jonrjsy Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller jonrjsy of "St Helier, Jersey", not only stole our 1974 George V Gold Sovereign image without permission, but failed to inform buyers that the coin pictured was not the same as he was selling. He also described his coin as in excellent condition, which it may or may not be.
Many coin owners and eBay sellers appear to delude themselves. We wonder who he is trying to fool?

Sample Listing

22ct gold Sovereign coin QEII UNC mint condition 1974
A Queen Elizabeth 22ct gold SOVEREIGN coin - Uncirculated MINT condition 1974.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
jonrjsy	230369015759	21st Aug 2009	22ct gold Sovereign coin QEII UNC mint condition 1974	£0.99

What's Wrong?
First it is dishonest to steal images. We select the best coins from thousands of sovereigns, then take high quality photographs of them, followed by extensive post production work (airbrushing) to make them look even better. This draws on our wealth of experience, education, training, trial and error. Our two graduate photographers work very hard to produce our high quality pictures. We have invested thousands of pounds in equipment and software. When some dishonest eBay vendor thinks it is acceptable to use them without our permission, we get more than a little annoyed. If we were a family business from Sicily, we would send one of the boys round to talk to them. If we were in Northern Ireland, we could set the Intellectual Rights Association onto them. As things stand, we simply report them to eBay, who usually get round to removing the copyright infringements. We also request full contact details of the eBay member so that we can take legal action against them, or send them a warning.

Deception
Not only does it infringe our rights, it is an attempt to deceive any and all potential buyers. This is fraud, which is a criminal offence.
We thoroughly recommend any potential eBay buyers to avoid dealing with this crooked member.

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of £0.99 for his coin.

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When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 272; with 100% positive according to eBay.

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