Seller on eBay with Many, Many Counterfeit Mercury Dimes
Shurke
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So, I came across this eBay seller who is offering many raw counterfeit Mercury dimes.
The first one I came across I thought was probably a contemporary counterfeit. But when I went to his store, it appears most, if not all the dimes he's selling are bad. I can't say I was exhaustive about this--I only looked through his listings for maybe five or ten minutes, but here's a brief sampling.
1) 1919 D
2) 1923 S
3) 1925
4) 1927 S
Edited to remove 1) seller's ID and 2) a comment that cast doubt on the seller's integrity
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I see several others listed by them as well, and not a single one is a US Mint product.
Reported
Not on ebay any longer.
bob
Seems like they sell lots of different stuff. Wonder how they got the dimes.
It really was peculiar. They had fakes from the teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s. I didn’t count, but I’d guess they were easily half way to a complete date set of counterfeits.
The seller apparently received some very rude messages from forum members. After multiple message exchanges with him, I strongly believe he was unaware that he was offering counterfeits.
For anyone who contacts eBay sellers, please give them the benefit of the doubt, unless you know for a fact that they’re aware of what they’re doing. Many of them are unaware. And they’re more likely to listen to you if you’re polite than if you’re accusatory and nasty.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I did a poor job setting the tone with my initial post, and as such, I'm to blame for at least a portion of that. I'll strive to do better with my future posts.
For what it’s worth, I don’t feel that you’re responsible for the way others conduct themselves when messaging sellers on another site.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.