eBay Copyright Thieves & Crooks Named and Shamed
It's dishonest to copy photographs, and misleading to buyers.

insync100 Selling Non-Existent Sovereign on eBay
eBay seller insync100 of Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, offered a 1898 Victoria Old Head Gold Sovereign for sale on eBay using our photos of a mint condition coin.
Copyright abuse is dishonest.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
insync100	280505629633	11th May 2010	Victoria 1898 22ct Gold Full Sovereign Coin	£99

High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 29; with 100% positive according to eBay.
We think this clearly shows that high eBay feedback is not a reliable indication of honesty or intelligence.

Sample Listing

Victoria 1898 22ct Gold Full Sovereign Coin
1898 FULL GOLD SOVEREIGN IN GOOD CONDITION

What's Wrong?
Copyright theft is dishonest, and against eBay rules, although they do not police it unless pushed.

Price
The seller was originally asking a starting price of £99.
This is a silly starting price. It costs more than starting it at £0.99, and is ridiculously cheap otherwise. It is likely that he would have got more by selling to us even especially when eBay's 10% selling fees are taken into account. PayPal fees cost extra.

eBay Guilty of Negligence or Complicity
We will report this example of copyright abuse using our standard Statutory Declaration via the eBay VeRO programme.
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
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.

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