Ebay's Worst Offerings

[Nick 325]

I wonder why his Grandad collected fake slabs?

[declan03 149]

I think his name was Faegan.

[Ukstu 437]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commonwealth-Shilling-1653-Silver/273114613829

Edited March 17, 2018 by Ukstu

[zookeeperz 470]

3 minutes ago, Ukstu said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commonwealth-Shilling-1653-Silver/273114613829

Does that say common or conman? 

[Paddy 1,543]

Reported

[Rob 3,002]

7 hours ago, DrP said:

This is what bugs me... :-<   I know it is very fairly priced... and I am tempted to buy it to fill a space in my date run...   but why spoil the sale by claiming this coin is VF...  it is so clearly poor or good ...   VG at a push for some. I don't mind buying it for £2, £3 or £4 even and it will fill a hole in the folder...  but to actually claim it is of VF condition   -  I cannot believe the seller here doesn't know that this coin is far from Fine let alone VF. The page advertises it as VF 4 or 5 times in the spiel.  Makes me very cynical. As I said - I might buy it anyway to fill a gap. I need 1852 also. The guy is either an idiot for thinking the grade VF or a con man for false advertising. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Q-Victoria-Farthing-1851-VF-good-example-of-this-coin/142722984348?hash=item213af3e99c:g:ajMAAOSw8K5aqrm8

 

Or he has learned everything he knows from eBay. That's an eBay aUNC or even higher. It's blindingly obvious that most people haven't a clue when it comes to grading, so simply using someone else's grade for something in that condition is called market research. 

[zookeeperz 470]

Why did this suddenly ring my internal scammer alarm. Typical low sales account with typical blurred picture of what looks a very nice Cartwheel Penny. "LOOKS". I'd bet my goldfish's life that if you saw it close up it would be a fake. It looks suss to me anyway. what you think guys?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1797-George-cartwheel-penny-rare-collectable-coin/142721743687

[bagerap 706]

There's a lot of them about. From everyone's favourite far eastern takeaway.

[Ukstu 437]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AN-IMPRESSIVE-1562-ELIZABETHAN-SILVER-HAMMERED-THREEPENCE/253500167324

[Paddy 1,543]

42 minutes ago, Ukstu said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AN-IMPRESSIVE-1562-ELIZABETHAN-SILVER-HAMMERED-THREEPENCE/253500167324

I took a different tack on this one and messaged the seller direct. I have had a response saying he is taking it down and will have it checked out, and I see it has now been ended.

With some sellers this is probably a better action that Ebay reporting as Ebay just ignore us. If the seller is a complete fraud they will ignore us or get shirty, but what the heck!

I also notice a Advertising Standards Advert appearing on Ebay recently - maybe we could try notifying them? Anyone tried this yet?

 

 

[Ukstu 437]

1 hour ago, Paddy said:

I took a different tack on this one and messaged the seller direct. I have had a response saying he is taking it down and will have it checked out, and I see it has now been ended.

With some sellers this is probably a better action that Ebay reporting as Ebay just ignore us. If the seller is a complete fraud they will ignore us or get shirty, but what the heck!

I also notice a Advertising Standards Advert appearing on Ebay recently - maybe we could try notifying them? Anyone tried this yet?

 

 

Thank you. I've tried the contact approach and got threatened and abused so it's not something i am keen on. We must be doing something right as we got rid of the commonwealth wrl shilling i posted. 

Haven't tried the ASA yet! I hadn't noticed it to be honest. 

[declan03 149]

Here's a seller ( who just by the way also sold a fake cartwheel penny for £63 ) punting 3ds out at anything between  £3 & £5. But he is not listing them under the usual categories  of coins but instead under categories weird, unusual etc and mentioning the war in his description. I may just dig my 3ds out and have a rake through them as his coins are no better than scrap imo.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SOLID-SILVER-3d-1916-Coin-King-George-V-Smallest-Coin-Minted-at-the-Royal-Mint/362263247659?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

[PWA 1967 1,841]

Hardly eBays worst offerings and dont see what he is doing wrong , the cartwheel maybe he thought was genuine as sold hundreds of other bits of stuff but only one of them.

I am the first one to agree with giving fraudulent sellers a right hook but not everyone as that IMO does not seem fair 

[declan03 149]

No he knew the cartwheel wasn't genuine PWA as I had previously messaged him during the week and he never got back to me. The point I was trying to make was I admire his ingenuity in managing to sell these 3ds for that price at auction.....not under the coins category but under the category weird, strange and bizarre. 

[jelida 1,197]

Another optimistic liar. Please report........

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hammered-Silver-Coin-Elizabeth-1st-Sixpence-1562-AD/263558375340?hash=item3d5d4da7ac:g:0X8AAOSwHcpaq6Ru

Jerry

[Peckris 579]

3 hours ago, jelida said:

Another optimistic liar. Please report........

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hammered-Silver-Coin-Elizabeth-1st-Sixpence-1562-AD/263558375340?hash=item3d5d4da7ac:g:0X8AAOSwHcpaq6Ru

Jerry

Done. (The 'replica' shamrock is clear as day).

[Ukstu 437]

3 hours ago, jelida said:

Another optimistic liar. Please report........

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hammered-Silver-Coin-Elizabeth-1st-Sixpence-1562-AD/263558375340?hash=item3d5d4da7ac:g:0X8AAOSwHcpaq6Ru

Jerry

Reported Jerry! 👍

[Ukstu 437]

Another WRL shilling.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1653-hammered-coin/192486610867

[hibernianscribe 159]

4 hours ago, jelida said:

Another optimistic liar. Please report........

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hammered-Silver-Coin-Elizabeth-1st-Sixpence-1562-AD/263558375340?hash=item3d5d4da7ac:g:0X8AAOSwHcpaq6Ru

Jerry

Reported too!

[hibernianscribe 159]

4 hours ago, jelida said:

Another optimistic liar. Please report........

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hammered-Silver-Coin-Elizabeth-1st-Sixpence-1562-AD/263558375340?hash=item3d5d4da7ac:g:0X8AAOSwHcpaq6Ru

Jerry

Have a look at his other items - some real bargains here! 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Pence-2p-1971-Rare-Coin/263558353036?hash=item3d5d4d508c:g:8BcAAOSwkm9aq6D1

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2p-New-Pence-coin-1981-Two-Pence-Pre-1983-Free-UK-P-P/263558369106?hash=item3d5d4d8f52:g:C-oAAOSwxo9aq6Nm

[hibernianscribe 159]

35 minutes ago, Ukstu said:

Another WRL shilling.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1653-hammered-coin/192486610867

Reported! 

[blakeyboy 1,603]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-1971-2p-New-Pence-Coin/112871437556?hash=item1a47a974f4:g:F3UAAOSw-SBaquQJ

 

Shill bidding gone mad?

Was there one actual bidder?

[PWA 1967 1,841]

Maybe the kid of 0-24 MTHS 

[bagerap 706]

At last, I can retire. I have wheelbarrow loads of this excrement a few but select pieces for the discerning collector.

[declan03 149]

Newark siege money. Not sure if real or fake.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Newark-siege-coin/162950647572?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649