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As fake as they can be
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=39348984 86
Its the old "I'm not sure if they are real or not so I'm selling them as is". I don't like that tactic at all. |
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Its the old "I'm not sure if they are real or not so I'm selling them as is".
I don't like that tactic at all. Why do you think it's a tactic? There are people out there who really don't know. Unless this seller has a habit of this, I would give them the benefit of doubt. -- Brian Blackwell SPMC 9522 ANA LM2644 My Obsolete Banknotes Page http://home.att.net/~brianblackwell/obsolete.htm |
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Padraic Brown wrote:
Note that he describes the notes as not having the word copy but he also thinks they "feel" fake. If you're not an expert, this sounds like a reasonable way to sell such things How about: I don't know anything about plumbing, but this joint looks like it is leaking. I don't anything about fixing such a problem, but I think that I should use solder. Or: I don't know anything about dentistry, but this will not cost you much ... eBay has a very clear policy against sellers using this tactic. eBay's concerns -- as stated in the examples they use in their policies -- were for fake Gucci handbags. eBay did not want any trouble from Gucci, or from buyers ripped off by sellers of fake Guccis. We could around on this in an interminable eBay thread -- and maybe we should. Michael ANA R-162953 MSNS 7935 |
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Padraic Brown wrote:
So, your position is that if someone is not an expert in mid-19th century American currency, they ought not be allowed to sell. OK. Perhaps Ebay ought to perform background checks and only allow ANA members who are also coin dealers to sell coins! That is not my position at all. eBay sets its rules. It is that simple. The rest is not relevant. As for other marketplaces, I have been happy for almost ten years with a little electrum 1/12 stater that I got from Gordon Andreas Singer, at convention of the Michigan State Numismatic Society. "Andy" Singer is a dealer in medieval coins. He offered me that one with no guarantees because he did not know enough, but, he said, if I did, then the coin was mine. The 2x2 said "Samos" but I identified as Miletos. I carried through the attribution and published it in the Classical and Medieval Society's ANVIL. So, ultimately, I have no problem with a seller not knowing and saying so, and leaving it up to me to decide. Again, however, eBay sets other rules for its member sellers. Michael "caveating like an emptor" |
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Padraic Brown wrote:
I'm not complaining about the rules - just about the application. We can't tell from one auction if this is a "tactic" or an uninformed seller. It makes no difference, according to the rules. ... And if this seller should demonstrate a propensity for "ignorance" of his offerings then I'd say those rules should apply to him. This is not like baseball where you get three strikes. It is like cricket: the bails are on the wicket, or they are not. On eBay, disclaiming knowledge of authenticity is cricket's sticky wicket or baseball's corked bat: not allowed. There are other places to sell these things, of course, but it would not matter if there were not. The rules on eBay are clear. Michael "does not shop online" |
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