a visual guide by Augi Garcia
Many fakes are listed every day on eBay. Asian
frauds aside, there are also people with no experience at all playing the
"virtual coin dealer" or the "mom and pop" eBay seller who list hundreds of
fakes every year, some very obvious and even funny; however it will not be fair
to omit mentioning that there are serious and known dealers on this
platform as well.
We have an extensive
data base for fake cobs, but that of course
won't stop counterfeiters and scammers from selling them. We think that in order
to keep the level of fake coins low we need the participation of collectors
identifying and reporting. The best way to report a fake coin on eBay is
to scroll down the listing page showing the fake coin all way to the bottom,
where you will see a "Report this item" link, as shown below...
We immediately Have a "File a
report" page, in order to find the right combination and report the fake coin,
we have to pick the following
combination:
1: Prohibited (banned items)
2: Currency, Coins, Stamps,
Coupons, etc.
3: Fraudulently or improperly
described currency
(click continue)
After that all we have to do is to
put the item number and a brief explanation:
Other places to report fake material and
scams on the internet:
In a case of fraud
please use the following links and contact the proper authorities,
these links will be the most helpful to follow in most of the cases.
