hibernianscribe

Yeah - I was thinking that as well - the Commonwealth fake had no takers but the other two had attracted several 'victims'!

I have done the same, but I agree there is small hope eBay will pull them!

and another... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unusual-small-coin-what-is-it/162720585108?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D46150%26meid%3D769cabace1df441aae56f7380e3dd7b5%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D162715425188&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unusual-Large-Coin-What-is-this/162715425188?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D46150%26meid%3Db831d3d8bdb347a9a615e633d13eecb3%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D162715422468&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 Same seller, same ploy, similar crap!

Does anyone actually know how much it costs to grade a coin with one of these unnecessary organisations. Seems to me all they achieve is an excuse for a price-hike!

I reckon this is just indicative of this apparent obsession the Americans seem to have with these grading companies. Not necessary in my view!

It's been pulled!

Reported too.

I agree, looks quite dodgy to me as well.

I imagine details of this site may well have been posted before. However, even so it's a shocking reminder regarding what is coming out of China these days - it's mind boggling!! https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?site=glo&g=y&SearchText=replica+coins&needQuery=n&page=1

Another seller using one of those blurry cameras - to be avoided!

Yet more rubbish from China... http://www.ebay.com/itm/UK-1797-George-III-Cartwheel-Two-Pence-Coins-/162713531231?hash=item25e27b735f:g:RT8AAOSwDmRZ456w

Reported too.

Well done for finding this Stu - this is so detrimental as these menaces are cropping up time and time again. Unfortunately since they are being sold as replicas the company selling them is doing 'nothing' wrong - certainly in the blinkered eyes of eBay, but they will provide a steady source for the conmen to sell.

It went for £116!!

Despite the inflated price, this seller is acting within the rules - he is using the pictures as the description of condition, he hasn't described the condition as 'F', 'VF' etc. and he's named his price to await any unwitting buyer do come along. All this emphasises is the ethos of " buyer beware"!

This is eBay remember, where many of the coins up for sale are at inflated prices, and of course the rating bit for buyers and sellers doesn't kick in until after the deal. So if any item, coin or anything else, is badly overpriced it probably won't sell, so feedback to eBay won't happen unless the item is reported for violating eBay rules. I also suppose anyone who pays an inflated price, being ignorant of the proper value at the time, will blindly give a good rating to a 'cowboy' seller. I have long been watching cartwheels (and other British coins) on eBay and unfortunately such a listing is not out of the ordinary - especially for coins for sale in the US.

I was commenting on the fact that one bidder was bidding 4 times in a row without any opposing bids in between - but I suppose since you mention it this does happen if a bidder wants to revise his maximum bid. Still a bit unusual though?

It's incredible that 11 bids have been made by 7 separate bidders - but one bidder appears to have bid against himself, bumping it up 4 times! Something fishy here!

Talk about bullsh*t! The punctuation is something else as well - not a full-stop or comma in sight.

I agree with terrysoldpennies, it's an attempt at induced corrosion to mask the obvious differences normally evident in the repro 1933 pennies - the verdigris looks 'applied' especially on the obverse and if you study the kings head the differences seen on the repros are still evident. I've reported it.

Impossible to be an 8 mate, that would make it a GVI penny.

Thanks, I'll get there I think, but one step at a time!

Ah, so simple when you know how. many thanks for that Ian.

This guy keeps messaging me telling me what he's done - he sent me one when he relisted it and this morning I had another one telling me he'd removed it and also thanking me for my help!