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Fake stamps and silver coins

jwl8424 — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:28:23 GMT

There are currently many counterfeit stamps and silver coins being sold on eBay. Their prices are well below the normal cost, and after deducting eBay’s fees, they are being sold at a loss—if the items were genuine. I have reported this illegal activity to eBay many times, but eBay has taken no action.

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

repentatleisure1952 — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:47:33 GMT

You can't expect eBay to take the word of a seller of similar items.

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

*casey* — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:52:42 GMT

"There are currently many counterfeit stamps and silver coins being sold on eBay"

This selling category has been one of the worst for fraudulent listings, since eBay first started.

Even when reporting very obvious hijacked accounts, eBay will do nothing

It's up to buyers to be extremely careful when buying .

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

etb321 — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:25:36 GMT

I remember, in my pre-internet youth, a 1930 penny would turn up once every five to ten years or so. Being mildly interested I would read the newspaper articles of the auction; of collectors travelling to Melbourne or Sydney to attend, and of the coin selling for tens of thousands of dollars.

Searching ebay today, it would seem this extremely rare coin has gone from one turning up every five to ten years to being commonly available.

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

chameleon54 — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:28:39 GMT

@etb321 wrote:
I remember, in my pre-internet youth, a 1930 penny would turn up once every five to ten years or so. Being mildly interested I would read the newspaper articles of the auction; of collectors travelling to Melbourne or Sydney to attend, and of the coin selling for tens of thousands of dollars.

Searching ebay today, it would seem this extremely rare coin has gone from one turning up every five to ten years to being commonly available.

A lot of collectables that were once considered rare are now a lot more commonly available due to the internet. This is particularly evident with rare books. Rare first editions of Australian books ( explorers etc ) are coming out of the woodwork on international dealers sites and finding their way back to Australia. Before the internet, these would have been lost to the Australian market.

I have purchased a few of these books over the years from OS dealers and sold them in specialist Australian book auctions and done very well out of them.

As for 1930 pennies, yes there are fakes for sale on ebay, but there are a lot more genuine coins in circulation than once thought. As collectors age, families are selling private coin collections and many 1930 pennies are going to investors rather than collectors. These tend to re-surface quicker than coins held in genuine collections.

There may be another 1930 penny in circulation soon. The father in law has recently passed away and has one in a collection he has held for over 70 years. Another coin that has not been known of before.

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

siddieswans — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:12:48 GMT

“A lot of collectables that were once considered rare are now a lot more commonly available due to the internet.” Absolutely. I well remember looking at items in antique shops in the late 60s onwards (yes I am that old) and if you queried the price, the shopkeeper would say “where would you find another one?” Fast forward 50 years and the Internet has shown us exactly where we can find another one. And another one.

If you’re a buyer that can be good, because you are able to find and purchase that cherished piece that will complete your collection. If you’re a seller that may be bad news; that “unique” “one of a kind” item that you were hoping to sell at a premium may now be found for sale at many locations. So the difference in saleability can come down to provenance and condition, as it should. No doubt that applies to a 1930 penny.

For sellers there are still items that can pleasantly surprise us; when eBay allows us a world-wide buying audience, auction results can give us a thrill, as I found this afternoon.

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

p_2717 — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 02:41:23 GMT

hen you have to consult many shops, i bought from ebay and luckily got the real thing. amen!

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dilents-market — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:03:44 GMT

Hi, the Australia Post mails I received from you are fake. I pasted them on the products I sold and they came back from Australia Post. The products you sold are fake, please pay me back my money. I am making a report. I pasted your stamps on the products I sold, all of them came back. These are called Australia Post Fake Stamps.

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

sandypebbles — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:33:23 GMT

Other members have nothing to do with you buying fakes

And we are certainly not going to give you money for doing so

Posting on the member to forum is not making a report

Contact the seller and tell them

And your terrible feedback is on you, it's not recent enough to try to lay the blame on buying fake stamps from an eBay seller, and *most* of it is not about postage

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

lezned-toycollector — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:32:36 GMT

Who are you talking to???

This is a community forum - which is not a method for contacting your seller.

What type of report are you making... a book report... a weather report... an NRL report... thanks for sharing, but it wasn't necessary.

A few words of advice...

1. If you wish to contact a seller, you'd be better served to leave the emotion out of your communication, and definitely don't start aggressively or with empty threats. That will just get you blocked.

2. If your item is not as described, you should open a return request. It is far easier and much less effort to follow correct procedure than it is to create a post here - especially when posting here won't achieve your desired result.

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

bral60 — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 04:47:22 GMT

please refund in full any silver coins its an attempt to defraud me

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

sandypebbles — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 04:51:11 GMT

Other members are not going to give you money

Nor is anyone here responsible if you bought anything fake

As with anything, if what you were sent is not what you actually bought, you open and follow through with an item not as described dispute

Given most of the feedback you leave is negative and much of the feedback left for you is from dodgy as sellers, maybe it is time you started caring about what you buy and from whom, rather than expecting anyone here to refund you for those choices

Re: Fake stamps and silver coins

chameleon54 — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:31:46 GMT

"There may be another 1930 penny in circulation soon. The father in law has recently passed away and has one in a collection he has held for over 70 years. Another coin that has not been known of before."

An interesting update to the 1930 penny. I have had it appraised by one of Australia's leading coin dealers. Initially he was sure it was genuine and was planning to make an offer. I received a call a week or so later and while it checks out in every way, he is not entirely happy about the 1930 numbers. I have compared it with a other 1930 pennies and can see what he means. He has seen a number of fakes over the years but is simply not willing to commit either way at this stage on the coin.

One interesting comment was that there where high quality, fake 1930 pennies around in the late 1940's and early 50's

The father in law found his in change in the 1950's, so if its a fake its a 70 year old fake.

the dealer we took it too appraises coins for the major auction houses so without his stamp of approval the coin is unsalable.

Our only option is to have it assessed by PCGS who can chemically test it and use xray tests if required. If real they will grade it and seal it in a plastic case for fee. This takes a minimum of 6 months.

All up an interesting excercise.

Any one want to buy a " genuine" 1930 penny on ebay. I promise its real. 😉