

Things like this should have COPY stamped on them. Since this coin was manufactured by a foreign source, they just don't care. Our laws don't apply to them.

 

eBay policy does not allow counterfeit or "replica" coins even if they are marked COPY or even if the seller discloses they are not genuine.

 

And yet there it sat clearly labelled as an antique imitation in its description

 

eBay employees do not look for coin selling policy violations.

 

They apparently don't look at reports, either, unless there are a lot of them, or unless they come from specific (non-public) sources.

 

Same old story. Policy is there to appease regulators, profit to satisfy shareholders.
It is not a difficult thing for an IT dept to include filters looking for "fake, counterfeit, copy" etc. and these words would also flag up when someone reports something

 

Those are laughable fakes. But there’s one born every minute

 

Yes that is their policy, the problem is getting them to enforce their "policy".