Link to report "Bad Auctions" to eBay's CCW
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Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
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I posted that a month ago !
Save youre breath !
When the authorities can't keep the peace, vigilante justice is all that is left.
Several fraudulent auctions recently have had really high bids places by 1 or 2 ID's, which I'm sure were attempts to protect the ignorant. Eventually these auctions were pulled. Keep up the good work!
It seems that eBay supplied only one clueless moderator to respond to about 90 posts in that hour, much livelier than a recent workshop on eBay for stamp collectors. I think that eBay's purpose for this workshop was to see if additional coin categories were requested. Instead, the automaton moderator had to answer as best as she could questions such as:
#1) Is eBay serious about enforcing their policy on auctions of blatantly overgraded coins?
#2) Is eBay serious about enforcing their policy on auctions of counterfeit coins? Why not bring in the Secret Service?
#3) How about a required category for "copies" or "counterfeits"
#4) How come complaints against PowerSellers are futile?
#5) Will the eBay police for fraudulent auctions amount more than a fox guarding the henhouse? If so will the cost of the police offset lost final value fees?
#6) Is eBay's stated alliance with the ANA more than lip service?
#7) Is it a waste of time to complain about coin auction fraud on eBay?
I have read all the posts and responses there and left thinking that eBay will not pay for the services of a knowledgeable coin authenticator or consumer protection person. I guess I'll be spending less of my coin budget on eBay and more at shows, since there is no so much to sort through in an eBay search before finding something worth bidding on.
I have a full time job during the day
Being a newb,i can still look thru most of the BS auctions in the evening,pay me 10 bucks a day and i will ferret out 10-20 BS auctions everyday!
I wont do it for free and yes im a newb,but i aint stupid !
Ray Charles could look through most of these auctions.
Somebody needs to do something !