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FORVM's NOTORIOUS FAKE SELLERS LIST (NFSL)
« on: April 18, 2005, 01:08:30 am »
The sellers listed below are notorious fake sellers. We do not list sellers that make an occasional error. The sellers on this list knowingly and intentionally sell fakes. The list is long but many are the multiple eBay IDs of the same people (a few of the aliases are identified as such below). When they are added to this list or their negative feedback builds these sellers abandon their current ID and get a new one. We are now adding Etsy sellers to the NFSL. These sellers are criminals and frauds.

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Non-eBay Notorious Fake Sellers
Sadigh Gallery Ancient Art
ancientantiques.com

eBay Notorious Fake Sellers
*****spqr*****
**imprial***coins**
*big.deals*
*heyu
*the*paradise*
0176*turalo
09romer
1.maximus
1126coins             (aka wcrs84)
11avgustcollectibles11
123dealswithme
123elvis82
123polipat
2014mitsotakis
2014nobonch
2015bgevang
24speed  (9/2018 new seller? selling hockey sticks)
2big1q4u
300rarecoins
333omega
777.store
7879teri
83znkl
8sources
911razor
9722louis (aka primagerma and youg)
9935steph
a_coin_china
abderrela-50
abja.antics
abzantique
ace-antiques (a UK eBay seller, not related to the company of the same name in Bakersfield, CA, USA)           
acscoinsshop (tooled Judaean coins)
actarus667
activ_coin_art_78
adekatinoko724
ad_praetorium_antiques
aeternitas-coins
agom3980
ahma01 (aka snt0035, snt222, nogni)
aielas19
Aitnacoins
akber-65
albedo-26 (tooled Judaean coins)
aledush201717
aleksandarcollectibles2018
alexander_art_classic
Alexandriacoins
algot_29
alibali_445
alikoki66
amazingitems3000
amorcoins713
amsatoudaniel
amulet_collectables
anastasiya1917
ancientbulkseller
angelia79099
anhuiren10
ancientearth2006
ancienthandsltd
ancientcoinsandartefacts7807
ancientbaron-coins
ancientearth2006
ancientgreek
ancientground
ancienthistoryltd
ancient_kingdom1541
ancientr  (aka rancient)
ancient.silkroad
ancientreasure (aka ancientr, rancient)
ancienthistorylondon
ancient.land
ancient.necropolis.london
ancient-artefacts777
ancient-artefacts-uk
ancient_coins_2015
ancient_kingdoms
ancient-shop_com (aka romanseller and berwyn)
andy-montana
angemanol
angi19670_0
angyart64
anmari84
antart10
ant1234antik
antares27
Anticorus21
antiekmuntenhandel
antik.muenzen
antik_studio_pana
antik-forum15
antike2017
antikpat
antigua0412
antika99                (aka sanfoura852)
antique0909
antiquehobby1
antique_stoneshop
antique-shop_1
antiquesshop1969
antiquiti
aothentica
apollo.antique
apoloarcheolgy
apv0035
aquineon
ardenias21
arizonastate
arqueologo55
ars-aeterna (aka julius-nepos)
ars-romana
art.and.coins
artcameo76
artemisa-9
artefacts-ltd
artifacts.uk
ARTIFATSUK
aspennumis
athena1957carl (9/2018 only selling modern jewelry)
augustatheodora
auth_numis_antiq
authenticancientcoins2010
autolibhaber45
Autosportage
b-antiques
baiduyong2010
balthazar56
banaknejr2011
banknotes_international
basquewolf
batibaleno
babachevak
bazmxps
bcculture
becksent1
bedrusco09
bellarts2004
ber1yn
bernmontesqui-0
berwyn (aka ancient-shop_com and romanseller)
bestsells4u
bfr5069
bidancient  (aka EFTIS)
bigarhold_123
bigerharry
bill-klenton
biloxi.99
bisol4000
black.moggie1
bluecity2012 (aka stutheblue67, s*d*67, s***********e)
bluerinco  (9/2018 only selling car and motorcycle parts and accessories)
b.m.coins
bodiegold
boktorka333
bonni12
bookfinder1st
boroves
borovez
bozennowakowsk0
bridal.fashion
brigsou0 
britannicvs
brotherscommerce
bruce.li.shop
buddha***dang
bugsys.bar
bul_fishing_1981
bulshop555
buyandsell820116
b-u-n-k-e-r
bveltchev
byblosantiques
c.silversto
caesar_antiques
caesars.emporium
caligula1313
cantugran
