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derrybderryb Posts: 37,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 30, 2024 10:55PM in Precious Metals

Seller is selling under numerous ebay IDs. I report them to ebay for avoiding ebay fees, contact info listed in description. Seller keeps opening new accounts as soon as ebay shuts him down. I ordered one coin when he first appeared, suspecting chinese counterfeit. I was correct, got refunded. The only violation reportable with his listings is the contact info in his description. He usually has zero feedback but has recently been giving himself five positive feedbacks all from accounts with zero feedback. I have explained to ebay what he is doing but they don't seem to be able to keep up with his postings as he continues to use new accounts. He's using his ebay listings to direct buyers to his website where he is likely selling the counterfeit coins. To help protect the unknowing, request your help in reporting his listings as they pop up. His listings always have this pic in an ASE search:

This is his standard ebay pic:

Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

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  • JWPJWP Posts: 23,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb Thanks for the info. I really appreciate the work you have done on this matter.

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i can help

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2024 4:36AM

    looks like ebay pulled everything for now. . . I'm sure he'll be back with more and with the same picture. Keep an eye out. Legitimate buyers of these counterfeits will likely unknowingly put them on ebay later.

    Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    when it's back, post the auction numbers and user ids

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 1, 2025 9:59AM

    He's back, ebay IDs harbjarb-71 and jenniwil_71.

    Appears to no longer include his contact info in the description or the SEE DESCRIPTION banner in his pic but is now using the same five ebay IDs (all with zero feedback) to provide feedback to his new accounts. Reported the violations: Listing Practices > Fraudulent Listing Activities > Suspect Listing Is Fraudulent with this description: "Seller is inflating his feedback with the same five zero feedback buyers that he is also using under his similar listings using ebay ID hajarb_67. If you check the zero feed back buyers he is using, It is likely you will find further similar violations with other IDs he has created. This is same user that you have cancelled under many other IDs for providing his website in his description. He's back but has removed that violation from his new listings. Have no evidence but his low buy it now prices indicate he is likely selling Chinese counterfeits of US legal tender, a violation of US law."

    Both of these IDs have multiple ASE listings. Feel free to report in the manner I did and be on the lookout for new ASE listings that use stock tube or box photos where the seller has five feedbacks all from zero feedback "buyers."

    My crusade against this seller is because all of his legitimate buyers at low prices will unknowingly resell these obvious counterfeits on ebay, flooding the market with more counterfeits.

    Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    both links now are ebay poofed

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
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