If the reverse is stamped in the expertiser's name does that mean it is
a forgery or real? I was under the assumed it was real. The fakes were
stamped falsch in the case of German stamps.

Terry Reedy wrote:
"omega45" wrote in message
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| the new policy, has stalled bids ... with lots being withdrawn . a
| new requirement - a "Fake handstamp" must be applied to objects prior
| to listing ... to me, this does make sense. devalues items ... and
| is a form of decrimination. neither the FIP or AIEP experts use
| handstamps ... they issue an opinion only ... genuine or not .
| handstamps have been retired .
|
| why is ebay and aps following this policy ? better to relist these
| items, in their own category :
|
| fakes, forgeries, fanatsies and imiatations.
|
| comments welcomed ...

Fakes bought without mark can too easily be resold as non-fakes or
otherwise used to fool somebody -- if not on EBay, then elsewhere. If
being marked devalues items so drastically, then I suspect people were
buying with such intentions.