carmenmata1
casa_di_roma_uk
catamana17
chalco13
che.ca2015
chenchong20111105
china-sian
chicho61
cimolais2005
claelianvs (aka Julius-nepos, Julius_nepos, pinara-lycia, promoneta, and promonetae)
Clairecoins
classical-art-collection
classic-coin-shop
claudius_gothicus_ii
cliff*
cng_coins (on ebay.nl no relation to the USA dealer CNG)
Coclico21
Coin-Ancient-World
coin007
coin_pouch
coin.papermoney
coinartefact01
coinauction12
coindad1951
coinlandia
coins58
coinsgalleryauctionco
coinshanter
coinpalace18
coinsoftheworld27
coinsshopantic
coinsverwalter
coins-stantinus
colchester1986
collector08888
coinsshopantic
coleccionables-de-historia
come7undone10
constantinus026
cosii.sp.legv.roma.leg1
coucouche0_0
CrystalballStore (Etsy)
cultural-art-china
Daciacoins
dadleaveus              (aka dadleaveus2, jerbo_spain)
dadleaveus2            (aka dadleaveusjerbo_spain)
dalp-s                      (aka singidunum-bg)
damastion2010
dani_teri_1
danny1970000
david.cardiff*
dbanyc
debbylastcall
decussius
des552009
descoins
desimone_1 (Not a fake seller but stole photos from Forum's catalog and claimed they were sent by customers who found them in their uncleaned coins.)
detritusvt
dettechno
devidc332
dharmacoins
diadumenianus
dianisimo
dibunny59
Didacticus
didbg84
dimi5002
dimitrisancients
dimitristesalon
dimvlad
diosesdelolimpo
diosromano
DiosRomanus
diosromanuss
djon-edgar
djosefina7329
dm-numismatik
dodonis598
domus-aurea-coins
doublevision.81
dradjord11
dragiva35
dromashopp
drosdofilos765
drstecher
ds_278**
eddin_jerom
edwardnumis
edwardswholesale2013
EFTIS                                  (aka bidancient)
egdirdlewendy                     (aka handsofhistory)
ehrliche-denaar                   (fraudulently lists common genuine coins as rare types)
elf52
elhomoh_0
elia_maro
elmerjosef
emase-36
emmazheirlooms
emmic_25
empire_gallery                    (aka obsolete and spes-pvblica)
emperador55
emperor-treasure
endind
efzet-numismatik
estatedoctor
este-bella19
eternalinvestments
Eugenius Coins
eurocoinsauctions
everythinginside (lists as replicas but in description not titles)
exellentoldgoods
expo-antichita
exquisitenostalgia
fangkongtian
fantastical112
Farasalma_0
felix_aedius
fidelito90
fk1122
fletch17390
forgettherestiamthebest
fortuna_123
francemonnaies2015
franciscsilv-233
franz9516
frederic-collections
FRIJO
gagoc_6
gagoc16
galeonhundido-2
game_of_thrones1948
ganggang_yuan520
garata999
gd-gallery
gb10deals
germanusindutilli
geboze50
Georgeinasaint
georgkris
georgtalino111
geotod_1po2q10le
getod_4
gramc6972
grandpopz_goodies
great4481
greatancientantiques
gsalesr
gobrelle
gog469
gomolava1997
gorrinero135
gossef
greatwarriorachilles
gsgallery10
habz65                      (aka slentz.2008)
hael-95
hakel.78
hammered_coins
handsofhistory                    (aka egdirdlewendy)
handydandymon
hannibal89
hannbenm
halloween_030757
happy_seller-2009
harit-pave
haselmus3
hashas91                             (aka kobrak5911)
hauriga
havaiome2012
heavencoins18
helgavonwil
helmut15
heretrvs
historic_coins
holdingancienthistory
holylandartifacts
honda.4wd
honesty-stone
horehnejad1000
horusthegreat
hotdeals-555
hubabubalondon
hugsilv-12
iancoins
icarusnumismatics
igorko61
ilidi-ilidi
lmantagi88
imperatorial
Imperator60
imperial.relics13
io-560
iradedios88
iroczzzz
ivababa_38
ivcollectibles
ivgan-70
ivlaz2682
ivo820104
ivtas4
jademo04
Jclouis
jademo04
jakalsearch
jameklinge_4
janbyut                   (listed a coin still owned by Forum on eBay.  Took the photo and description from the Forum catalog)
jardigar                   (Eugene Deleu aka numis18)
jbcollectables99
Jclouis                     (website ARTNUMISMA)
jdne07
jdvolkophcollection
jenofonte48
jerbo_spain            (aka dadleaveus, dadleaveus2)
