Result of our campain "file a claim for fake selling"
focused on the uniques77777 group
We reported countless times the fakes of uniques77777 and its branches (five_stars_five, augusta_fine_arts) on ebay. After filing all claims for fake selling, this crook began to increase the number of fakes and opened a fourth branch, ebay ID alexander_art_classic. February 10, 2018 followed the fifth branch helioscoins20177. This leaves a lot of room for guesswork and these assumptions leave ebay in a very bad light.
Mafia-like structures and global links make it easy for scammers. The ebay's failure to remove the negative feedbacks in compliance with ebay guidelines makes the feedbacks worthless.
There are a good two dozen seller in the antiquities sector cheating on a large scale. And every day there will be more.
fake-ticker......... same seller, uniques77777, five_stars_five, augusta_fine_arts and alexander_art_classic
March 1, 2018 = total 60 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 5 newly listed today
March 2, 2018 = total 62 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 8 newly listed today
March 3, 2018 = total 67 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 15 newly listed today (pics of the complete listing attached)
March 4, 2018 = total 69 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 8 newly listed today
March 6, 2018 = total 83 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 16 newly listed today
March 7, 2018 = total 91 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 9 newly listed today
March 8, 2018 = total 102 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 11 newly listed today
March 11,2018 = total 94 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 7 newly listed today
March 12,2018 = total 99 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 13 newly listed today
March 13,2018 = total 95 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 11 newly listed today
March 17,2018 = total 71 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 16 newly listed today
March 18,2018 = total 70 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 8 newly listed today
March 19,2018 = total 76 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 11 newly listed today
March 20,2018 = total 85 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 16 newly listed today
March 27,2018 = total 64 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 10 newly listed today
March 28,2018 = total 78 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 14 newly listed today
March 29,2018 = total 89 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 11 newly listed today
March 30,2018 = total 113 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 15 newly listed today
April 1 ,2018 = total 86 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 7 newly listed today
April 2 ,2018 = total 75 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 8 newly listed today
April 3 ,2018 = total 80 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 14 newly listed today
April 4 ,2018 = total 74 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 8 newly listed today
April 5 ,2018 = total 70 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 8 newly listed today
April 6 ,2018 = total 73 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 14 newly listed today
April 9 ,2018 = total 79 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 14 newly listed today
April 12 ,2018 = total 65 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 12 newly listed today
April 13 ,2018 = total 63 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 13 newly listed today
April 19 ,2018 = total 32 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 12 newly listed today
April 20 ,2018 = total 31 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 13 newly listed today
April 21 ,2018 = total 39 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 13 newly listed today
April 23 ,2018 = total 54 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 13 newly listed today
April 24 ,2018 = total 63 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 11 newly listed today
April 26 ,2018 = total 65 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 14 newly listed today
This seller has recovered from the shock of negative feedbacks. After his "I-have-all-inherited" lie, he raises the fake offers again ..
May 16, 2018 = total 32 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 10 newly listed today
May 21, 2018 = total 32 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 21 newly listed today
May 24, 2018 = total 49 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 27 newly listed today
May 26, 2018 = total 46 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 18 newly listed today
May 27, 2018 = total 56 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 10 newly listed today
May 31, 2018 = total 43 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 15 newly listed today
June 4, 2018 = total 31 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 16 newly listed today
June 6, 2018 = total 28 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 12 newly listed today
June 19, 2018 = total 38 counterfeits listed from uniques77777 of which 14 newly listed today
21. 9. 2018 number of fakes listed from uniques77777............................25
21. 9. 2018 number of fakes listed from five_stars_five...........................41
10.12.2018 number of fakes listed from uniques77777 ............................62
10.12.2018 number of fakes listed from five_stars_five ...........................17
Happy New Year 2019...............the fraud continues
Uniques77777 and its branch five_stars_five are trying to build on the success story of the past.
uniques77777 ............ 6. 2. 2019 ................. 56 fakes
five_stars_five ............6. 3. 2019 ................. 24 fakes
80 fakes in just a week and the ebay buyers still are not suspicious? Wow
For the time of our campaign
http://ancientartifakes.net/smf/index.php/topic,1254.0.html
our guests can also see the full extent of this seller’s scams.
http://ancientartifakes.net/smf/index.php/board,468.0.html
and his fake branch five_stars_five
http://ancientartifakes.net/smf/index.php/board,488.0.html
PS.
Since this crook is in our forum, the counterfeits increase daily.
For me that means he feels very safe, really shows us the middle finger (well known Italian gesture), and above all, there is likely one on ebay that helps him or - more likely - he is a member of a Bulgarian gang acting worldwide. He is putting his thumb on his nose to all of those who object to his fraud
Approx. 350 - 400 fake reports about this crook from various ebay members, anyway ebay is silent and lets him continue to cheat. Incredible
Preliminary result
We have become uncomfortable. Ebay did not respond, but what looked like a defeat in the beginning has turned out to be a partial victory.
Ebay has its own way of dealing with cheaters. After estimated 350-400 fake reports uniques77777 closed from one day to the next his complete listing. After a few days all fakes were listed again.
That was irritating. It turns out, however, that uniques77777 can only (or may) sell "nationally". No international listing is possible anymore.
Why is USA "National" for a European seller?
