hey SizzleChest your truck pic is being used on ebay
08-03-2004, 01:46 PM
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hey SizzleChest your truck pic is being used on ebay
doing one of my searches I came accross thisebay link . Please say it aint so and they just are using a pick of your truck. You aren't selling this junk are you?
If not you need to e-mail them and tell them not to use your pic.
Note to all, you really should put copyright info or somekind of "do not use" on your pics.
If not you need to e-mail them and tell them not to use your pic.
Note to all, you really should put copyright info or somekind of "do not use" on your pics.
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08-03-2004, 01:56 PM
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It IS him, the url for that pic is http://members.shaw.ca/sizzlechest/92toyota.jpg
If this isn't you selling sizz, you can report it at
http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidenc...ext-theft.html
I get this all the time with my pagers, sometimes people just cut and paste my auctions, even connect to the pics on my server so they don't have to pay for hosting. I usually check all my competitors and have the copycats' auctions ended.
Good catch!
If this isn't you selling sizz, you can report it at
http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidenc...ext-theft.html
I get this all the time with my pagers, sometimes people just cut and paste my auctions, even connect to the pics on my server so they don't have to pay for hosting. I usually check all my competitors and have the copycats' auctions ended.
Good catch!
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08-03-2004, 01:59 PM
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oh it's his truck. If you look at the properties of the pic in the middle of the page, it is still linked to his own web page. That's how I found it.
08-03-2004, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by PirateFins
oh it's his truck. If you look at the properties of the pic in the middle of the page, it is still linked to his own web page. That's how I found it.
08-03-2004, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tulsa_97SR5
Best thing to do is upload a different pic on his website, same name. That way the pic on the auction changes. Now what pic to put there, maybe his avatar? Maybe a text mssg saved as a .jpg. endless fun possibilities.
08-03-2004, 02:04 PM
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Sizzle, if you are not the seller, and this guy indeed did use your pic without permission..... 
Put up a different pic in your directory with the same name.
I know what pics I would use
I'd have to hit up a porno site or two to find one.
That would piss off the seller for sure, and get him in trouble with Ebay.
Put up a different pic in your directory with the same name.
I know what pics I would use
I'd have to hit up a porno site or two to find one.
That would piss off the seller for sure, and get him in trouble with Ebay.
08-03-2004, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey
Sizzle, if you are not the seller, and this guy indeed did use your pic without permission.....
Put up a different pic in your directory with the same name.
I know what pics I would use
I'd have to hit up a porno site or two to find one.
That would piss off the seller for sure, and get him in trouble with Ebay.
Put up a different pic in your directory with the same name.
I know what pics I would use
I'd have to hit up a porno site or two to find one.
That would piss off the seller for sure, and get him in trouble with Ebay.
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08-03-2004, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey
I know what pics I would use
I'd have to hit up a porno site or two to find one.
That would piss off the seller for sure, and get him in trouble with Ebay.
I'd have to hit up a porno site or two to find one.
That would piss off the seller for sure, and get him in trouble with Ebay.
How about something like this...
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08-03-2004, 02:11 PM
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It would also get YOU in trouble with ebay. That's actually a worse "offense" than image theft.
How about something like this...
How about something like this...
Good one!!!
08-03-2004, 02:13 PM
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Oh why didn't I find it sooner? This could be so much fun. I say put something on there like "This crap I sell is worthless, like me". LOL or "I like to steal pictures of off the Internet so I will steal your money".
How could changing your pic on your own sight get you in trouble with ebay, if someone is stealing it and you didn't know? You could claim innocent and say you were tired of looking at your truck.
I also sent sizzle a pm when I found it.
How could changing your pic on your own sight get you in trouble with ebay, if someone is stealing it and you didn't know? You could claim innocent and say you were tired of looking at your truck.
I also sent sizzle a pm when I found it.
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08-03-2004, 02:15 PM
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It would also get YOU in trouble with ebay. That's actually a worse "offense" than image theft.[/IMG]
Oh well, if someone did that to me, that is what I'd do.
08-03-2004, 02:17 PM
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I'm trying to figure out how he'd get in trouble though since it's not his auction?
Oh well, if someone did that to me, that is what I'd do.
Oh well, if someone did that to me, that is what I'd do.
EDIT......Just looked and you're right it is from his webpage!
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08-03-2004, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by PirateFins
Oh why didn't I find it sooner? This could be so much fun. I say put something on there like "This crap I sell is worthless, like me". LOL or "I like to steal pictures of off the Internet so I will steal your money".
How could changing your pic on your own sight get you in trouble with ebay, if someone is stealing it and you didn't know? You could claim innocent and say you were tired of looking at your truck.
I also sent sizzle a pm when I found it.
How could changing your pic on your own sight get you in trouble with ebay, if someone is stealing it and you didn't know? You could claim innocent and say you were tired of looking at your truck.
I also sent sizzle a pm when I found it.
I also put in pics advising bidders to buy from me instead, best thing to do is wait until they have a bid, then they can't change the html and the only way to get rid of it is to end the auction early.
08-03-2004, 02:20 PM
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I thought someone above had said the source code pointed to Sizzle's folder.
The page has just now changed, and it's been reported as theft.
The page has just now changed, and it's been reported as theft.
eBay members are not allowed to use another eBay user's pictures or descriptions in their listings or About Me page without the owner's permission. Listings that violate eBay's Picture and Description Theft policy may be removed early. Multiple violations of this policy can result in suspension.
The following examples are not allowed on eBay.
A seller doesn't know the best way to describe an item. The seller copies a substantial amount of another's description and pastes it into a listing.
A seller takes someone else's picture and includes it in a listing since it looks very similar to the item the seller is offering.
A seller likes the way a competitor's About Me page looks. The seller copies the look and feel and a substantial amount of the text and creates an About Me page.
The following examples are not allowed on eBay.
A seller doesn't know the best way to describe an item. The seller copies a substantial amount of another's description and pastes it into a listing.
A seller takes someone else's picture and includes it in a listing since it looks very similar to the item the seller is offering.
A seller likes the way a competitor's About Me page looks. The seller copies the look and feel and a substantial amount of the text and creates an About Me page.
08-03-2004, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dajabr
It would also get YOU in trouble with ebay. That's actually a worse "offense" than image theft.
08-03-2004, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by denverbikeguy
Don't see how. If you host an image, and someone else decides to post it up, it isn't exactly as if YOU posted the pic now is it?
08-03-2004, 03:05 PM
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I think I'd live with the hassle though if there was any.
Ebay can't tell Sizzle what he can or can not host on his own site, and all he has to do is say is he changed some pics on his site, and that he is not the Ebay guy selling the chip.
I don't take theft lightly, and if someone is going to take my pics without my permission, and on top of that use my bandwidth for their auction, you are darn right I am going to mess with them.
Ebay can't tell Sizzle what he can or can not host on his own site, and all he has to do is say is he changed some pics on his site, and that he is not the Ebay guy selling the chip.
I don't take theft lightly, and if someone is going to take my pics without my permission, and on top of that use my bandwidth for their auction, you are darn right I am going to mess with them.
08-03-2004, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey
I don't take theft lightly, and if someone is going to take my pics without my permission, and on top of that use my bandwidth for their auction, you are darn right I am going to mess with them.
