nandm123 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller nandm123 of Bolton, United Kingdom, not only stole our 1967 & 1968 Sovereign Photographs without permission to sell his sovereigns, but stated that the photos were of his actual coins, thereby deceiving all potential buyers.

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When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 187; with 100% positive according to eBay.
It also demonstrates that high eBay feedback is no indicator of intelligence, reading ability or honesty.

Sample Listing

Gold Full Soveriegn Elizabeth 11 Mint Condition 1968
Gold Full Sovereign The Young Queen Elizabeth 1968 Mint condition Very collectable and getting rarer, see detail on the photo In mint uncirculated condition, see photo it is the actual coin you will receive, excellent detail on the coin would suit collector or investor, history has proven the wisdom of collecting gold and one of the easiest ways is gold sovereigns, with recognized value all over the world, truly international appreciating commodity. As a guide have a look at buy now price of similar 1968 Elizabeth 11 Sovereigns �185.00 to �250.00 and rising, good luck with your bids As soon as payment has cleared, it will be posted first class special delivery including Full insurance for your pease (sic) of mind. Good Luck with your biding (sic). International postage please contact for details, if it�s going to Aus (sic) about �6.80. Please send Postal orders, bank drafts or checks direct to me at the invoice address, as paypal takes up to two weeks to clear them.

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 both sides of a 1912 gold sovereign, he used them in his eBay auctions to try to sell his own sovereign without saying it was not the same coin. Anyone viewing the photographs would expect them to be the same, near perfect condition coin, "airbrushed" to make them look like supermodels.
In addition, this stupid ignorant crook stated "The photographs provided are of the coin(s) for sale and are the best means of judging condition".

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.

Seller ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Price
nandm123	150407537734	22nd Jan 2010	Gold Full Soveriegn Elizabeth 11 Mint Condition 1967	�0.99
nandm123	150407538767	22nd Jan 2010	Gold Full Soveriegn Elizabeth 11 Mint Condition 1968	�0.99

Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �95; which is basically pointless.

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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