avfc121bev Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller avfc121bev dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom, not only stole our 2000 Gold Sovereign in Display Card photographic image, but failed to tell buyers his coin was not the same one.

High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 25 with 100% positive according to eBay.
It also demonstrates that high eBay feedback is no indicator of honesty.

Sample Listing

Gold Sovereign 2000 Uncirculated
Gold Bullion Sovereign Uncirculated 2000
Queen Elizabeth II
Weight - 7.98gms
Diameter - 22.05mm
Issue Limit - 250,000
In Mint Condition On The Display Card

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.
When eBay vendors use photographs of near mint condition coins, this may mislead potential buyers into believing that the coins shown are the vendors own photographs of the actual coins for sale. This may be deliberate in which case it is fraudulent, or it may be though ignorance and stupidity. It may be all these factors, and laziness also.
eBay knows it happens, but take very little action about it.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
avfc121bev	230528302725	19th Sep 2010	Gold Sovereign 2000 Uncirculated	�100

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �1 for of his item.
Whatever the item "sold" for, after eBay's greedy 10% selling fees, and possible PayPal charges, the crook may have been much better off selling the coins to us, instead of stealing our photographs.

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.

Selling Gold Sovereigns & Other Coins on eBay
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