Fake Chinese Coin?

mrearlygold

Ebay

Item number: 180167277483





Soooo, if indeed this is a fake and it sure looks like one, and if the Chinese are the evil meanies knocking off US coins and selling them from China, WHO is knocking off the Chinese coins and selling them from the US?

lordmarcovan

Even if it ain't fake, it's hideous.

laurentyvan

Even if it ain't fake, it's hideous.

satootoko

<< <i>WHO is knocking off the Chinese coins and selling them from the US? >>

The sucker who bought it from China in the first place

Hussulo

Don’t know about its authenticity but it has more fingerprints on it then a crime lab at a down town police station.

satootoko

Any bets on what (if any) response he'll make to this Question to Seller?



<< <i>You say 'Has not been verified authentic.'

You also say '24grams.'

That proves it is NOT authentic, as a genuine coin would weigh 26.7g, and one worn down to less than 90% of original weight would have lost virtually all detail.

I'd love to have it for my birth-year counterfeit collection, but the bidding has already gone too high. >>

mrearlygold

And it sold to newcoinman for $129.00

satootoko

I knew EBay disapproved of people notifying buyers they are being scammed, but I hadn't seen this before:

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Attention!

We have determined you are trying to contact an eBay member with whom you are not currently involved in an open transaction. For the protection of the eBay community, we sometimes block these types of communication. To prevent this occurrence from happening in the future, we recommend the following:

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If you are a seller, respond to all bidder questions before the auction ends.

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If you are trying to contact the seller of an item that has not yet ended go to the item page and click the “Ask seller a question” link.

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If you are the winning buyer of an item go to your My eBay page under the items I’ve Won section. Click the action drop down menu and choose the “contact seller” action.

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If you are a seller trying to contact your winning buyer, go to My eBay and under the Items I’ve Sold section, click the action drop down menu. Choose the “contact buyer” action.

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Reply to seller/bidder through personal email provider (if the sender has not hidden their email address).

Thank you for your understanding. >>



Checked my message log, and the query I sent newcoinman about why he bid so high for a replica is not there as a sent message.

Cgb

<< <i>Even if it ain't fake, it's hideous. >>



My thoughts exactly...

mrearlygold

<< <i>I knew EBay disapproved of people notifying buyers they are being scammed, but I hadn't seen this before:

<< <i>
Attention!

We have determined you are trying to contact an eBay member with whom you are not currently involved in an open transaction. For the protection of the eBay community, we sometimes block these types of communication. To prevent this occurrence from happening in the future, we recommend the following:

*

If you are a seller, respond to all bidder questions before the auction ends.

*

If you are trying to contact the seller of an item that has not yet ended go to the item page and click the “Ask seller a question” link.

*

If you are the winning buyer of an item go to your My eBay page under the items I’ve Won section. Click the action drop down menu and choose the “contact seller” action.

*

If you are a seller trying to contact your winning buyer, go to My eBay and under the Items I’ve Sold section, click the action drop down menu. Choose the “contact buyer” action.

*

Reply to seller/bidder through personal email provider (if the sender has not hidden their email address).

Thank you for your understanding. >>



Checked my message log, and the query I sent newcoinman about why he bid so high for a replica is not there as a sent message. >>



Hey, I reported the thing to Ebay as being a possible counterfeit, yet the sale continued anyway.

mrearlygold

Same seller trying to rip people smoe?

Item number: 180168161612





I tried to report it but the form I get asks if "I received" a counterfeit item. Can someone report this guy?

satootoko

I guess my question about the weight did have an effect - mention of the weight has been removed from this otherwise identical listing.

mrearlygold

<< <i>I guess my question about the weight did have an effect - mention of the weight has been removed from this otherwise identical listing.
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No birds

mrearlygold

Looks like all the crap this seller has is suspect