jerusalem.gifts
jim5658       (aka la4land, rainbowraw, red-one73, vespasiana1981)
jimlou2006
jinbiaoyaya
j.i.w.1972
joelldumortie_0
johan2850
johnjulie2122
jon.mcclaine
jorestes (aka kaeleti)
jorjscoins
jputters83
julia_pia
julia54*
Julianus_2010
juli_molan
juliuscaesarnumberone
Julius-nepos        (aka Julius_nepos, claelianvs, pinara-lycia, promoneta, promonetae and ars-aeterna)
Julius_nepos        (aka Julius-nepos, claelianvs, pinara-lycia, promoneta, promonetae and ars-aeterna)
juliusverus
julmer52
kaeleti (aka jorestes)
Kamon8574
kamud_mare
karakalas
karkor10
katari988
kcyr59
kcyr59zeek
king-of-the-ant
kkocc8785
klazumenai905
klugerde
knight33r   
know_uz_ark
kobrak5911                             (aka hashas91)
Kodak-easy     (sells replicas in genuine coins listing area)
khom66
kopar0208
krasbaba0
kremerzahar123
kukuviza
kycoinguy
ladismr1948
la4land       (aka jim5658, rainbowraw, red-one73, vespasiana1981)
lancoins
lanzresell
lepabrena19
legioantics
legiofretensis
Legion8
legion_8
legion_vi
legion_viii
legioulpiavictrix
lehmann5
leonidas-22
lepka1948
leventbud-0
liucheng336699
liviadrusilacoins
lizziessecrettreasures
lolita.b-55
London-coins
lotenius 1er
Louisbonie
louisbonie
lozano32
lr_2000
ltxod-05oaucsh
lucarositobia2007
lucastodd311
luciovero1
luckybaby201019
luckyjewelrystore (9/2018 No coins or antiquities at this time)
luissas2011
lulutong8
lunavonfalkenstein
luxeon55
m_davidson03
machairidis14
machkatadm
machthappy
mafazo
magna_coins
Magnence26                       (AKA Lucilla60)
magicwiz60
makhaira
maniahistoria1
mangizite-2008
mar-frees
marinvourgent-0
marmarnas
Marcantere 10
marcoope-265
maro.eli
mary_g-1
masterm33       (AKA magicwiz60)
masterpujador
mavigodi
may_tsen
maygo 3
mazagurini
maximinus435
mesalina
meteoritestuff
middle.earth
mikes-artefacts
milangubi2006  (9/2018 Now selling ramen noodles)
millenniumantiques1
mine.teod
mirijana1957
miromanas-0
mitmosh
mizlat_50
memory135
mesalina
mihpet-13
mm-colecciones
monidr_68
moldova-58
monedas_sauron  (aka jerbo_spain)
monerle08
monetata
moneta-hermes
monetopolis
Moonlord67
moonstone_lovely
moor996
mram-0
mrjones66
mrokich
mrs-stigs-antiquities
mrsmith66
mullernumismatik
mulpio
multinationalbusiness
mussry11
my-collection1
mylkkfel (9/2018 Now sells vitamins)
my_pappas_pouch
nadejda73
nanaz_nicknacks
nao0035
natstojil_0
naumthai_heirloom
neildd2006
nenko-marti
nero033
neronclaudiusdrus7
nervae00
Nikafinds
nikgla_0
niki7010
nikoldodi-5
nikostardeals
niniogn1962
ninnioo1912
noahs_ark_2022
noahs_ark_usa      (aka no_waz_ark, know_uz_ark, emmazheirlooms)
noahs_ark_temple
nogni                     (aka ahma01, snt0035, snt222)
no_waz_ark
nncollections           (aka moonstone_lovely)
npk1973
Numerounonicasio
Numis18
numis-rares
numiscartago
numismatics.888
numismatic-treasures
numisnica
numissoto1
nyantiques22
obsolete                (aka empire_gallery and spes-pvblica)
ohboykurt
oh.freddy.freddy    (aka caesars.emporium)
oldart*
oldlostworld
oldromancoins
oldtreasureseal
oleksandr49
orden60
ottogalba
outside1
panantukanuk841
pana_nis
pappas_pouch
pavloantiqueshop
pax21weiss
pedro-21
pegusasancientcoins
peioni-1
penhors35
Peshkathecat2      (Irena Petrov aka Alexandriacoins, starbukx)
phoenixnumismatics2015
piamp-87     (aka plamp-87)
piehel
pinara-lycia            (aka Julius-nepos, Julius_nepos, claelianvs, promoneta, and promonetae)
plamp-87     (aka piamp-87)
platon12345
plotina_2007
pontios51
pr.daly
prefrdric0
primagerma           (aka youg and 9722louis)
promise-is-debt
promoneta             (aka Julius-nepos, Julius_nepos, pinara-lycia, claelianvs, and promonetae)
promonetae           (aka Julius-nepos, Julius_nepos, pinara-lycia, claelianvs, and promoneta)
pt-coin
qianbitiantang88

