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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4542061, member: 111387"]I've found that a majority of the obvious fake (regular)sellers on eBay are from outside of the U.S. As such, if I'm browsing the site, I usually screen out International sellers by narrowing my search (using the side bar options) to 'N. American listings only'.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does that mean that I may miss out on the offerings from a few legit eBay sellers from Europe/the U.K.? Perhaps, but with current shipping issues, and the difficulty if needing to return, I'm o.k. with it. </p><p><br /></p><p>That's not to state that I haven't seen a fair amount of fake coins listed on the site from the U.S., but often they are usually a seller offering a single coin that is an obvious copy. There are a few (U.S.) bulk fake-sellers that I have identified, but often they are usually hit-and-run...After ripping off a few people, their feedback gets hit hard and their ruse is up. Established long time sellers prefer to protect their feedback, and so those are the ones I generally look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tend to stay away from 'buy it now' only sellers. I also tend to keep it to only a couple figures on any one coin. eBay is a good place for bottom dwellers (so-to-speak) that aren't too picky about condition, rather their interest is primarily in the coin type itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the (regular)sellers that start their auctions at 99c are legit. What's important to me is that they offer a lifetime authenticity guarantee and that they accept returns. Good pictures are also preferred. I want to be able to see the details. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've had to return a few coins that turned out to be copies from random sellers that had fuzzy/out of focus pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay's seller protection program is good for buyers. While fake coins seem somewhat rampant on the site, and eBay simply turns a blind eye in policing them, it is still against eBay's policy to knowingly sell a copy of a coin and not declare it so, claiming it as authentic. AFIAK, it is also against Federal law as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest reading a few tutorials on how to spot fake ancient coins. Most have tell-tale giveaways, however some can be very convincing and even trick the most experienced dealers/collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4542061, member: 111387"]I've found that a majority of the obvious fake (regular)sellers on eBay are from outside of the U.S. As such, if I'm browsing the site, I usually screen out International sellers by narrowing my search (using the side bar options) to 'N. American listings only'. Does that mean that I may miss out on the offerings from a few legit eBay sellers from Europe/the U.K.? Perhaps, but with current shipping issues, and the difficulty if needing to return, I'm o.k. with it. That's not to state that I haven't seen a fair amount of fake coins listed on the site from the U.S., but often they are usually a seller offering a single coin that is an obvious copy. There are a few (U.S.) bulk fake-sellers that I have identified, but often they are usually hit-and-run...After ripping off a few people, their feedback gets hit hard and their ruse is up. Established long time sellers prefer to protect their feedback, and so those are the ones I generally look for. I tend to stay away from 'buy it now' only sellers. I also tend to keep it to only a couple figures on any one coin. eBay is a good place for bottom dwellers (so-to-speak) that aren't too picky about condition, rather their interest is primarily in the coin type itself. Many of the (regular)sellers that start their auctions at 99c are legit. What's important to me is that they offer a lifetime authenticity guarantee and that they accept returns. Good pictures are also preferred. I want to be able to see the details. I've had to return a few coins that turned out to be copies from random sellers that had fuzzy/out of focus pictures. eBay's seller protection program is good for buyers. While fake coins seem somewhat rampant on the site, and eBay simply turns a blind eye in policing them, it is still against eBay's policy to knowingly sell a copy of a coin and not declare it so, claiming it as authentic. AFIAK, it is also against Federal law as well. I suggest reading a few tutorials on how to spot fake ancient coins. Most have tell-tale giveaways, however some can be very convincing and even trick the most experienced dealers/collectors.[/QUOTE]
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