[Star Traveler]

You asked — Why is he selling it for peanuts at auction? When eBay gets a big chunk of the proceeds?

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Ummm..., let’s see if anyone here is smart enough to have the answer for that question.... :-)

[RegulatorCountry]

Well, if the guy genuinely believes it to be authentic, the notoriety achieved by putting it on eBay would be priceless. I’d assume he expected it to be pulled.

If it’s a scam, he has multiple copies and was going to sell a whole batch of ‘em, lol.

[Kansas58]

Well, for one thing, a COPY of a birth certificate does not preclude OTHER copies.
The seller could do both, if it is real or if it is bogus.

If it is a person messing with Obama’s head, or the heads of his supporters, I think it is funny.

Kind of like a black-mailer getting the victim to pay for photos when you still have the negative!