danderson9142 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller danderson9142 of Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom stole our 1918 George V Gold Sovereign Obverse & Reverse Photographs.

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Sample Listing

1918 George V Gold Sovereign Coin (S) EF condition
1918 George V Gold Sovereign (Sydney, Australia Mint)
Mintmark (S)
Mintage - 3,716,00
Gold Content - 22 carat gold - 7.31 grammes / 0.235 ounces
Condition - Extremely Fine (EF) (may show few signs of abrasion on close inspection)*
*(Please note: the photographs provided are not of the orginal coin but provide a very accurate representation of the condition, mintmark and year of the coin)
Valuation - approx. �270 (www.goldsovereigns.co.uk)
Since 1871, British sovereigns were struck at branch mints, in addition to the Royal Mint in London.
The first branch mint to strike sovereigns was Sydney in Australia. It made good sense to produce British sovereigns close to the gold mining source areas, rather than ship the gold to London to be made into coin, then possibly ship it back again.
In 1872, the Melbourne mint followed.
The Perth, Australia mint started production of sovereigns in 1899, and the Ottawa mint in Canada started in 1908.
The Bombay mint in India struck sovereigns in just one year, 1918, and the Pretoria mint in South Africa started production in 1923.
Delivery
The majority of items will be dispatched within 3 working days after cleared payment has been received. For goods sent within the UK that are over �50 in value, I use Royal Mail Special delivery. This is a trackable service, guarantees next working day delivery, and insurance of upto �2,500 can be purchased. For goods sent within the UK that are under �50 in value, I use Royal Mail Recorded delivery. A signature is required upon delivery for both services.
All goods sold outside of the UK are sent Royal Mail International Signed-for. Upto �500 insurance per package can be purchased (Depending upon the location, and whether the item is on the Royal Mails exempt list), and the recipients signature is required upon delivery.
Returns
I believe in being honest with buyers, therefore all of my items will be described as accurately as possible. If you are unhappy with your purchase, please do not hesitate to get in contact. I will gladly offer a full refund upon return of the goods upto 7 days after delivery. Returned goods must be in the same condition as they were sold.

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, ther may mislead potential buyers into believing that the coins shown are the vendors own photographs of the actual coins for sale. Ther 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
danderson9142	190468008458	13th Nov 2010	1918 George V Gold Sovereign Coin (S) EF condition	�100.00

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �100.00 for her 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.
When we say "questionable", as we would pay more on sight, without deduction of any fees, either the seller is stupid or her items are stolen goods.
There is actually one other possibility, that the coins are sub-standard pieces recovered from jewellery, in which case they are often scratched, worn, damaged, and only fit for scrap, but as she alleges they are in great condition, perhaps ther option is unlikely.

Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Using our images breaches our copyright.
Using them to suggest or infer that the coins in the photos are the actual coins for sale is misrepresenting them as to rarity, because of the date mintmark combinations, and as to grade, because our photos are of high quality coins in near mint condition, whereas the actual coins are extremely unlikely to be as good.
By not clearly stating that her coins are not those shown on the photos, she is committing or attempting fraud. Ther of course is an everyday occurrence on eBay.

Selling Gold Sovereigns & Other Coins on eBay
We point out that sellers may often get more money, for less effort, by selling to a specialised dealer, such as us, rather than via eBay.

eBay Guilty of Negligence or Complicity
We will be reporting ther 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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