Mark Stilson Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Browsing another forum I came across this 1865 Dollar. And this is the second time it was listed. Luckily for the bidders no one met the reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Very wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Um someone been doing a little photoshop magic LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Um someone been doing a little photoshop magic LOL No photoshop magic, it is the genuine original "reproduction" that was made in a sweatshop somewhere in S. China in the last 2-3 years. These made a flash in the news a couple of years ago in the LA area when a news station picked up on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnyc Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Even better question... why is there a bidder willing to pay $50 for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Hah! I wonder who was doing the bidding? I think it would have been even better if that dollar had Roosevelt on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 In typical eBay fashion, it is just so much of a PITA that it is not worth the time and effort to report the auction as a violation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 This guy is new and looks like he's already shilling himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 This guy is new and looks like he's already shilling himself. He shills to make it look like people have enough confidence in the item that they will bid on it, and draw others in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 He shills to make it look like people have enough confidence in the item that they will bid on it, and draw others in. Cool. that's what i figured too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 What's funny to me is that this guy lists himself as being in LA, California. I'm wondering how surprised he'd be if the Secret Service came knocking on his door. I'd like to hear his state how he thought it was a real dollar, and wasn't trying to dupe anyone! And speaking of the SS, anyone know why they don't seem to go after these guys? Maybe they need to shop on ebay while they're at work! There'd be a couple of CPer's who could probably apply for that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 LOL I forgot about our Chinese cousins and there wonderful old coin manufactering plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Well, he relisted it. This time he dropped the reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 When you find out how to report it, just do so. Not that it does a lot of good, but your doing the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Only 13 hours to get in on this rare coin. $61 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Only 13 more hours to report this auction and get no action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 This listing (120119719737) has been removed or is no longer available. Please make sure you entered the right item number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28Plain Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 What's funny to me is that this guy lists himself as being in LA, California. I'm wondering how surprised he'd be if the Secret Service came knocking on his door. I'd like to hear his state how he thought it was a real dollar, and wasn't trying to dupe anyone! And speaking of the SS, anyone know why they don't seem to go after these guys? Maybe they need to shop on ebay while they're at work! There'd be a couple of CPer's who could probably apply for that position. No federal agency is going to launch any serious action against Chinese nationals engaging in this sort of fraud. The jewelry market is being flooded with base metal crap from China stamped .925 and 14k. Nike sneakers are available everywhere, especially on ebay, in colors and fabric patterns Nike never heard of, and Nike never gets a dime from their sale. New Balance shoes were produced illegally by a Chinese company for several years before the company was able to stop it, but that isn't even a possibility these days. Plenty of US citizens are being arrested for trafficking in this knockoff and counterfeit crap, but the shipments coming in from China never even slow down. China has "Permanent Most Favored Nation" trade status, courtesy of the Bush state department. Most, if not all, of the manufacturers engaging in the counterfeit trade are directly owned by the Chinese government. The trade in bogus rare coins from China will continue unabated and there's little that can be done about it in the area of getting any action from Treasury officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Basically the government has bigger fish to fry, for crying out loud, they cannot even keep millions of Latin Americans from trapsing over the border unabated. Why worry about counterfeits when Mexicans are invading across the border to steal jobs from "hardworking" Jerry Springer-esque welfare collecting and haven't worked a day in their lives, but loyal flag furling Americans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 The US would rather invest millions, if not billions, into investigating steroids then chase after someone selling fake coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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