eBay Copyright Thieves & Crooks Named and Shamed
It's dishonest to copy photographs, and misleading to buyers.
andropov4 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller andropov4 of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, not only stole our 2008 Elizabeth II Uncirculated 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 263; with 100% positive according to eBay.
It also demonstrates that high eBay feedback is no indicator of honesty.
Sample Listing
2008 Queen Elizabeth II Full Sovereign UNC
2008 Queen Elizabeth II Full Sovereign UNC in blister pack
Fourth Portrait Type.
Weight 7.98 grams Contains 0.2354 of 1 Troy Oz Gold
Lovely uncirculated coin in unopened Royal Mint blister pack
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 not only stole our high quality images of a mint condition 2008 Elizabeth II Uncirculated Sovereign, he or she failed to state that the coin shown in the photographs was not the same coin he was selling.
Seller ID | Item Number | Date | Description | Price
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andropov4 | 220633675421 | 8th Jul 2010 | 2008 Queen Elizabeth II Full Sovereign UNC | �0.99
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andropov4 | 220637387586 | 15th Jul 2010 | 1980 Queen Elizabeth II PROOF Sovereign + box + COA | �0.99
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Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �0.99 for this listing.
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
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.
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