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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

sinkingfeeling

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

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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.

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How can Ebay have so much fake antiquities on it? [View all] 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