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Charter for "ebay Numismatic Seller Registration Board"
ENRB registered dealers ethical standards can be found here..
1. Once a member has been notified by the group leader /moderator that they
are accepted as a registered dealer, they will then be required to place a link to the ENRB in all future
coin offers they list on eBay.

2. By agreeing to be registered as a dealer, dealers agree to comply to the
standards here. Violators risk being removed from the registered
dealers list, suspended for a set period of time, or even being permanently banned from the group.

3. Processes will be put in place by this group to arbitrate disputes
between registered dealers only, and those winning bids or buying
from any of their eBay offers only.Registered dealers, only after a dispute, when officially instructed to do so by this
group, will grant refunds on any coins they have sold on eBay, less
actual shipping costs (full refund at the sellers discretion).
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4. Upon request, all registered dealers will provide their legal
names to this board for inclusion on the registered eBay dealer
identity list.

5. Dealers may provide up to three areas of numismatic / bullion /
exonumia selling interest for publication upon the list. They can
also provide their email address, mailing address and / or phone
number, if they wish for inclusion on the list.

6. Dealers who register will not be required to pay any fees for
registration or any services offered by this group.

7. Any member that is found guilty selling known counterfeits/alterations/forgeries etc.. in violation of eBay policy, will not be eligible to register as a dealer for this group, or will be removed from registration when/if found in violation of this policy.

8. All registered dealers must agree to never knowingly
misrepresent any coin/bullion/exonumia they sell on eBay.

9. Registered dealer identities agree to not knowingly conceal any
defect or other information which negatively impacts the fair market
value of any coin(s), in their item descriptions.

10. Registered dealers agree to cancel any auction of theirs on eBay
found, by board of this group to be fraudulent, or to amend the description as directed.

11. Registered dealers will not use concealed eBay user
identity in their feedback profiles.

12. Registered will not use concealed eBay bidder identity in their eBay auctions for coins
bullion and / or exonumismtic items.

13. Registered dealers will advertise in all coin sales they place
on ebay, after they have been notified they are accepted for
registration, that any of their buyers may appeal to this board for
arbitration of any dispute they have with the registered dealer. In
regards to any coin, bullion, or exonumismatic sale they have made
while they are registered by this board. ...Struck.

14. (struck)

15. There will be no requirements for dealers to be registered by
this board, except as appear on this list of standards.

16. Registered dealers will not post stock photos of coins / bullion /
exonumismatic items, only the actual items for sale in the offer,
except when it is expressly mentioned in the offer that the coin(s)
shown in the photo are not the coin(s) any buyer will get. This does
not apply to border or header photos, just to the photo section for
the merchandise for sale.

17. Registered sellers if selling copies reproductions or
alterations, will mention in the lot title and body that it is a copy
alteration reproduction forgery or similar widely understandable
terms. For example if the term "fantasy" is used, it should read
modern or recent fantasy if modern or recent.
In the case the buyer is not a native speaker of the language used
in the description, unless it was sold in the reproductions
category, the buyer will be emailed before shipping, to confirm they
understood the item was not an authentic / unaltered item. In case
they did not understand, the sale will be cancelled on the sellers
initiative.

18. No registered dealer will knowingly make false accusations of
fraud, or the sale of misrepresented merchandise, against any other
registered dealer.

19. No registered dealer will in any way knowingly falsify the
pedigree / history of any coin / bullion / exonumismatic item for
sale. For example if they know the item was recently purchased in
one nation, they should not claim it was recently purchased in
another nation instead.

20. No registered dealer will sell items authenticated or graded by
any service on the SSS list by the CFE group, unless they follow ebay guide lines for this policy.

21. In case this board ever decides any coin sold by any registered
dealer as authentic/unaltered, is in proven fact, a forgery or alteration, that
dealer will give a refund of the full payment amount to the buyer,
upon the request of the buyer, or be permenantly banned from the group.

22. No registered dealer will knowingly buy any coins stolen from a
person, corporation, or institution, except with the intention of
returning them to their rightful owners.

23. Any dealer ever convicted in any court, for fraud, forgery
or alteration, will not be eligible to be registered as a dealer, or will be removed
from registration upon conviction.

24. Registered dealers will mail any coins within 10 days of receipt
of payment, or give a full refund except by written permission of
the buyer.

25. All registered dealers will indicate the nation in which the
coins are stored at, upon the time of listing them on eBay, in the
lot descriptions.

26. Registered dealers will not bid upon their own offers, or direct
anyone to bid upon them who is not going to pay for the coin(s) and
take delivery. NO SHILL BIDDING.

27. Registered dealers will not threaten to bring bodily harm upon
any member of this group, any other registered dealer, or anyone who
has won /bid on one of their offers on eBay.

28. Registered dealers will not offer any item for sale on eBay
which they do not legally own or are licensed / permitted, in writing
or speech, to sell by the legal owner of the item.

29. Registered dealers will not knowingly misrepresent the age,
composition or weight of any item they sell on eBay.

30. Registered dealers will not falsely claim membership in any
numsimatic organisation.

31. Registered dealers will not sell coins they know which have been
purchased from persons engaged in coin alteration or forgery,
without mentioning such pedigree in the lot description.

32. In case where any registered dealer is systematically over grading coins above fair market standards,(Grade Inflation) based upon buyer
complaints to this board, the dealer will be subject to removal from the
registered list.

33. At the discretion of this board, failure to comply to the
standards stated within, will result in warnings or removal from the
registered dealer list, or, possible suspension or even being banned from the group.

34. No registered dealer will make any claims that this board has
authenticated or any way certified, the grading of any items. This group
does not certify the authenticity or grading of coins, it can however in certain circumstances, make
decisions that coins have been incorrectly authenticated/graded.

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