I've been noticing on ebay the ridiculous prices that people are paying for redeemed Casascius coins.  At the moment there are two people bidding on a redeemed 25 bitcoin token, and the price is currently $325.  There are nine people bidding on a 2011 Casascius 1 bitcoin token (redeemed), and the current bid is $104.50.

I know there is a belief that these are "collectors pieces"... I find it astounding that people are paying these prices and can only suspect that there are individuals out there who see these tokens as an opportunity for an easy profit through counterfeiting.

Does anyone else share in these fears?