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bif

(24,246 posts) Tue Mar 7, 2023, 04:38 PM Mar 2023

How can Ebay have so much fake antiquities on it?

Just search the category "Ancient Antiquities" and a ton of cheap stuff comes up. From what I've read, all the stuff from Egypt and Morocco is fake.

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How can Ebay have so much fake antiquities on it? (Original Post) bif Mar 2023 OP

Because it's the Internet and there's no quality control. Caveat emptor. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #1

What? The guys that tweak search engines for high prices and call it a free marketplace bucolic_frolic Mar 2023 #2

We were in Egypt last year leftieNanner Mar 2023 #3

eBay has had issues for a while now Shermann Mar 2023 #4

they just want their fees ZonkerHarris Mar 2023 #5

They are in business to make the most money in the shortest amount of time, all of their Chainfire Mar 2023 #7

Have you ever gone to a flea market? Same thing. It's always been 'buyer beware' sinkingfeeling Mar 2023 #6

Why? "A fool and his money are soon parted." nt Whatthe_Firetruck Mar 2023 #8

but try + sell a louis vittand purse w/ labels. pansypoo53219 Mar 2023 #9

Ocelot II

(121,474 posts)

1. Because it's the Internet and there's no quality control. Caveat emptor.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 04:40 PM

Mar 2023

bucolic_frolic

(47,585 posts)

2. What? The guys that tweak search engines for high prices and call it a free marketplace

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 04:40 PM

Mar 2023

permit fakes? Nah! Go away!!

leftieNanner

(15,742 posts)

3. We were in Egypt last year

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 04:42 PM

Mar 2023

Guides told us that most things for sale are plastic.

On the bottom are words in Egyptian that say. "Made in China".

Shermann

(8,722 posts)

4. eBay has had issues for a while now

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 04:45 PM

Mar 2023

I used to trade used musical equipment up there. The last time I signed on, the "items based on your recent views" scroller on the main page was nothing but Chinese counterfeit guitars. You have to sift through pages of that garbage to find any genuine stuff for sale. The genuine stuff is sketchy too, with price gouging and fraudulent duplicated listings. They aren't even trying. Their heyday was the mid 2000's to mid 2010's and their best days seem to be behind them. I'm not a hater either, they had one hell of a good run.

ZonkerHarris

(25,421 posts)

5. they just want their fees

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Tue Mar 7, 2023, 04:47 PM

Mar 2023

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

7. They are in business to make the most money in the shortest amount of time, all of their

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 06:03 PM

Mar 2023

decisions will be based on that. That is who we are and what we do.

sinkingfeeling

(53,249 posts)

6. Have you ever gone to a flea market? Same thing. It's always been 'buyer beware'

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 05:26 PM

Mar 2023

when it comes to antiques. All antiquities are supposedly monitored on entry to the US. No one should even consider buying an antiquity via the internet.

Whatthe_Firetruck

(605 posts)

8. Why? "A fool and his money are soon parted." nt

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Tue Mar 7, 2023, 09:01 PM

Mar 2023

pansypoo53219

(21,789 posts)

9. but try + sell a louis vittand purse w/ labels.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 11:53 PM

Mar 2023

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