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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2106453, member: 27832&quot;]Thanks for stopping by; I hope we can help.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve posted two previous threads, one about the Barber quarter I bought from this guy, and one pointing out a large number of other fakes he was selling:</p><p><br /></p><p><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/">eBay, safety, return policy, and a counterfeit</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/please-help-stop-these-ebay-counterfeit-auctions.249020/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/please-help-stop-these-ebay-counterfeit-auctions.249020/">Please help stop these eBay counterfeit auctions!</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, he <i>hasn&#039;t</i> been stopped. The wording he used on his earlier auctions, and his eagerness to accept returns (&quot;just don&#039;t open a case on me!&quot;), make me suspect the he has known <i>exactly</i> what he&#039;s selling all along.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to contact eBay directly, <i>by telephone</i>, if you receive your coin and determine that it&#039;s a fake. If you try to open a case immediately using eBay&#039;s on-line system, eBay will just tell you that you&#039;re within the seller&#039;s return window, and to do a return. <b>Please don&#039;t do this</b>; it&#039;ll just give this guy another chance to sell the &quot;coin&quot; to an unsuspecting buyer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, he has lots of ongoing positive feedback. This tells me that most of his buyers don&#039;t know how to spot a counterfeit, and that the ones who do are being lenient in their feedback. I&#039;ve also seen posts on here suggesting that eBay is quick to <i>remove</i> negative feedback, at least in some cases, if the seller has voluntarily offered to accept a return and refund.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the past, eBay had a group of knowledgeable volunteers who helped to police counterfeit auctions. That group was disbanded a year or two ago, and since then, the number of counterfeit sales appears to have skyrocketed. I&#039;d like to think that if enough of us report this guy, eBay will shut him down, but I&#039;m pessimistic. On the other hand, if nobody bothers to report him, I&#039;m <i>sure</i> that he&#039;ll keep on selling with impunity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to ask any other questions you have, either here or (perhaps better) in a new thread. I&#039;ll be happy to help as much as I can, and there are plenty of knowledgeable folks here who can pitch in as well. (I&#039;m still pretty much a beginner at spotting fakes, but we do have experts here.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Two quick follow-up questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Can you post a link to the completed auction?</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Do you have a coin dealer nearby who could provide an &quot;expert opinion&quot; on whether the coin you receive is authentic or not?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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