amg198710 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller amg198710 of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, not only stole our 2009 Gold Sovereign Photographs without permission to sell his own sovereign, but failed to state that the photos were not of his actual coins, thereby deceiving all potential buyers.

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Sample Listing

2009 GOLD PROOF FULL SOVEREIGN COIN SOLID 22K BOX/COA
PRICE REDUCED FOR A QUICK SALE.
REGISTERED ROYAL MAIL DELIVERY.
2009 FULL GOLD SOVEREIGN
Housed in a handsome walnut-veneer presentation case.
Signed Certificate of Authenticity from the Royal Mint.
Features the legendary St. George and the Dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci on the reverse.
Elegant Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Specifications:
Weight 7.98gms, Diameter 22.05mm
Alloy: Solid Gold 22 Carat
Gold content 7.31 gms/0.235 ounces
Quality: Proof
Limited Edition of 12,500 Worldwide.
The Sovereign was first struck in 1498 during the reign of King Henry VII and has also been struck by the Tudor Monarchs, to convey the dignity and majesty of the English throne.
In 1817 the traditional heraldic reverse was abandoned in favour of the the St. George and Dragon classic design.
Beauty has captured the hearts of art lovers for centuries.
Enjoys enduring popularity as the British Sovereign, and is the most popular coin for collectors and a treasured gift all over the world.
A ROYAL COIN.
AN INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE.
Presented in a lovely mahogany-veneered box with a signed certificate.
A FULL GOLD SOVEREIGN
YOU'LL LOVE IT

What's Wrong?
We invest a great deal of time, effort, and cost into creating some of the best photographic coin images on the internet. We strongly object when lazy and dishonest people decide to use them without a by your leave or thanks, doing so in competition with us.
Copyright theft is dishonest. We recommend you avoid doing business with dishonest dealers.
This particular eBay seller not only stole our high quality images of both sides of a 2009 Gold sovereign, he used them in his eBay auctions to try to sell his own sovereign without saying it was not the same coin. Anyone viewing the photographs would expect them to be the same, near perfect condition coin, "airbrushed" to make them look like supermodels.


It is always possible, even likely, that sellers who steal photographs do not own a similar coin, and have the intention to totally defraud potential buyers.
The vendor is not only cheating us by stealing our copyright images, he is fraudulently or ignorantly misleading and deceiving all potential buyers. Gaining pecuniary advantage by deception is the definition of fraud.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
amg198710	280613499999	22nd Jan 2010	2009 GOLD PROOF FULL SOVEREIGN COIN SOLID 22K BOX/COA	�299.99

Price
The item sold for �299.99.

eBay Guilty of Negligence or Complicity
We will be reporting this example of copyright abuse using our standard Statutory Declaration via the eBay VeRO programme, and wait to see if they chose to action or ignore our report. We look forward to taking legal action against eBay for their negligence and / or complicity if they fail to take down the offending material promptly.

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