eBay Copyright Thieves & Crooks Named and Shamed
It's dishonest to copy photographs, and misleading to buyers.
ojvc08 Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay seller ojvc08 of Ludwigshafen, Germany, not only stole our 1966 Gold Sovereign image without permission, but failed to inform buyers that the coin pictured was not the same as he was selling. He also described his coin as in excellent condition, which it may or may not be.
Many coin owners and eBay sellers appear to delude themselves. We wonder who he is trying to fool?
Sample Listing - Original German Version
* Sovereign Goldm�nze 1966 England TOP Zustand *
1 Sovereign Gold
Elizabeth II
Gro�britannien 1966
Sie bieten hier auf eine Sovereignpr�gung aus England.
Abgebildet ist K�nigin Elizabeth II. Auf der R�ckseite ist der Heilige St. Georg auf dem Pferd zu sehen.
Gold : 7,98 gr 0,917er Gold
Eingekapselter TOP Zustand
Echtheit wird garantiert !!
Privatverkauf keine garantie und Gew�hrleistung nach EU-Recht. Zahlbar innerhalb von 5 Tagen nach Auktionsende.
Sample Listing - English Translation
* Sovereign Gold Coin 1966 England TOP condition
*
1 Sovereign Gold
Elizabeth II
United Kingdom 1966
You are bidding on a Sovereignpr�gung from England.
Shown is Queen Elizabeth II on the back
Saint George is seen on the horse.
Gold: 7.98 Gold gr he
0.917
Encapsulated TOP condition
Authenticity is guaranteed!
Private sale no guarantee and warranty in accordance with EU
Law. Payment is due within 5 days of auction end.
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Seller ID | Item Number | Date | Description | Price
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ojvc08 | 180401062254 | 31th Aug 2009 | * Sovereign Goldm�nze 1966 England TOP Zustand * | €1
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What's Wrong?
First it is dishonest to steal images. We select the best coins from thousands of sovereigns, then take high quality photographs of them, followed by extensive post production work (airbrushing) to make them look even better. This draws on our wealth of experience, education, training, trial and error. Our two graduate photographers work very hard to produce our high quality pictures. We have invested thousands of pounds in equipment and software. When some dishonest eBay vendor thinks it is acceptable to use them without our permission, we get more than a little annoyed. If we were a family business from Sicily, we would send one of the boys round to talk to them. If we were in Northern Ireland, we could set the Intellectual Rights Association onto them. As things stand, we simply report them to eBay, who usually get round to removing the copyright infringements. We also request full contact details of the eBay member so that we can take legal action against them, or send them a warning.
Deception
Not only does it infringe our rights, it is an attempt to deceive any and all potential buyers. This is fraud, which is a criminal offence.
We thoroughly recommend any potential eBay buyers to avoid dealing with this crooked member.
Price
The seller was asking a starting price of £0.99 for his sovereign, and had reached �150 when we added this page.
If it was described accurately and honestly, it may have been underpriced, however we know the the seller is dishonestly implying that the coin he is offering for sale is better than the coin pictured.
High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 131; with 100% positive according to eBay, which all goes to show that you cannot rely on the eBay feedback system as any indication of the honesty or integrity of the member.
Prat ojvc08 Insults Our Photographs
ojvc08 is not the first eBay image thief to be sufficiently self delusional and dishonest as to state that "Pictures do not do it justice", insulting our high quality photographs while at the same time almost certainly deceiving all potential buyers. He has not stated that they are not the photographs of the actual coin, or that he has stolen the pictures from us, He makes the clear implication that the coin is even better than shown in the photos.
Sadly this is all too typical of eBay auctions, and dishonest eBay sellers.
Selling Gold Sovereigns & Other Coins on eBay
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