mead6847 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller mead6847 of uk, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, not only stole our Uncirculated 1912 George V Sovereign Obverse image without permission, but failed to tell buyers his 1914 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 489; with 100% positive according to eBay.
It also demonstrates that high eBay feedback is no indicator of honesty.

Sample Listing

George V STUNNING Full Sovereign 1914 22ct Gold
George V Full Sovereign 1914
22ct Gold
Please take a look at my other Sovereigns

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.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
mead6847	110597362553	11th Oct 2010	George V STUNNING Full Sovereign 1914 22ct Gold	�100

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �100 for this listing.
Whatever the item "sells" for, after eBay's greedy 10% selling fees, and possible PayPal charges, the crook may have been much better off selling the coin 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.

Cunning Stunt mead6847
mead6847 says his coin is stunning. We reckon it's a cunning stunt.
Please refrain from spoonerising this as it may reveal our true thoughts about mead6847.

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