Look what Asia is doing now
dcarr
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Illegal items for sale on eBay
This particular seller is from Singapore, but I've seen many of these for sale from Hong Kong and elsewhere lately.
It used to be Japan, but now it is China that is counterfeiting US/European goods on a massive scale - CDs, movies, watches, sprinkler heads, etc., etc. And no one (in the Government) seems to care.
And now Asia (probably China) is mass-producing replicas of United States legal-tender currency (common Morgan "silver" dollars in this case - although I doubt that they are actually made of silver). And still no one seems to care, even though this particular item violates several US laws.
Just as the quality of items manufactured in Japan improved over the years, the same is bound to happen in the rest of Asia. Unless existing laws are strictly enforced, I'm afraid that there could be an influx of higher-quality counterfeits coming out of Asia. The recent batch of dangerous US Trade Dollar counterfeits from Hong Kong may just be the tip of the iceberg. These may well have remained undetected if not for the large quantity that appeared all at once.
I urge everyone here, if you have a few spare monents, to contact your Congressperson to express your anger at this situation.
This particular seller is from Singapore, but I've seen many of these for sale from Hong Kong and elsewhere lately.
It used to be Japan, but now it is China that is counterfeiting US/European goods on a massive scale - CDs, movies, watches, sprinkler heads, etc., etc. And no one (in the Government) seems to care.
And now Asia (probably China) is mass-producing replicas of United States legal-tender currency (common Morgan "silver" dollars in this case - although I doubt that they are actually made of silver). And still no one seems to care, even though this particular item violates several US laws.
Just as the quality of items manufactured in Japan improved over the years, the same is bound to happen in the rest of Asia. Unless existing laws are strictly enforced, I'm afraid that there could be an influx of higher-quality counterfeits coming out of Asia. The recent batch of dangerous US Trade Dollar counterfeits from Hong Kong may just be the tip of the iceberg. These may well have remained undetected if not for the large quantity that appeared all at once.
I urge everyone here, if you have a few spare monents, to contact your Congressperson to express your anger at this situation.
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Those replica '89-CC dollars, at least, did not violate the law because they said "COPY" on them. These common counterfeit Morgans do not. They are, at present, fairly crude counterfeits. But knowing how industrious the Asians are, I'll bet their profits from selling these coins will be invested in better equipment to make more sophisticated counterfeits.
If this trend isn't stopped in it's tracks, the day will come when their counterfeits are so good that they fool most or all of the experts.
You can add: Hey, as long as WE are getting OUR piece of the action, We don't give a rats ass what they do, idiot.
Kinda sounds just like our government. It's unlawful for you to conduct a lottery but you can always play ours, or, It's unlawful for you to gamble unless it is in OUR casino.
Jim
I noticed from his feedback that he has never bought anything on ebay, and with the exception of some Singapore stamps, all of the items sold appear to be counterfeit coins.
<< <i>I think Ebay also has a role to play in such going on...big time. >>
Keep in mind that eBay's number one priority is going to be to protect itself by hiding behind its "we are only a venue" position.