Continued in the next post...
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Re: FORVM's NOTORIOUS FAKE SELLERS LIST
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2010, 10:42:39 am »
Continued from the previous post...

r.o.n.o.2014
raed-16
rafaprio
rainbowraw            (aka jim5658, la4land, red-one73, vespasiana1981
rainbow-star10
rajusha.123
rancient  (aka ancientr)
rainraw
rare.ancient
rasney-0
raymondlabrocante
real-treasure-uk
red-one73               (aka jim5658, la4land, rainbowraw, vespasiana1981)
reformasa79
reitripio
requete78
restbazar
reveur22
rhoemetalces
ribold
rita2091
rodopi2001
roma_coins
romancoins1***
romanimperial
roman.land
romanseller           (aka ancient-shop_com and berwyn)
romanprosecutor
roman_treasures24
rommades
romus555
Rozaoo35
ruswars
rww2009
sabarwati
sacra-moneta
Sadigh Gallery Ancient Art
sagittario2323
salted
salvsavg
samir-banut
samibanut
samirbanut
samler1960
san033torini
sanfoura852          (aka antika 99)
sapennumis
sar.weiss-0
saxby coins
Saxbys-coins
sb72stephane
Sboogie1968
sb-coins
scipion-searcher
Second-hand_shop_123
seller.ancient
septimius2014
Serdiko
sergeq8101222   
shenwen030988
shop0035
shopeu-bg
shop.hopper
sigi196210
SILKROAD.ANTIQUE
silvercoins28
silverdenar
Simon_hazl
singidunum-bg                    (aka dalp-s)
sinikolcoin
sirina-lv
sixtino
sjblencoe                            (aka titusflavian)
slentz.2008
snt0035                              (aka ahma01, snt222, nogni)
snt222                                (aka ahma01, snt0035, nogni)
sokadee850
somatofak575
sonyadicto6
source4you
sourcebox
spageor_0
sparatok907
spes-pvblica                       (aka empire_gallery and obsolete)
sporoptimo
Sportjanne
spqr_numismatics
SSS88SSS
staltod
star4eto80
starbukx                             (aka Peshkathecat2)
stardust310         (aka aeternitas-coins, heavencoins18, domus-aurea-coins, classic-coin-shop, p********0)
stpgallery
stoke_2010
stutheblue67
stunningdeals05
sumpton_boro
sumstani
sunnytime
superlizz1
swetmau-9
sylvester.ekaterina
tangraantiquities
tanya199264
tb_88288838*
tbjuacw
tekalf734
terescoingallery
terra-romana22
theancientworldart
thecoinguy
theodoraavgusta
theodosevastiano0
theroyalsocietyofbritishexploration
thessalonikiseller
thesussexfinder
thracianland
tiberius_coins
tiborlift1957
tiflis73
tihomir7716
titusflavian                          (aka sjblencoe)
tnt019
tochniat
todorjivkov2014
tomcoins
tonita0035
topo0035
Toross2012
torotor911
tovas34
tpsngallery
trakart081
Treasures of the World           (aka worldwidestore)
tresvirimonetales
tribunicapotestas
trinvestment
triple.diamond
Troyanka
trump***
tumbale_0
turcumansells
twin_angels_mint
ubsegler
uncle_jons_attic
uniqueitemsshop
uniques77777
unique-market
urielkyriakou
velkuk2015
vergina**
vesp82
vesko25
vespasiana1981                (aka jim5658, la4land, rainbowraw, red-one73)
vestodo0
vetacoins
vetoni86
victo82                               (aka ancient-artifacts777)
victoriantiquities
victoriqn
vintage.brew
vintage.intaglio
vintage_items925
vintagepishkaproject
violetadomina
viorel6789
virulipa46
vitaliy_0
volk_65
vonhofen
wannarat98
wcrs84 (aka 1126coins)
whchensheng888
whcwb1231
wickey666
Wildwide-2008
wnasr23
worldwidestore (aka Treasures of the World)
worleyenterprisesinternati
xia_lan72
xitancients
xproj_4
xovana
yanaki00
yanhui598168
yamartin44
yordazaharie-5
yordkras-0
youane15
youg                    (aka primagerma and 9722louis)
young_caesar999
yvonne4652
zade-nikol
Zentauros1
zephyrus-coins
z_e_r_o_0
zlatina5931
zlshop
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Re: FORVM's NOTORIOUS FAKE SELLERS LIST
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2010, 09:03:30 am »
$$ REWARD for Reporting Fakes $$

