Avoid These Ebay Sellers/Scammers

[CurryMuncher69]

I am not sure if there is a thread about this if there is, close this one down, and add this seller to the avoid/ban list.  EBAY SELLER 6614michaelo http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/6614michaelo/m.html

I recently  sold some silver JM bars to a client, and he is getting serious about stacking so he invested in a testing kit, and turns  out the bar was fake, it was a Northwest territorial bar 1 oz silver. He has them still on sale on ebay, and many more silver. He bought the bar in February. Dont get confused my bars were legit, its just that he had a feeling that the bar he got from ebay was a fake. 
 

[Pete]

Pity this pinned thread is almost a duplication of a similar thread I started some while back with a list of sellers selling fakes on eBay

[CurryMuncher69]

I knew it, I thought this thread already existed, however could not find it, if someone could pin the other other thread, and add this seller on to it, it will be much appreciated  

[silversword]

Apparently yours had the better title CM. Ideally the threads should be merged and tidied up by admin/mods, so we have one overall sticky for "avoid these ebay scammers" similar to the "recommended dealers" thread 

[ChrisSilver]

CurryMucher69 did you pin this thread yourself?

[silversword]

He didn't, I can't recall who did. It's going to need pruning 

[Danny-boy]

CurryMucher69 did you pin this thread yourself?

It was me, was going to edit and bring the two together and then realised I can't edit posts.

Forgot to unpin and tell somebody though!!!

[ChrisSilver]

It was me, was going to edit and bring the two together and then realised I can't edit posts.

Forgot to unpin and tell somebody though!!!

I think the topics can be merged, needs to be done via a computer though.

[Pete]

Check item # 390853136009 closed early following my direct query to the seller.

THIS IS ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL AND A WARNING !!

Here we have a seller named "andrews-coins" advertising a 1 oz silver Kangaroo.

Risk free with a name like that and over 4,000 trades right !?

It is a plated copper fake and the seller states -

" Hi

I have looked closely and I can see copper under the blue ink and there is flaking near there too also exposing a copper interior! The weight however is perfect but there is very light orange peeling in parts. I have ended the item and will live and learn especially not to buy these without close inspection. Thank you for pointing it out - much appreciated.

Andrew

- andrews-coins "

[Danny-boy]

I can spot that by the flaking edge, he must have known.

[ChrisSilver]

Check item # 390853136009 closed early following my direct query to the seller.

THIS IS ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL AND A WARNING !!

Here we have a seller named "andrews-coins" advertising a 1 oz silver Kangaroo.

Risk free with a name like that and over 4,000 trades right !?

It is a plated copper fake and the seller states -

" Hi

I have looked closely and I can see copper under the blue ink and there is flaking near there too also exposing a copper interior! The weight however is perfect but there is very light orange peeling in parts. I have ended the item and will live and learn especially not to buy these without close inspection. Thank you for pointing it out - much appreciated.

Andrew

- andrews-coins "

Probably just a genuine mistake, as a coin dealer though it's a bit of an embarrassing mistake to make.

I wonder how many coins he bought and sold without realising though. So it's a good thing to point out. Just because your buying from a professional, doesn't guarantee that they have done their homework correctly. Always best to be careful when buying.

[Cornishfarmer]

May be controversial but the London coin company on eBay. Lot of coins sold full of milk spots (almost like it's snowing) shipping very expensive cost me over £30 for one special delivery package. Very aggressive and rude when questioning policies. Quick search on www.toolhaus.org shows over 50 neutral and negative feedback removed by eBay.

[HighlandTiger]

Just had a look at the feedback you are talking about. I'm surprised Ebay has been removing these feedbacks,

 

 http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=thelondoncoincompany&Dirn=Received+by&ref=home

 

Many years ago in 2001/2002, I used to sell autographs and trading cards on Ebay. I had over 700 feedbacks and not one negative feedback. I would be embarassed if I'd racked up the complaints he has had

[Cornishfarmer]

I know not nice to deal with. Worst thing it he is a pcgs dealer. They can't be slabbed in that state so don't know how they get so bad after

[ChrisSilver]

I don't know, you have to be careful with ebay buyers these days. They are just as bad as some of the sellers if not worse.

