recon3045 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller recon3045 of saltash, Cornwall, United Kingdom, not only stole our 2006 & 2008 Gold Proof Sovereign Obverse & Reverse images without permission, but failed to tell buyers his coin was not the same coin.

High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 523; with 97.7% positive according to eBay.
It also demonstrates that high eBay feedback is no indicator of honesty.

Sample Listing

2006 proof sovereign
new 2006 gold proof sovereign boxed in case with certificate a lovely coin and a great addition to any gold collection

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.
This particular eBay seller also stole our high quality images of two proof sovereigns, but also stole our photographs of two different 2008 Royal Mint silver proof coin sets in their boxes.
He failed to alert potential buyers that the coins pictured were not the same as he owned, or that they were not his own photographs. This is misleading and dishonest.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
recon3045	320562558725	16th Jul 2010	2006 proof sovereign	�0.99
recon3045	320562562857	16th Jul 2010	2008 proof sovereign	�0.99
recon3045	320561763939	14th Jul 2010	25th anniverary silver proof one pound coin collection	�400
recon3045	320561736902	14th Jul 2010	silver proof coin collection emblems of britain	�110 / �135

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �0.99 for these listings.
Whatever the items "sell" for, after eBay's greedy 10% selling fees, and possible PayPal charges, the crook may have been much better off selling the coins to us, instead of stealing our photographs.

More
We note the same eBay member also stole our photographs of Two Royal Mint Silver Proof Collections.

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.

Selling Gold Sovereigns & Other Coins on eBay
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