Unfortunately, the FORVM staff does not have time to look for fakes on the internet.  We don't even have time to submit the reports when someone tells us about fakes.  We need volunteers to help.

If you submit more than 25 Fake Coin Reports in one month, we will pay $2 Forum dollars for every report you submitted.  You must be registered (have a customer account) to receive Forum dollars.  Forum dollars may be used to pay for up to 50% off the total of any Forum Ancient Coins store catalog purchase.  

If you submit more than 25 Fake Coin Reports in one month, at the end of the month, submit a request for Forum dollars by email to CustomerService@forumancientcoins.com.  Include your name (first and last) and the total number of fake coin reports submitted during the month.  Please do not submit requests before the end of the month.  Please do not submit your request using a discussion board message or post.  Please do not request payment for less than 25 reports.  
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Re: FORVM's NOTORIOUS FAKE SELLERS LIST (NFSL)
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2019, 10:43:57 am »
HOW TO NOMINATE A SELLER FOR THE NOTORIOUS FAKE SELLERS LIST!

Do not nominate a seller, post a seller's name or username, link to a seller's eBay listings or store or website unless you are certain some of their coins are fake. If you are uncertain, wait until a consensus is reached in discussion that at least some of their coins are fake. 

Step 1)  If you are not certain the coins are fake, post some of the seller's coins that you suspect are fake. Do not include the sellers' name or a link. If you have found matching fakes on the Fake Coin Reports, say so. Upload the photos to the discussion board. Do not link to the photos on eBay or another website. 

Step 2)  If you are certain the seller's coins are fake or, if originally uncertain, after consensus is reached that the coins are fake, then nominate the seller.  Only then should the seller be named and a link provided. 

Step 3)  The nomination post or thread should have the subject, "NFSL nomination insert eBay username" or "Nomination of insert eBay username as a Notorious Fake Seller." The post should include the username and a link to the sellers' item list on eBay.  
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