eBay Scams & Deception
A selected catalogue of scams, deception, dodgy descriptions, fakes, and other gold sovereign related bad stuff on eBay.
eBay Copyright Thieves & Crooks Named and Shamed
It's dishonest to copy photographs, and misleading to buyers.
samrayner1971 Selling a 1959 Elizabeth II Gold Sovereign on eBay
eBay seller samrayner1971 of wadebridge, Cornwall, United Kingdom, offered a 1959 Elizabeth II Gold Sovereign for sale on eBay using our high quality copyright reverse photo.
Copyright abuse is dishonest.
Seller ID | Item Number | Date | Description | Price
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samrayner1971 | 250659391470 | 1st Jul 2010 | 1959 gold sovereign | �0.99
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High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 45; with 100% positive according to eBay.
We think this clearly shows that high eBay feedback is not a reliable indication of honesty or intelligence.
Sample Listing
1959 gold sovereign
1959 gold sovereign for sale
What's Wrong?
Copyright theft is dishonest, and against eBay rules, although they do not police it unless pushed.
samrayner1971 used our old 1959 sovereign reverse photograph, which we have since upgraded and replaced. Since we have over 10,000 pages ohn our websites, sometimes a few pages retain older photos for a time before we get round to replacing them.
Price
The seller was asking a starting price of �0.99.
Whatever price it sells for, he may have been better off selling it direct to us, and saved eBay selling fees, and PayPal fees.
eBay Guilty of Negligence or Complicity
We will report this example of copyright abuse using our standard Statutory Declaration via the eBay VeRO programme.
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.
Copyright Notice
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