This seller must have a pile of these 79 CC's. He has been trying to scam people on them for the last 3 or 4 months. I have managed to get several listings removed by ebay and have got the seller to remove several after much harassment. Seller knows without a doubt they are not real.
Sent a message...we'll see.
Reported as well....we'll see.
Sent him this article:
From ICTA (The Industry Council for Tangible Assets):
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Barry Ron Skog, 68, of Burnsville, Minn., pleaded guilty February 21 to one count of selling counterfeit coins and one count of mail fraud in the United States District Court of Minnesota in St. Paul.
Skog faces a potential maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment on the count of selling counterfeit coins and a potential of 20 years maximum on the mail fraud count. He also faces fines of up to $250,000 for each count and mandatory restitution in amounts to be determined by the court.
No date has been set for sentencing.
A Minnesota federal grand jury had returned a six-count criminal indictment on April 10, 2018, charging Skog with five counts related to the sale of counterfeit coins and one count of mail fraud. With the plea agreement, the government agreed to dismiss four of the counts related to selling counterfeit coins.
Update 7/11/2019:
A Burnsville coin dealer who admitted selling counterfeit coins was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison.
Barry Ron Skog, 68, pleaded guilty to the counterfeit coin scheme Feb. 21.He was sentenced by St. Paul District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright; Assistant U.S. Attorney Manda M. Sertich prosecuted the case..
bob:)
Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
After 4 back and forths, seller has ended this fake. He originally said, "other people are doing it" as an excuse. I pointed out other people are going to jail, too. That pretty much ended the conversations..
bob
Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
@AUandAG said:
After 4 back and forths, seller has ended this fake. He originally said, "other people are doing it" as an excuse. I pointed out other people are going to jail, too. That pretty much ended the conversations..
bob
A dollar to a donut it doesn't end the eBay listings, though.
Since the seller was not able to take advantage of someone by selling a fake 1879 CC he has decided to stoop to a new low and price gouge for hand sanitizer.
I reported it...... I'm very surprised how short of time it took ebay to remove it. Less than 10 minutes!
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Why can't they remove the counterfeits we report just as fast?
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Darn it - no longer available!
Coin pictured is a counterfeit.
bob
Bad color.
@AUandAG "Coin pictured is a counterfeit." Ding....Ding....Ding....we have a winner!
@IkesT "Darn it - no longer available!" Seller just needed a little more encouragement to end the listing.
Don’t believe it’s ever been
In Nevada.
CC = China Counterfeit
so sad what they are doing to us.
100% Positive BST transactions
Seller is back at it with a new listing.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1879-CC-MORGAN-DOLLAR-Please-Read-The-Description/153882636434?hash=item23d41eb092:g:RnoAAOSw8AJegqhU
This seller must have a pile of these 79 CC's. He has been trying to scam people on them for the last 3 or 4 months. I have managed to get several listings removed by ebay and have got the seller to remove several after much harassment. Seller knows without a doubt they are not real.
Edited to add: This is the thread from one of the other ones he listed a while back.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/12551132#Comment_12551132
But it's the rare "restrike!"
Repeated listings of these fakes borders on criminal fraud....He knows they are not real. Cheers, RickO
There's a counterfeit on EBay? I am both surprised and shocked!
Yeah, this is showing intent. Even if eBay couldn't care less, law enforcement would be interested. Contact the anti-counterfeiting task force https://acefonline.org/counterfeit-alert/report-a-counterfeit/
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars
Sent a message...we'll see.
Reported as well....we'll see.
Sent him this article:
From ICTA (The Industry Council for Tangible Assets):
—————
Barry Ron Skog, 68, of Burnsville, Minn., pleaded guilty February 21 to one count of selling counterfeit coins and one count of mail fraud in the United States District Court of Minnesota in St. Paul.
Skog faces a potential maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment on the count of selling counterfeit coins and a potential of 20 years maximum on the mail fraud count. He also faces fines of up to $250,000 for each count and mandatory restitution in amounts to be determined by the court.
No date has been set for sentencing.
A Minnesota federal grand jury had returned a six-count criminal indictment on April 10, 2018, charging Skog with five counts related to the sale of counterfeit coins and one count of mail fraud. With the plea agreement, the government agreed to dismiss four of the counts related to selling counterfeit coins.
Update 7/11/2019:
A Burnsville coin dealer who admitted selling counterfeit coins was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison.
Barry Ron Skog, 68, pleaded guilty to the counterfeit coin scheme Feb. 21.He was sentenced by St. Paul District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright; Assistant U.S. Attorney Manda M. Sertich prosecuted the case..
bob:)
After 4 back and forths, seller has ended this fake. He originally said, "other people are doing it" as an excuse. I pointed out other people are going to jail, too. That pretty much ended the conversations..
bob
A dollar to a donut it doesn't end the eBay listings, though.
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars
Since the seller was not able to take advantage of someone by selling a fake 1879 CC he has decided to stoop to a new low and price gouge for hand sanitizer.
This seller is a real piece of work!!!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Ethyl-Alcohol-Cleaner-for-Hands-with-Vit-E-8oz-Sanitation-99-9-Of-Germs/153883377116?hash=item23d429fddc:g:JzoAAOSwXj1eg4eP
Gone also.
I reported it...... I'm very surprised how short of time it took ebay to remove it. Less than 10 minutes!
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Why can't they remove the counterfeits we report just as fast?
I just noticed today that there is a "price gouging" option for reporting same.
bob
Yes, and it seems they act very quickly on it!
Poof and glad of it
Back at it with $79 hand sanitizer.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-FL-Ethyl-Alcohol-Hand-Cleaner-With-Moisturizer-Vitamin-E-by-Personal-Care/153884238918?hash=item23d4372446:g:GCIAAOSwvNpeg4bQ
Just reported as price gouging!
easy peasy,
bob