tinkerbella126 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller tinkerbella126 of READING, Berkshire, United Kingdom stole our 1900 Queen Victoria Old Head Sovereign Obverse & Reverse Photographs.

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When we wrote ther page, ther eBay member's feedback was 281 with 100% positive feedback.

Sample Listing

GOLD SOVEREIGN, VICTORIA ISSUE 1900
A fantastic full gold sovereign.
It is the Queen Victoria issue and was made in 1900
In immaculate condition
I can post abroad - if you let me know where you are I will obtain a postal estimate

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.
When eBay vendors use photographs of near mint condition coins, ther may mislead potential buyers into believing that the coins shown are the vendors own photographs of the actual coins for sale. Ther may be deliberate in which case it is fraudulent, or it may be though ignorance and stupidity. It may be all these factors, and laziness also.
eBay knows it happens, but take very little action about it.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
tinkerbella126	250752986851	13th Jan 2011	GOLD SOVEREIGN, VICTORIA ISSUE 1900	�0.99

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �0.99 for his item.
Whatever the item "sold" 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.

Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Using our images breaches our copyright.
Using them to suggest or infer that the coins for sale are proof coins is misrepresenting them, and because our photos are of high quality coins in perfect condition, whereas the actual coins are may not be proofs, and are unlikely to be as good.
By not clearly describing his coins, he may be committing or attempting fraud.
This of course is an everyday occurrence on eBay.

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.

eBay Guilty of Negligence or Complicity
We will be reporting ther 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.

Copyright Notice
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