I’ve spoke of this before in other forums and even wrote a guide on Ebay about this.  But, it is a topic that really bothers me. 

We all know the importance of having a trusted page in your arsenal.  I won’t get into the debate (yet) of whether or not PageRank is important.  Forums, Ebay:  You can always find someone selling a domain name that has PageRank; or so it may seem.  Visual PR is completely different than actual.  If you think about purchasing a domain with PR, please be sure to check whether the page is “fake” or not.  Basically, the owner of the domain will redirect the domain to a page with PageRank.  On the next update, the page will show a visual PR matching that of the site of the redirect.  Pretty sneaky and pretty pathetic.  So, some unexpecting buyer will pay top dollar for a domain that has no worth.  Please, check for fake PR before purchasing a domain or even purchasing a link on a page with PR.  Just type in “fake pr checker” into your browser and you will find a good selection.  I will probably be adding one here soon.