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rocalady20579 in eBay Copyright Theft
rocalady20579, of Fulda, Germany, stole our 2008 Canadian One Ounce Gold Maple Leaf photographs to use on eBay, and failed to tell buyers the image was not of the same coin or coins he was selling. Totally dishonest!

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When we wrote this page, this eBay member's feedback was 120 with 100% positive 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

1 OZ / Unze Gold Meaple Leaf Canada 50 Dollar
Sie Bieten hier auf
Canada / Elizabeth II
Maple Leaf
Goldmünze von 1979
Feinheit 9999/1000
Bei Sammlern und Anlegern sehr begehrt
Herkunftsland: Canada
Feingewicht: 31,15 g
Nennwert: 50 CAD
Feinheit: 9999/1000 ‰
Foto: Kann vom Original abweichen.
Versandkosten für Deutschland
1 Stück Münze 7,90 Euro
Privat

Google Translation: They offer here on
Canada / Elizabeth II
Maple Leaf
Gold coin from 1979
Fineness 9999/1000
Highly sought after by collectors and investors
Origin: Canada
Fine: 31.15 g
Face Value: 50 CAD
Fineness: 9999/1000 ‰
Photo: Can differ from the original.
Shipping costs for Germany
1 Each coin
7.90 Euro Private

Questions from other members
Q: Hallo , haben Sie auch ein Foto von der anderen Seite und was bedeutet das; "Bild kann eventuell abweichen" ? Gruß xschalke04
A: das foto ist kein orignalfoto. die münze wurde aber nur im safe aufgehoben und hat keine spuren. sie wurde immer in einer plastikhülle aufbewahrt. da meine kamera nicht funktioniert, konnte ich kein foto machen. auf der rückseite befindet sich elisabeth II.
Google Translation: Q: Hi, you have a photo from the other side and what that means, "image can possibly change? Greeting xschalke04
A: the photo is not orignalfoto. The coin was only removed in safe and has no traces. She was always in a plastic bag kept. because my camera does not work, I could not make a photo. on the back is elisabeth II

Seller IDItem NumberDateDescriptionPrice
rocalady2057932043751935020th Oct 20091 OZ / Unze Gold Meaple Leaf Canada 50 Dollar€1

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 images of a 2008 Canadian One Ounce Gold Maple Leaf, she used it to sell her own coin on eBay. She did not mention to potential buyers that the high quality photographs of a mint condition coin were not his own photographs.
It's possible she is ignorant of such fine points, or just plain ignorant.

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 1 euro. It "sold" for &euro735.
She would probably get more by selling to us when eBay's new 10% selling fees are taken into account, even ignoring PayPal fees, assuming eBay charge the same rip-off fees in Germany as they do in the UK.

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
Please see our "Copyright" page for further information.

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Copyright Thieves on eBay
We already have a page naming and shaming dealers using our images without permission. It's time we did the same for eBay, although if we include them all, this could be a very long page.

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rocalady20579 eBay Listing Using our 2008 Canadian One Ounce Gold Maple Leaf Photographs
rocalady20579 eBay Listing Using our 2008 Canadian One Ounce Gold Maple Leaf Photographs

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