He comes from Bulgaria, but ebay offers the possibility for sellers from countries where ebay is not represented to sell from the USA. This is exploited by the fraudsters. The Serbian and Bulgarian mafia-like gangs now have an easy game, spread all over the world and serve their customers with fakes.
And ebay kills two birds with one stone. It has hypocritically reacted to the many fake reports while saving its high profit margins (10% sales charge).
That's what I call "double morality". In one sense, the index finger is raised (customer protection), in the other respects ebay works under the public eye as a fence
Chris
PS. ebay has decided only to limit the restriction to national sales. This cheater is allowed to sell his fakes again internationally. The selling prices rise again and ebay can continue to participate in this scam.
From 8. 3. 2018 to 3. 6. 2018 number of fakes sold = 369
From 22. 5. 2018 to 7. 8. 2018 number of fakes sold = 225
FAKE OF THE MONTH..........June 2017
.............. is no longer alone. Barely 18 months later another eid mar silver ring was found. Same excavation site, fake workshop in Serbia.
You can read this article and many others here:
http://ancientartifakes.net/smf/index.php/topic,1100.0.html Help to help themselves on purchases of ancient artifacts
However, you would have to be a member of our forum.
We must correct the history: Brutus paid his soldiers not only with the "eid mar". Anyone who wanted could also get a silver ring instead of money. Unfortunately, only a single soldier has decided for the ring.* This rare specimen was now found in Serbia and could be sold to a lucky fake collector
EID MAR - An Ancient Roman Coin Commemorates the Assassination of Caesar:
One of the most famous coins of all time is the EID MAR denarius issued by Marcus Junius Brutus in 43/42 BC. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, he threw Rome into more than three years of civil war, eliminating his opponents along the way. In 49 BC, many leading citizens, including some sixty Roman Senators, had come to see Caesar as a power-grabber who wanted to make himself king.
This was an unacceptable situation for men like Brutus, who wished to retain their beloved Republic.
The Liberators:
Brutus, who was a trusted friend of Caesar's, conspired with a group of his fellow senators to assassinate Caesar. This group of conspirators called themselves the Liberatores, or Liberators. They believed that they would liberate the Roman Republic from the threat of tyranny by a monarch if they could remove Julius Caesar from power.
The Assassination of Julius Caesar:
In 44 BC, on the 15th day of March, a day known in the Roman calendar as the Ides of March, Brutus and his co-conspirators struck. Using daggers they had hidden beneath their tunics, they flew at Caesar in a hail of knife blows, stabbing him at least 30 times. When Caesar realized his good friend Brutus was among his attackers, he asked, "Et tu, Brute?" ("You, too, Brutus?") As Caesar lay dead on the steps of the portico, Brutus jubilantly shouted, "People of Rome, we are once again free!"
Roman Civil War Continues:
Unfortunately for Brutus, the general populace was very fond of Julius Caesar. Marcus Antonius (Marc Antony) took advantage of the breach in leadership and loudly condemned Brutus' actions. Brutus was forced to flee Rome with his soldiers. After several military encounters, Brutus's forces fell to Mark Antony and Octavian (who later became Caesar Augustus) in 42 BC.
Brutus committed suicide before he could be taken prisoner.
The Ancient Roman Denarius - A Soldier's Pay:
Ancient Roman military commanders like Brutus had to pay their own soldiers, and they generally did so with a silver coin called a denarius. They frequently minted their own coinage, in mint workshops that traveled with the army. They often used these coins as a means of propaganda, or to commemorate important victories. In the case of Brutus, he issued a series of gold and silver coins commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Two Daggers and a Liberty Cap - and the Portrait of a King?:
Brutus issued the EID MAR silver denarius to remind his soldiers that they fought for the Roman Republic. The reverse of the coin bears the images of two daggers, between which is a liberty cap, an ancient symbol of freedom. The inscription reads EID MAR, meaning "Eidibus Martiis" or "the Ides of March." The message was meant to convey that on the Ides of March, Brutus set the Romans free.
However, there is a curious inconsistency here: In ancient times, especially in Republican Rome, it wasn't considered seemly to put the portrait of a living person on a coin. Sometimes gods were depicted bearing a marked likeness to the actual ruler, but to boldly place your own likeness on the coins was to risk being seen as a king.
In fact, it was Julius Caesar's likeness on his own coins that helped foment the insurrection against him. Yet, here we have Brutus doing exactly the same thing!
Brutus, Imperator:
The obverse of the coin features a portrait of Marcus Brutus. The inscription reads BRVT IMP L PLAET CEST, which means Brutus, Imperator, Lucius Plaetorius Cestianus. Lucius Plaetorius Cestianus was the moneyer who actually managed the mint workers who produced the coin. The Moneyer's name usually appeared on Roman Republican coinage and was a sort of assay mark, guaranteeing the quality of the metal. Imperator meant, roughly, "honored military commander".
The EID MAR Denarius - Rare and Valuable:
About 60 specimens of this remarkable coin are estimated to exist in silver, with 2 known in gold.
from
https://www.thespruce.com/eid-mar-denarius-768790
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015699/Hail-Caesar-Killers-Ides-March-silver-coin-set-fetch-300-000-auction.html
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/denarius.html
PS.* approx. 18 months left and a new eid mar was found in Serbia (near same fake workshop)