tracygtd6uf Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller tracygtd6uf of epping, Essex, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, not only stole our 1854 Young Head Shield Sovereign Obverse & Reverse images without permission, but failed to inform buyers it was not the actual coin she was offering. This is dishonest and deceptive.

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When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 15; with 100% positive according to eBay.
It also demonstrates that high eBay feedback is no indicator of honesty.

Sample Listing

Gold Soverign (sic)
1854
This is a 1854 gold soverign (sic) in good condition on the back it has the full shield
Very collectable and becoming more rare (sic) coin weighs approx 8 grams and is 22ct gold please feel free to ask any questions
many thanks happy bidding

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.
It is always possible, even likely, that sellers who steal photographs do not own a similar coin, and have the intention to totally defraud potential buyers.
The vendor is not only cheating us by stealing our copyright images, he is fraudulently or ignorantly misleading and deceiving all potential buyers. Gaining pecuniary advantage by deception is the definition of fraud.
Anybody buying this item will expect to receive the near mint condition coin shown. They will be disappointed.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
tracygtd6uf	170503935655	22nd Jun 2010	Gold Soverign	�290

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �290 for her 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.

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