tom4119 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller tom4119 of Dublin 20, default, Ireland, stole our high quality copyright 1974 Gold Sovereign Obverse & Reverse images without permission, and failed to tell buyers his were not the same coins. Dishonest & misleading.

High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 92; with 100% positive according to eBay.
It also demonstrates that high eBay feedback is no indicator of honesty.

Sample Listing

1974 SOVEREIGN ELIZABETH II BRITISH GOLD COIN UNC
This is an Uncirculated Solid 7.99 grams 22ct Gold Sovreign, in a see through display case.
The Coin has no damage and is in fantastic condition.
Very Good Investment with the current value of Gold.

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
tom4119	260640378238	25nd Jul 2010	1974 SOVEREIGN ELIZABETH II BRITISH GOLD COIN UNC	�215

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �215 for this item.
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.

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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