vittesvaraya in eBay Copyright Theft
vittesvaraya of Oslo, Norway, stole our 2003 Bhutan Gold Proof 1000 Ngultrum Obverse Photograph to sell his own 2002 Bhutan Gold Tiger 3000 Ngultrum coin on eBay, without our permission, and failed to mention the coin in the photograph was not one the coin he owned, if any. Totally dishonest.
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

Bhutan Tiger Coin 1oz 24K Gold Proof Coin 3000 Ngultrum
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Bhutan Tiger Coin
Endangered species series
R.S.P.N.
24K PURE GOLD, 1(one) Ounce, Proof Set, with Certificate of Authenticity.
This is a 999.9 pure gold coin of 3,000 Ngultrum minted according the the highest quality standards in new condition by B.h. Mayer's Mint - Germany, founded in 1871.
The Mint gurantees the weight and gold content and strict observance of the limited mintage.
2002, Kingdom of Bhutan Tiger Gold Coin
Mint: B.H. Mayer's Mint - Germany
Finish/Condition: Proof
Fine Gold Content: 999.9
Weight: 31.10 grams, 1 ounce AGW
Diameter: 38.6 mm (Crown size)
Edge: Milled
Issue Date:2002
Limited mintage: 10,000 Pcs.
Face Value: 3,000 Ngultrum
Total of 1 ounce of Fine GOLD
Housed in classic wooden box and Certificate of Authenticity.
Description of face: The head of two tigers, 2002, with the inscription around: The royal society for the protection of nature, 1 oz gold 999.9, 3000 Ngultrum
This coin is endorsed by Royal Society for the protection of nature.

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 £0.99 for his coin.
It "sold" for £217.88.
After eBay's greedy 10% selling fees, he would have received only 97% of the intrinsic gold value, without any possible PayPal charges, the seller would have been much better off selling the coins to us, instead of stealing our photographs.

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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