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A controversial situation arose on an online marketplace concerning several lots. After public comments pointed out signs of forgery, the sellers, lacking counterarguments, blacklisted the commenter and relisted the items. This allowed them to eliminate critical comments and hide information from potential buyers.

The modern antique market is flooded with fake items. This problem has become particularly acute after a more than 15-year epidemic of counterfeit rare silver coins of the Russian Empire. When the demand for fake coins dropped, their manufacturers switched to producing counterfeit tsarist spoons with 84 zolotnik hallmarks.