ILLIGITIMUS NON-CARBONRUNDUM ("DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GRIND YOU DOWN!")

Fake copy

Tom Hoke
k5odz@yahoo.com

Recently on E-bay I noticed a guy in spain was trying to sell fake Ecuador 4 reales stamps from 1866 ... for $ 113.98 with a $ 47.34 shipping fee.

Being the resident recognized self-appointed expert on Ecuador’s imperfect (without perforations) 4 reales stamp, I notified the seller by E-bay e-mail the stamp he is selling is a known fake copy.

In response he posted more fake copies at even higher prices in order to show me he was in charge, and E-bay would do absolutely nothing if I filed a complaint.

This was his mistake!  I created a listing on e-bay in auction format for 10 days selling an 8-1/2 x 11 inch information sheet for $1.00 with free shipping.  The idea was to put the correct information on E-bay in the same spot where he was selling garbage, so potential buyers could easily determine what he was offering at ridiculous prices, was rather pathetic and crude copies of Ecuador’s 4 reales stamp from 1866. 

The following offer appears first on E-bay when you search for 1866 4 Reales Ecuador stamps….and below it are his pathetic attempts to fool potential buyers.  So far more than 43 potential buyers have viewed my ad, and then they have the opportunity to view his garbage.  This is a great way to keep the bad guys at bay, or should I say, at E-bay?

Illigitimus Non-carbonrundum!