Ebay Panda Fake

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  1. meeko2011

    meeko2011 Member

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    Hello Stackers
    This looked ok in the Ebay listing its hard to see faults in the pics on Ebay at least this seller sent the same coin that was listed :( just another fake to add to the list I guess so now its a claim with Paypal the seller is insisting its a genuine coin .Dead giveaway of course is the vertical reeding instead of diagonal reeding on the edge of coin.The pitfalls of buying Panda coins on Ebay no more Ebay Panda's for me. Just thought I would let other know of the risks involved buying these coins on Ebay.

    Meeko



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    this is the coin
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/320753095566?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
     
    meeko2011, Oct 3, 2011
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    fishball New Member Silver Stacker

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    Dead giveaway would be the panda fur texture, I've got the legit one so maybe it was obvious to me since I've seen the real thing.

    Also the mirror background of the temple looks very 'plated-like', not as shiny.

    Bad luck though, :(
     
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    940palmtx New Member

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    Do you mean that it looks like there is no fur? No definition like the real ones?

    I tell ya, as a Panda collector and PM stacker in general, you guys are a real Godsend.
    Sharing your knowledge so unselfishly and willingly pretty much blows me away.
    An honor to be associated with you gents!
     
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    fishball New Member Silver Stacker

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    The fur looks discolored if that makes any sense. It just looks 'off'.
     
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    940palmtx New Member

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    I know what ya mean. If someone like you has seen a bunch of real ones, then a fake just looks 'off' as you say. I'm learning...slowly, but surely.
    I am glad to know about the plastic cases having the three dots and the slanted reeded edges. That makes me a bit more comfortable with the few non-slabbed ones I've purchased
     
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    comeaux New Member Silver Stacker

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    yea I see this seller has sold about 50 knives and one panda that's worth a box of paperclips
     
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I'll go with
    FAKE
    It looks like a chrome bumper bar ( I know nothing about Panda's & only own 1 )
    But every coin that I have picked up that looks like a chrome bumper bar have been fakes
     
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    yennus Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    WAST PERTH Location ? One feedback Pass
     
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    The panda looks like a lamington! 2008 lamington!
     
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    yeah. northern territory, western australia, darwin???
    dirty rotten eBayer.. haha i had a feeling they were fakes..

    cheers guys..
     
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    Is this where I sing the "stick with graded" song? :)
     
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  14. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    I thought you melted it?
     
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    That did get melted,I now own a Downies 2011 Panda :D

    It sounds like were talking about vintage cars now :)
     
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    I thought I had uploaded the other side here it is
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    Meeko
     
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    Update
    Seller refunded money I really think he did not know it was a fake ,What threw me was the double seal as I read somewhere this was hard to counterfeit :(
    Alls well I will post the item back to him
    Meeko
     
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