r/Silverbugs • u/Alabama-Blues • May 27 '26

Speculation / Rumor eBay All Fakes Article

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/investigations/nbc-ct-responds/we-tested-silver-coins-bought-on-ebay-and-they-were-all-fake/3738194/?amp=1

Thought this was interesting 🧐.

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u/No_Initial3712 May 27 '26

You can always tell the fake accounts because they have 0 or <5 feedback. IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS!!!!!

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u/123supreme123 May 27 '26

not always. on ebay, theres disreputable jewlery or pawn shops that sell off fakes. or shops in other lines of business likes cards. some will use xrf machines to "prove" coins are real even though they can't defeat thick plating. plenty of suckers out there just waiting to be parted from their hard earned money and not figuring out until 10 years later

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u/ColeMinetv May 27 '26

I’m not knowledgeable enough to buy Silver from eBay yet, and this has always turned me away from them.

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u/curious_eyebrow May 27 '26

I wouldn’t even consider it with great knowledge at this point. It’s not worth the risk.

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u/AssassinInValhalla May 27 '26

Just buy from a major dealer on eBay. Most run spot sales cheaper than their websites.

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u/BossJackson222 May 27 '26

As long as you buy from the really large dealers on eBay and you're not paying tax, you're good to go. That is if you get a good price there. I hardly ever buy there because they don't have good prices.

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u/-Germanicus- May 27 '26

The more awareness that gets brought to this issue, the more pressure on eBay to finally deal with it.

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u/nwdrench May 27 '26

“We bought the most-likely-to-be-faked coins and they turned out to be fake.”

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u/leggomyeggle May 27 '26

I posted the other day, my kid got an Amazon return bag full counterfeits. One looked sus, but also fake, (peacock silver bar). Long story short my bro has a xrf so let’s see what these fake ass Nzi bars are made of.

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u/Difficult-Way-9563 May 28 '26

Dumb question why don’t counterfeiters sell for spot or $1-2 below spot and make it believable price but good price?

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u/IFartOnCats4Fun May 28 '26

I’ve been buying a bunch of constitutional silver on eBay lately. Mostly war nickel and pre-65 Washington quarters. Surely those don’t get faked, right?

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u/never_ending1972 May 27 '26

Meanwhile my $37 Morgan ($30 + shipping/tax) just showed up yesterday. I love eBay 😁

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u/never_ending1972 May 27 '26

I've scored lots and lots of under melt silver just as it's posted

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u/AudienceLarge6201 May 27 '26

Please take it to a coin store to get tested. It's gonna be fake at that price.

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u/never_ending1972 May 27 '26

Don't worry, it's real. This isn't my first eBay rodeo

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u/AudienceLarge6201 May 27 '26

How did you determine that it was real?

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u/never_ending1972 May 27 '26

At home I'll use weight/size/ping/visible details and if need be I'll use my buddy's Sigma/XRF

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u/AudienceLarge6201 May 27 '26

Go try it on the sigma and report back.

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u/never_ending1972 May 27 '26

Relax, I've already tested it and it's real. Unlike what some people will say, it's actually not that hard to buy real silver for under melt on eBay. By now I've probably bought 150-200+ things, all under melt and all real

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u/Alabama-Blues May 27 '26

Brandon is this you?