Once I was selling some items on eBay whilst I was in Asia, with the country the stock was in clearly labelled correctly and also in the description as well as clearly stating that "the item will be dispatched within 3 working days of payment" a buyer left negative feedback the day after buying the item stating "I haven't received it yet" which was ridiculous because it hadn't even been dispatched. And was well within the dispatch time. I had to refund that customer just to get him to remove the feedback and send him the item for free.

There are too many cheeky buyers on eBay now, and as a small or medium size seller it's very hard to compete with the big eBay players. Too many dishonest people out there who just want something for free.

[Agpanda]

Selling plated coins. its clearly stated, but not on the coins.

Seller reported.

 

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=kevincrossfire&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller

[Pete]

As I said on another thread that I had hoped would have been incorporated in this one as reference -

If you photocopy a £20 note and put a photo on eBay and say it is a copy, I am sure you would be arrested.

This is illegal.

How therefore do sellers stating a coin is plated get away with it when the coin is depicting legal tender value and fine silver etc. ?

Anyone receiving such a coin might eventually pass it on as the genuine item - same with a good copy note on appropriate paper.

[ChrisSilver]

As I said on another thread that I had hoped would have been incorporated in this one as reference -

If you photocopy a £20 note and put a photo on eBay and say it is a copy, I am sure you would be arrested.

This is illegal.

How therefore do sellers stating a coin is plated get away with it when the coin is depicting legal tender value and fine silver etc. ?

Anyone receiving such a coin might eventually pass it on as the genuine item - same with a good copy note on appropriate paper.

 

Give me the link to your thread pete and if possible I will merge that into here

[Pete]

Give me the link to your thread pete and if possible I will merge that into here

eBayers selling fake silver coins

Started by Pete, Apr 11 2014 08:49 PM

[SilverTrader]

SELLERS BEWARE

 

I just had this guy try to rip me off on ebay for a kilo silver bar  ( crawfandre ) thankfully seller protection saved me

[ChrisSilver]

SELLERS BEWARE

 

I just had this guy try to rip me off on ebay for a kilo silver bar  ( crawfandre ) thankfully seller protection saved me

 

What did he do, try to claim it wasn't delivered?

[SilverTrader]

Not entirely sure but looks like he tried to claim it was an unauthorized transaction

i just got an email saying

(

You have received a payment that we believe may not have been authorised by
the PayPal account holder. Here are the details of the transaction we are
investigating:

I rang up paypal they checked the tracking info and saw the signature and released my money

 

Thing is i emailed him a few times, the last one 2 hours ago asking for feedback on the sale then i got this email lol

 

Also it was sitting at the post office waiting to be picked up since Saturday so he had to have shown id to collect it

[HelpingHands]

I haven't seen these before. I won't be buying any little sealed bars second hand.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REPLICA-NEW-SEALED-PAMP-SUISSE-2-5-GRAM-FORTUNA-GOLD-BAR-INGOT-FREE-P-P-/321491914547?pt=UK_Coins_Bullion_Bars_SM&hash=item4ada694f33


The seller has the cheek to write this in his description:

 

*PLEASE BE AWARE OF UNSCRUPULOUS SELLERS IMITATING MY LISTING*

 

[Kman]

The seller has the cheek to write this in his description:

 

 

Id hate not to buy a genuine fake replica 

[Danny-boy]

I've bought a half sov from a user on ebay uk and he doesn't fill the shippment costs so I cannot make the payment!!!

And he insists that I have to pay but than I ask for the total amount and he says that I have to pay, that I have to call him to the UK.

Very surrealistic! 4 days like this! I don't know what will happen...honestly...but this is not normal!!

Did it say "ask seller for postage cost" or did it say free shipping?