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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ilmcoins, post: 3204018, member: 85172&quot;]I keep an eye on the Just Listed coins with a Buy It Now on EBay sometimes. On occassion, I pick up some deeply discounted coins. About 25% of the time they are fakes and either the seller accepts the return or I ask PayPal to step in and I am always made whole under their guarantee.</p><p><br /></p><p>Three weeks ago a $50 AGE was posted by a seller in Maine for $800.&nbsp; I bought it. Upon arrival it was a great counterfeit but a counterfeit nonetheless.</p><p><br /></p><p>I let the seller know. Typically the Seller either didn&#039;t know or at least plays dumb to start the dance. This guy immediately lashed out at me and told me to go (you know what) to myself. He was aware it was fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have since reached out to PayPal and I am sure I will be made whole.&nbsp; His attitude sat with me wrong though so I Googled him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well this 28 year old has a long history of theft and drugs. He is very popular in his hometown newspapers!</p><p><br /></p><p>Just to see what would happen I submitted a very detailed statement complete with all documentation and photos to his local police dept. They knew his name immediately.</p><p><br /></p><p>The detective told me he would gladly bring him in for questioning and more than likely charge him based on my evidence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my problem:</p><p><br /></p><p>If I pursue this I may get a knucklehead off the streets for a bit. Maybe even make him change his ways, although not likely.&nbsp; If he pleads guilty then it is a piece of cake for me.&nbsp; On the other hand, if he pleads not guilty I will most likely be served a subpoena since I am the victim and would have to travel to ME from NC on my own dime.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you were made whole for the fraudulent purchase by PayPal would you pursue this knowing you might end up spending over $1k to testify against one of the thousands of dishonest people that probably do this all the time?&nbsp; My costs would not be covered by the local PD.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please dont turn this into a &quot;dont buy coins on EBay thread&quot;.&nbsp; I am well aware of all the places coins can be purchased.&nbsp; I know what I am going to do in the end but am curious how you guys would handle?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any similar experiences?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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