Neophyte's - WALL OF SHAME! 2 2 Entry posted by The Neophyte Numismatist · April 1 192 views I will post the most egregiously horrible sellers. If you make my wall... please re-think your strategy and consider the damage that you are doing to the hobby! 2 2
Revenant Posted April 1 Unfortunately I'd say the odds are small that these people or their would-be customers will ever see this. I also think the odds of these sellers caring is zero. They know what they're doing. They have no shame. Link to comment
CBC Posted April 1 These should be a pretty obvious “no” to any collector, even a novice. What really should be on a “Wall of Shame” are the ones that sell Chinese fakes that they claim they “inherited from Grandpa” or sell altered coins like 1894-S Morgans with the mintmark removed, then both the seller and ebay refuse to take down the auction when confronted. Link to comment
The Neophyte Numismatist Posted April 1 (edited) On 4/1/2022 at 8:18 AM, CBC said: These should be a pretty obvious “no” to any collector, even a novice. What really should be on a “Wall of Shame” are the ones that sell Chinese fakes that they claim they “inherited from Grandpa” or sell altered coins like 1894-S Morgans with the mintmark removed, then both the seller and ebay refuse to take down the auction when confronted. Post them - that's what this is for. I found a "Help Grandma" but post the fakes and scammers. I am a novice, and definitely recognize the fact that these are not-as-advertised. Hoping this could help someone from making a not-thought-out purchase. Edited April 1 by The Neophyte Numismatist Link to comment
CBC Posted April 1 I posted three apparently altered 1894 Morgan dollars on the Counterfeit Coins chat board back in January. I contacted all three sellers with my concerns, two did not respond and the third responded with “you don’t know what you’re looking at” and got verbally abusive when I responded to his response. I reported all three sellers to eBay, got no response from eBay and they allowed all three auctions to continue to completion. End result, in my opinion, three unsuspecting buyers paid $800+ each for altered Morgan dollars that are worth nothing more than melt value. Link to comment
CBC Posted April 3 One of those suspect 1894-“P” Morgans just re-appeared on ebay, listed by a different seller than the listing in January but the same photos as the January listing. Interestingly, both sellers are from Huntsville, Alabama. Bid is over $700 and ends Tuesday. Maybe the January buyer figured out it was fake and returned it? Link to comment
coinsbygary Posted April 5 Now if only the AU 53 dime was a PF 53 dime, you might have something. What a sham or wishful thinking? I'll go with wall of shame sham for a coin worth 10 cents. Link to comment
The Neophyte Numismatist Posted April 6 Yep. Exactly that kind of stuff that is so upsetting. And, unfortunately... it's all too common. Link to comment
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