Fake eBay listing

This is so clearly from the Peking mint I find it unbelievable that there have been 14 bids already.  Some poor old granny is going to get fleeced by this slimeball.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRITISH-SOVEREING-GOLD-COIN-1905-/120803455266?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c20727122

OK, take a look and tell me what is so glaringly wrong with this coat button posing as a gold coin. Anyone?

Now try reporting it, you know.... the option marked "counterfeit",. Yep, no such option - welcome to eBay.

I reported it as "a replica which doesn't include the word copy in the title. "

1905 ? With that Queen Jubilee bust ? Really, that's ridiculous   That coin (and it's not even a coin) can't be, and I hope that nobody will be deceived !

Quote: Ginger1905 ? With that Queen Jubilee bust ? Really, that's ridiculous   That coin (and it's not even a coin) can't be, and I hope that nobody will be deceived !

16 people, including the poor slob who just won the auuction for $165 know a lot less about coins than our winner, Ginger.

I don't understand this at all, if you are going to drop that kind of money on a single coin wouldn't you do even a little basic research?  I reckon P.T. Barnum called it right.

Until recently it was possible to see who the winning bidder was and send them a note warning them that they were being scammed. eBay changed this because people were sending offers to sell similar coins to the unsuccessful bidders privately outside of eBay. Clearly their lost fees are more important than protecting novice buyers from being fleeced.

There is actually a link entitled "Report Item" which I have just done, as an eBay member, to report it as a fraudulent listing. Do I think anything will be done about it? Not a chance!

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But one also has to question the integrity (good, honest, American greed?) of someone bidding for over $300 worth of gold coin with a starting bid of just $49.

We have people here who lose money trying to claim their "lottery winnings" from lotteries they know they haven't even entered! Its their own greedy fault. I don't have any sympathy for the buyer of this item. They may believe they are scamming the seller. If the seller scammed them, thats sounds quite equitable to me!

When a thief steals from a thief, whom does one sympathise with?

Matt

Quote: pnightingaleThis is so clearly from the Peking mint I find it unbelievable that there have been 14 bids already.  Some poor old granny is going to get fleeced by this slimeball.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRITISH-SOVEREING-GOLD-COIN-1905-/120803455266?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c20727122

OK, take a look and tell me what is so glaringly wrong with this coat button posing as a gold coin. Anyone?

Now try reporting it, you know.... the option marked "counterfeit",. Yep, no such option - welcome to eBay.

Thanks for sharing that info with us. It's always important to play safe in order to avoid to be cheated.