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

melb928 Selling Non-Existent Sovereign on eBay
eBay seller melb928 of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, offered a "Gold Sovereign" for sale on eBay using our photo of a mint condition 1974 Gold Sovereign.
Copyright abuse is dishonest.
Wonder who he stole the coin from?

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
melb928	270579394905	15th May 2010	Gold Sovereign	£0.99

High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 91; 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

Gold Sovereign
1974 Gold Sovereign
New condition as (sic) been boxed since purchase in 1974

What's Wrong?
Copyright theft is dishonest, and against eBay rules, although they do not police it unless pushed.
The dishonest idiot used one of our old photographs, which we have upgraded.

Price
The seller was originally asking a starting price of £0.99.
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.

Copyright Notice
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