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

stephclaire.m Selling Non-Existent Sovereign on eBay
eBay seller stephclaire.m of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, offered a 1912 & 1913 Gold Sovereign for sale on eBay using our photos of mint condition coins.
Copyright abuse is dishonest.
Wonder who she stole the coins from?

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
stephclaire.m	220607221359	17th May 2010	GEORGE V 1912 FULL GOLD SOV	£79.99
stephclaire.m	220607222513	17th May 2010	GEORGE V 1913 FULL GOLD SOV	£79.99

High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 5; with 100% positive according to eBay, although 3 out of her 6 most recent feedbacks were neutrals complaining about delayed delivery.
We think this clearly shows that high eBay feedback is not a reliable indication of honesty or intelligence.

Sample Listing

GEORGE V 1912 FULL GOLD SOV
Excellent condition gold full sov (sic), George 1912.
Any further questions don't hesitate to ask!

What's Wrong?
Copyright theft is dishonest, and against eBay rules, although they do not police it unless pushed.
Anybody buying either of these two coins is likely to be annoyed at disappointed at not receiving mint condition coins as shown in our photographs, and possibly also about the wrong mintmarks.

Price
The seller was originally asking a starting price of £79.99.
This is a dumb price. either start it at �0.99 or at a realistic price. It is pointless starting it at a stupid amount like this.
It is likely that she 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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