eBay Annunci - 14442022 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller eBay Annunci - 14442022 of Lombardia, Bergamo, Seriate stole our Queen Elizabeth II 2005 Gold Sovereign Photographs.

Sample Listing

Sterlina oro 2005 fdc con display card
Vendo sterlina in oro del 2005 inserita in display card. La moneta pesa 8 grammi ed � in condizioni FDC.

Google Translation

Pound Sterling gold 2005 fdc with display card
Vendo pound sterling in gold in 2005 included in display card. The coin weighs 8 grams and is in OPERATION.

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
eBay Annunci - 14442022	14442022	11th April 2011	Sterlina oro 2005 fdc con display card	-

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.

Copyright Notice
Please see our "Copyright" page for further information.