Influx of Talers from China!

[Nick Knight]

I've been watching more and more talers being listed on eBay by Chinese
sources. Some are rarer examples, some are more common. However, there has
apparently been a hoard of Hog Mouth talers recently uncovered there. These
3 turned up this morning, looking very similar to others I noticed earlier:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270344544527

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120378400392

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120378400718

Interestingly, on the last 2, the reverses have the same odd wavyness I
noticed on a piece from an earlier listing. Roller dies can cause some
wavyness, but to have them look so similar is unusual.

I'm just not that much of an expert to prove to anyone (eBay in particular)
that these are bogus. I just know I'd never bother even at the starting
bids.

Nick

[Bob]

Not only is the wavyness the same, the wear is identical also. These
coins are certainly fakes, as I'm sure are all the other offerings
from this seller.

I hope that our local eBay cops will take time off from harassing
Frank Provosek to jump on this guy.

Bob

[Nick Knight]

In <9e74c32f-ed21-4d7d...@q30g2000prq.googlegroups.com>, on
02/14/2009

Sorry for over-quoting. It seems to be "the norm" here now, so I thought
I'd be a bit abusive myself to say so.

The forth for today just popped up. Same reverse oddness, and another 3 day
auction. Wild:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220361854345

Nick

[Nick Knight]

In <4996fd87$3$avpx$mr2...@news.east.cox.net>, on 02/14/2009

at 12:18 PM, "Nick Knight" <bhnc...@mr2ice.com> said:

>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270344544527
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120378400392
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120378400718

>The forth for today just popped up. Same reverse oddness, and another 3
>day auction. Wild:

> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220361854345

And just today, yet-another one with the same reverse:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170303319840

Unfortunately, while I reported 3 of the previous 4 pieces to eBay as fakes,
they are still listed. Even worse, there are multiple bidders.

Check out the feedback on the latest seller. Apparently he sold someone a
"false" coin. With all of 10 feedbacks and 1 is a neg, it seems odd that
this seller would list a bogo and hope to get bids. Well, let's see how
silly my comments are when he sells it :(

Nick