eBay Cheats & Copyright Thieves
a1_productsexpress in eBay Copyright Theft
a1_productsexpress of Houston, Texas, United States, stole our 2008 One Ounce Gold Manx Burmilla Cat Crown Obverse & Reverse Photographs to use on eBay, without permission to try sell his own coin. Totally dishonest.
He failed to state or warn potential buyers he had stolen our high quality photographs. This is deception.
Image theft is endemic on eBay, and most sellers appear not to care whether their buyers are deceived.
High eBay Feedback is No Guarantee of Integrity or Honesty
When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 0, according to eBay.
eBay Copyright Thieves
Many eBay vendors use our coin photographs to sell inferior quality coins on eBay. These eBay members are dishonest and should be avoided.
We believe eBay profits from IP rights infringements (copyright theft), and does so knowingly, only removing infringing items reluctantly, if at all.
Sample Listing
2008 Gold Coin Lady Pendant Burmilla Cat 1/25 oz 24kt
GOLD is a GREAT INVESTMENT! This beautiful Gold Pendant is a 2008 24kt Gold Coin from the Isle of Man featuring a mother Burmilla Cat with her kitten on one side and the Queen on the other. The Gold coin is framed in 14kt Gold with a gold bale and is ready to put onto her favorite gold chain. The Isle of Man is an island in the Irish Sea that is smaller than most towns. This is the 2008 issue of their Manx Cat coin series that began in 1988. The Burmilla cat breed was actually started in 1981 with the accidental mating of a Burmese cat a Chinchilla! This beautiful jewelry is also a Smart Investment in Gold that is going up in value at a historic rate! AND, nothing is more beautiful or romantic than Pure Gold! Give this thoughtful gift to someone special this Christmas and it will be a treasured heirloom for years to come! Please note that the coin in the pictures is NOT the actual coin in this Pendant that is being bid on. The Pendant coin is a 1/25 ounce version of the coin pictured. They have the same design on both sides, but the coin in the pendant is framed in 14kt gold with a bale. Contact me any time for more information.
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Seller ID | Item Number | Date | Description | Price
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a1_productsexpress | 230538145299 | 14th Oct 2010 | 2008 Gold Coin Lady Pendant Burmilla Cat 1/25 oz 24kt | $139.99 / $189.99
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What's Wrong?
We invest a great deal of time, effort, and cost into creating some of the best photographic coin and gold bar 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.
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.
Price
The seller was asking a starting price of $139.99 for his item, with a Buy It Now price of $189.99.
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.
Quick Starter
Considering this guy has a feedback of zero, and only joined eBay in October 2010 (this month), and one of the first items he listed uses a stolen photo, he may not last long.
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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