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Fell for that $200 'Viking Rune Stone' from an online auction
I saw this listing for a supposed Viking rune stone on eBay and got caught up in the hype. Paid $200 for it because the seller claimed it was found near a known site in Minnesota. When it arrived, it was clearly a chunk of painted concrete with some fake runes scratched into it. Even worse, I showed it to a local archaeologist who laughed and said the runes are just the word 'Thor' misspelled twice. Has anyone else gotten burned by fake artifacts online?
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rosebennett7d ago
Ugh that is such a bummer but honestly I kinda did the same thing last year with a supposed "Roman coin" from some sketchy site. Paid like $150 for it and when I got it the thing was clearly a souvenir from a museum gift shop with some fake patina painted on. The worst part is I actually took it to a coin shop to get it looked at and the guy just handed it back and said "this is a modern replica, you can tell because the emperor's face is facing the wrong direction." I felt so dumb but at least now I know better, right? Your story is way worse though, $200 for painted concrete is brutal.
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