csvorbei Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller csvorbei of Mittelhessen, Germany, not only stole our 1931 George V Pretoria Mint Sovereign photographic images, 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 658 with 99% positive according to eBay.
It also demonstrates that high eBay feedback is no indicator of honesty.
His feedback history did contain a negative and neutrals though, such as:

• Ware wurde nicht versandt, der Kaufpreis einbehalten, absolut unseri�s! 01-May-10 09:19
  Reply by csvorbei (13-May-10 18:37): Warum so b�se?Versand war unm�glich wg. nachgew. Erkrankung! Problem ist gel�st!
  Follow up (22-May-10 08:19): Problem nicht gel�st, kein Versand Ware/R�ckerstattung, keine Antwort, unseri�s!
  BMW 2000 CS T�R CA 3,0 C COUPE CSL T�RSCHLOSS NEU TAGA (#180473763874)
  (Goods were not shipped, withheld the purchase price, absolutely irresponsible! 01-May-10 09:19
  Reply by csvorbei (13-May-10 18:37): Why so angry? Shipping was impossible wg. nachgew. Disease! Problem is solved!
  Follow up by peter.cs (22-May-10 08:19): Problem not solved, no shipping goods / refund, no answer, not serious!
  BMW 2000 CS DOOR COUPE CA 3.0 C CSL DOOR LOCK NEW TAGA (# 180 473 763 874))
• Versand wussten sie schon vor dem Kauf Seller: Member 10-May-08 23:20
  Reply by csvorbei (11-May-08 13:37): Bew.ist eine Frechheit! Ich hatte v. d. Kauf um Reduz. d. Vers.-kosten gebeten!!
  EINBAU-TRANSFORMATOR--Wohnen-Bad -220 VOLT auf 110 VOLT (#180233406642)
  (Shipping they knew before the purchase Seller: 10-May-08 23:20
  Reply by csvorbei (11-May-08 13:37): Bew.ist a cheek! I had to buy v. d. Reduction. d. Actuarial cost asked!
  BUILT-IN TRANSFORMER - short-Bad -220 VOLT 110 VOLT (# 180 233 406 642))
• eine Komunikation, sendet nicht alle Teile, Mahnverfahren eingeleitet, Achtung! 03-Aug-07 12:42
  SCHOTTBLECH CA BMW 2000 COUPE CS RADHAUS C (#180126105824)
  (sends a communication, not all parts, started dunning, respect! 03-Aug-07 12:42
  SCHOTT METAL CA BMW 2000 CS COUPE RADHAUS C (# 180 126 105 824))
• Ich warte bis heute auf den von mir gekauften Artiekl, obwohl ich sofort bezahlt 02-Jul-07 14:47
  Follow up by (03-Jul-07 09:19): Heute, einen Tag nach Abgabe der Bewertung, ist die Ware endlich eingetroffen!
  Reply by csvorbei (06-Jul-07 14:03): ...und ich war seit Wo. ohne Internet-Verb. Da fehlt wohl jedes Verst�ndnis?!?!
  1600 GT BROCHURE BMW VERKAUFSPROSPEKT GLAS PROSPEKT (#180126949200)
  (Ich warte bis heute auf den von mir gekauften Artiekl, obwohl ich sofort bezahlt 02-Jul-07 14:47
  Follow up by (03-Jul-07 09:19): Heute, einen Tag nach Abgabe der Bewertung, ist die Ware endlich eingetroffen!
  Reply by csvorbei (06-Jul-07 14:03): ...und ich war seit Wo. ohne Internet-Verb. Da fehlt wohl jedes Verst�ndnis?!?!
  1600 GT BROCHURE BMW VERKAUFSPROSPEKT GLAS PROSPEKT (#180126949200))
• Erst 4 Wochen nicht auffindbar, dann beim Versand verloren. Was soll das ? 18-Jun-07 08:47
  ARMBANDKOMPASS KOMPASS WELTKRIEG II LUFTWAFFE MARINE (#180112032266)
  (Only 4 weeks was not found, then lost in shipping. What is this? 18-Jun-07 08:47
  WRIST COMPASS COMPASS WORLD WAR II AIR FORCE MARINE (# 180 112 032 266))
• Sorry, poorly packed !!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Thermomter is broken!! Zefix 01-Apr-07 23:53
  Reply by csvorbei (26-Apr-07 22:27): I am not Christ! This is a case f. the transport packaging! Thanks f. Bew
  EMAIL SIGN GAS STATION ENAMEL THERMOMETER VALVOLINE (# 180 097 073 222)
• verkauft alte, mit Filzstift �bermalte Nummernschilder als "neu" (hinten rostig) 09-Feb-05 12:10
  Reply by csvorbei (16-Feb-05 12:53): Alum. rostet nicht! Beh. ist falsch, die Schilder aber tats. neu! Ausschlu�!
  Follow up (12-Apr-05 07:51): rostige Sto�stange kann Nummernschilder verf�rbt haben-auf jeden Fall nicht neu!

  sold old, with a felt pen on painted license plates as "new" (back rusty) 09-Feb-05 12:10
  Reply by csvorbei (16-Feb-05 12:53): Alum. does not rust! Beh. is wrong, but the signs new tats! Exclusion!
  Follow up (12-Apr-05 07:51): rusty bumper can have colored license plates on any non-new case!
  

• Artikelbezeichnung XXX, dashalb: Das war Nix!! ( gescheites ) 10-Nov-03 15:53
  Reply by csvorbei (13-Nov-03 15:50): Wg. 2x Einst. h. ich frimofu gebeten, a. d. Artikel auf der korr. S. zu bieten!

• Ware i.O., schlechte Verpackung und falsche Adresse
  (Ware ok, poor packaging and incorrect address)
• Finger weg! Hinhaltetaktik u. trotz mehreren Aufforderungen nicht mehr gemeldet.
  (Hands off! Delaying tactics and despite several calls no longer reported.)
• -- Achtung --- Trotz Bezahlung und mehrfacher Aufforderung keine Ware !!!
  (- Attention --- Despite repeated requests payment and not a commodity!)
• Habe die Tasche g�nstig ersteigert. Verk�ufer sich nicht mehr gemeldet!!
  (I bought the pocket prices. Seller no longer registered!)

Sample Listing

SOVEREIGN GOLD GEORG V 1931 M�NZE S�DAFRIKA
(By the time we came to create this page, the listing had been removed and purged from the eBay system. We guess it had ben reported as suspicious or fraudulent by one the eBay vigilante groups.)

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.
"Cash sale only... No pay pal, plastic.." is in breach of eBay listing policies. Combined with "ocal pickup only", make it sound to us as if the coins are stolen, which would help to explain why he has not sold them to a dealer like us.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
csvorbei	180561982104	16th Sep 2010	SOVEREIGN GOLD GEORG V 1931 M�NZE S�DAFRIKA	�1

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.

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