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Offline Rupert

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antika99 still at large
« on: August 09, 2005, 11:51:04 am »
The latest fakes from our "old friend" antika99:

Demetrios Poliorketes for 40€ and Kyme tet for 76€,
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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2005, 11:53:47 am »
...a Hadrian cistophor for 51€, and a Macedon 2nd century BC tet for 56€...
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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2005, 11:55:09 am »
...a Gordian II sestertius for 52€ (didn't we always dream of this?)...
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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2005, 11:58:57 am »
...or here, an offer you can't refuse: Three Gordian I denarii with unpublished reverse from identical dies for 52€ , or four Julia Titi denarii! Who said these coins are rare?! Just ask antika99, our chief source for crappy Ebay fakes! May all his teeth fall out and only one remain left, for toothache!

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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2005, 12:38:43 pm »
Here the next ones. Today on ebay.de! But antika99 is correct! The description is 7 pieces of silver and 3 pieces of silver. I hope it is silver!

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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2005, 12:42:33 pm »
And here 10 pieces of silver from antika99 on ebay.de.

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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2005, 02:39:17 pm »
Looking at the prices his "coins" archive the last weeks, I looks to me that most buyers know it are fakes. Selling numerous very rare coins (Brutus for exemple) looking all the same, must looks suspicious. Even to the newbies.
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Nico

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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2005, 02:41:31 pm »
Yes, what strikes me is the fact that this guy must feel completely safe although everybody knows he's selling fakes. He's given up any reasonable pretence of selling genuine coins.

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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2005, 03:26:16 pm »
Indeed, if you want to sell a rare, fake coin, you would normally sell it apart. And your other auctions would be real, but less expensive coins.
But he is selling them all together.
How low a man can go ::).
Nico

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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2005, 07:45:17 pm »
How low?  You mean, on his IQ test?  Pat L.
(I know the tests are not 'meaningful', but what they do test, cleverness, they do test).

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Re: antika99 still at large
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2005, 10:18:16 pm »
I haven't looked but I hope these were reported to the fake coin reports.  Posts are not a good searchable reference the fake coin reports are a much better tool for collectors to use to protect themselves.
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