Pierluigi Using Copied Sovereign Images on eBay
eBay advertiser Pierluigi of Montesacro, Roma, Lazio, Italy, stole our 1968 Elizabeth II Sovereign Obverse Photograph.

eBay Annunci (Adverts) on eby.it
We have noticed numerous advertisers on this eBay site using the same (old) photographs taken from our websites without our permission, being used to advertise sovereigns for sale, in diect competition with us. This is not honest or acceptable. All examples will be reported to eBay for copyright abuse. In addition, we reserve the right to take legal action against copyright abusers.

Sample Listing

Sterlina monete in oro e argento dollari krugerrand lingotti pesos
contatta l'utente
Pubblicato: 14 Ottobre
Regione: Lazio
Provincia: Roma
Comune: Roma Montesacro
Numero annuncio: 9269254
Categoria: Tempo Libero Collezionismo
Collezionista acquista monete in oro e argento (sterline, dollari, kookaburra, pesos, soles, marenghi, 500 lire, medaglie, stella 2000), lingotti oro e argento purch� in ottimo stato di conservazione e di provenienza lecita.
Ritiro a mano e valuto i pezzi singolarmente secondo le migliori quotazioni di mercato. Pagamento secondo le vostre esigenze (contanti, bonifico, paypal).
Invia Email oppure telefona al:

Google Translation

Pound coins in gold and silver bullion Krugerrand U.S. dollars pesos
contact user
Published: October 14
Region: Lazio
Province: Rome
City: Rome Montesacro
Ad Number: 9269254
Category: Leisure Collectibles
Collector buys gold coins and silver (sterling, U.S. dollars, kookaburra, pesos, soles, Marengo, 500 pounds, medals, Star 2000), gold and silver bullion as long as in excellent condition and come legally.
Shrinkage in and assess the pieces individually, as the best market prices. Payment according to your needs (cash, bank transfer, Paypal).
Send e-mail or call:

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.
When eBay vendors use photographs of near mint condition coins, this may mislead potential buyers into believing that the coins shown are the vendors own photographs of the actual coins for sale. This may be deliberate in which case it is fraudulent, or it may be though ignorance and stupidity. It may be all these factors, and laziness also.
eBay knows it happens, but take very little action about it.

eBay Site	Advertiser ID	Item Number	Date	Description	Region
Italy ebay.it	Pierluigi	9269254	14th Ottobre 2010	Sterlina monete in oro e argento dollari krugerrand lingotti pesos contatta l'utente	Lazio, Roma

Price
The advertiser was asking for a Buy It Now price of �0.99 for his item.
Whatever the item "sold" 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.

Selling Gold Sovereigns & Other Coins on eBay
We point out that advertisers may often get more money, for less effort, by selling to a specialised dealer, such as us, rather than via eBay.

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.

Copyright Notice
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