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<p>[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 1961964, member: 20480"]I would start first by asking the seller if he / she even knew the coin was fake. </p><p> </p><p>You wouldn't believe the number of fly-by-nighters who care little for learning how to tell the difference between real coins and fake ones (many of those may be short-time ANA menbers intent on impressing eBay shoppers). Their focus on learning is secondary to making a buck, so the extent of their authentication is usually comparing the weight of a coin against the standard . . . doesn't work at all for good counterfeits . . . especially in commonly counterfeited gold.</p><p> </p><p>Whether the seller knew the coin to be fake or not before you bought it, he / she now knows that you know it is not real. He / she almost certainly also is aware of the downside of denying you a refund.</p><p> </p><p>I think you'll meet less resistance than you suspect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 1961964, member: 20480"]I would start first by asking the seller if he / she even knew the coin was fake. You wouldn't believe the number of fly-by-nighters who care little for learning how to tell the difference between real coins and fake ones (many of those may be short-time ANA menbers intent on impressing eBay shoppers). Their focus on learning is secondary to making a buck, so the extent of their authentication is usually comparing the weight of a coin against the standard . . . doesn't work at all for good counterfeits . . . especially in commonly counterfeited gold. Whether the seller knew the coin to be fake or not before you bought it, he / she now knows that you know it is not real. He / she almost certainly also is aware of the downside of denying you a refund. I think you'll meet less resistance than you suspect.[/QUOTE]
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