I was rather skeptical about some products on the eBay site as to whether they were genuine or not, but we all know there are many fakes out there, however, when is comes to currency, this is a different story. See note: Creating Counterfeit U.S. Currency
Under section 471 of the U.S. Criminal Code, "whoever, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters any obligation or other security of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both." 18 U.S. C. § 471. Now, saying the above, some replicas can be made but they must abide by the following below!
Yes, replicas of United States coins can be made, but they must be marked "COPY" to avoid being mistaken for genuine currency and to comply with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). I purchased some coins and based on their title/review and knowing that eBay had a policy of protecting buyers, I took the chance. Here is the purchase title and details:_______________________________________________________________
FREE SHIPING 2024 American Silver Eagle $1 Coin 1 oz. 999 Fine Silver
Sol-seedoflife
Sol-seedoflife
(865) The above slearly states that this product is. 999 Silver and does NOT state that it is a copy. I received the product and promptly had them checked out to realize that they were indeed not silver at all, but some other metals. I contacted eBay support and below is what they wrote back to me! What happened:
We looked into your report and didn't find the listing to be in violation of our policy. This determination was made by a customer service agent. If you reported content that isn't listed below, we'll send a separate email once we've made a decision. Your reference ID:
**************_______________________________________________________________ This was my second report and also stating section 471 of the Criminal Code. Clearly eBay is not adhering to their once standards of protecting buyers from fakes and sellers on their site. It's understandable that it's not possible to catch everyone, but when it's brought to their attention and they don't do anything, well that's another story. Might want to reconsider buying things on eBay in the future!

Well where to start... buying items and winning bids came easily at first. The first few sellers I transacted with were very professional and pleasant and I was highly satisfied with my items to begin with. But then things changed after I decided to list some of my own items to try and sell after I bought my last item. Here came the scammers and harrassment from Ebay themselves insisting me to provide feedback for every single item I bought, some of which was negative, and apparently that is not an option, not even a neutral. Today I got a nasty email in my private inbox telling me to update my review to positive-mind you it was only a neutral, not negative, so not so bad. Anyway, Ebay refuses to budge on giving clear direction and recourse on reporting fraudulent buyers/sellers or blocking problematic users and even closing my account which I am very close to doing now because I have been very patient and reasonable with trying to solve problems with these people and wanted to give them another chance, but now am very disgusted with their policies and unethical way of doing things. I am so sick of Ebay "sellers" claiming their items are in excellent condition, and Ebay claiming this "seller" automatically received 5 stars for the transaction just to bully me into giving a great review(pair of sandals I bought lasted less than a month and now I'm paying $$ to have them repaired. Yes they were preowned but still, the seller should not have stated they were in excellent condition when clearly that wasn't the case. Looks can be deceiving.). And now they won't cooperate with how I want to edit my listings for items to sell, to try and make some $$ to make up for the cash I lost buying garbage? No phone number to call that works, no real customer service... trying to figure out what to do once and for all to find peace of mind and leave this site for good. I strongly advise for anyone to stay clear away from this corrupt corporation. Anyone who knows how I can close my account outside of Ebay "help" and refer me to someplace where I can formally file a complaint(Admissions General... forgot what was recommended earlier... Beaureau of Consumer Complaints? Please PLEASE let me know. Thank you for reading and any assistance or advise given.

So many lies. Wasted my money for the last time. *******000*******000*******000*******000*******000*******000**************

PLEASE READ THE BELOW COMPALINT TO UNDERSTAND HOW EBAY CHEATS AND HARASES A PARALYSED PERSON INDIA.

EBAY INDIA SPOILS EBAY REPUTATION AROUND THE WORLD FOR HARASSING A HANDICAPPED /PARALYSED PERSON BY REJECTING A GENUINE EBAY GUARANTEE CLAIM

INCIDENT-1: Amit Khurana (a consumer) purchased mobile INTEX AQUA PRO 3G FOR Intex Aqua 3G Pro for

COST: Rs. 3,575.00 paid ON 26/08/2015 through mobiwik. (Paisa Pay ID *******0078)

INCIDENT 2: MOBIEL RECEIVED ON 29th August 2015 and same day the eBay guarantee claim was opened as the brand new mobile was found defective and not working properly.

Incident 3: eBay declined the claim saying that product is under warranty from manufacturer (intex) and consumer should follow up directly with manufacturer.

Incident 4: AMIT KHURANA (CONSUEMR) CALLS EBAY AND reports that he is not well and handicapped and paralyzed since last 3 years and cannot follow up with manufacturer and go to service station.

Incident 5) eBay customer acre refuses any help.

EBay notification present on website::
Replacement and refund for this product is covered through

EBay guarantee details:
Claim ID: *******
Paisa Pay ID: *******0078
Item number: **************

Resolution: REFUND REQUIRED.

Request from Customer:
To the Authority reading this email,
EBay ahs cheated customer named amit khurana in this case by sending him a defective INTEX pro mobile, and also not respecting his refund request despite his request that he is handicapped and is not in a state to follow up with manufacturer.

Under eBay guarantee, eBay should collect back the mobile and refund the money to customer who needs help and is handicapped.

ON HUMAN GROUND AS eBay is not supporting this concern; eBay should be punished and penalized for this action heavily under law from GOVT OF INDIA TO set an example for
- Penalizing eBay for cheating with customer
- Penalizing eBay for harassing handicapped/paralyzed person.

EBay registered office:

EBay India Private Limited,
14th Floor, North Block,
R-TECH Park,
Western Express Highway,
Goregaon (East),
Mumbai *******,
Maharashtra(India)

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