Worst fake PCGS slab ever?

zas107

link

Please report.

GoldCoin98

Seriously? That's awful

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morgansforever

Reported! Shaking my head in disbelief.

LanceNewmanOCC

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love the irony!

good find.
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Treashunt

make offer?

5X face?

Just to have one. [fake that is]

Ajjohnson77

I have to use childish web talk: OMG! Like I am totally LMAO!

That is the poorest attempt I have ever seen.

ricko

It will never stop.... fakes, counterfeits, con jobs... ebay is the place...Cheers, RickO

BStrauss3

At least we know where the 101 feedback score comes from - buying the holders on eBay.

Linky

TwoSides2aCoin

Prime example of scum sucking , key word spamming. Now why did the posse disband ?

AMRC

Reported, please do the same.

AMRC

I also sent the link to our hosts. I am sure they would be interested as well.

mbogoman

Oh, man! That is SO bad!!!

Reported.

drfish

But it has the invisible CAC sticker which is the next level above a gold sticker!! It's also in the super rare white non hologram PCGS holder 2.2 version, the first one I've ever seen listed. Obviously a great investment...

garrynot

I wonder if the holders are covered in a patent protection?

asheland

Looks ok to me.

roadrunner

Not that far off the look of an NGC slab with white plastic insert. Guess they are too dumb to even know that. With a decent grading insert it could be somewhat passable.

Another 100% feedback seller.

LindeDad

Sure has a nice printer.

BStrauss3

<< <i>I wonder if the holders are covered in a patent protection? >>



There are lots of patents on holders, but what you are thinking of is a design patent - not on a process or invention, but on the collection of items that make up the decorative design of an article.

For example, ICG has a patent on their holder, but it covers the "stress relief" item - the indents between the label and the coin holder. That's an invention. Those patents are stronger than the decorative design patent (oh, the old Capitol Plastic's holder has a Dnnn,nnn number embossed in it). Since this isn't an actual PCGS holder, there's no patent violation. As far as I know, NGC doesn't have a design patent on their holder or insert.

You can't patent the name PCGS or NGC. You can copyright materials using those letters - say the label format or hologram could be copyrighted (you see that on several PCGS labels, (C) Collectors Universe). You can trademark something - a mark and class of goods. So you can't trademark the color Pink, but you can trademark Pink fiberglass building insulation.

Copyright and Trademark are weaker than patents.


The problem with all of this is that if it's a loon in a basement (and since I posted where to buy the holders from, I suspect so), then to the trademark or copyright holder it's not worth the $100 to have a Lawyer slap 'em with a Cease and Desist letter. Let alone pursue it further. As the copyright holder they can file DMCA takedown notices against each auction. But that too takes money and time to fight.


It's almost clever. PCGS name on a NGC style holder and insert. Put together in a basement. Where each of the individual parts is legal. So nobody really has an incentive to go after them.

garrynot

Thanks for the information, Burton. Very insightful.

steveben

this is what happens with the $10 crossover special.

johnny9434

This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available. i hope its not re listed later on somewhere.