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picture theft

jomerjomer Posts: 254
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does anyone have any clever idea's on how to combat this ever increasing problem???

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  • WizardsguildcardsWizardsguildcards Posts: 536
    There is not a whole lot you can do, if they are real important to you you can put your Ebay ID in all your pics.
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭
    Block out your cert numbers. Simple as that. Watermarks are another option.
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    Watermark them using FastStone Image Viewer freeware software
  • tanzanitetanzanite Posts: 79
    I'm a little confused and forgive my ignorance, but what are the stolen pictures being used for? Are they being used by ebay scammers trying to sell an item they don't have?
    Kelly
  • SKINSFANSKINSFAN Posts: 1,032
    YES KELLY
  • ToppsCo1lectorToppsCo1lector Posts: 2,633
    tanz-Used on EBay, also on trade sites and personal sale websites.
    Collecting;
    Mark Mulder rookies
    Chipper Jones rookies
    Orlando Cabrera rookies
    Lawrence Taylor
    Sam Huff
    Lavar Arrington
    NY Giants
    NY Yankees
    NJ Nets
    NJ Devils
    1950s-1960s Topps NY Giants Team cards

    Looking for Topps rookies as well.

    References:
    GregM13
    VintageJeff
  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭

    The other half of the story is some just use the image to represent their auction if they don't have a scanner of their own. Which last time i checked is still deception and internet fraud!! Report it!!
  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    carew - just because someone uses a pic does not constitute deception and internet fraud.

    Now if they were advertising an item they didnt actually posess, well thats something different.

    edited to add: If someone is auctioning something you know they dont have, like a serial numbered card, then make a new scan of a sign that says something creative and use the same link for it that the fraudulent auction has stolen.
  • WizardsguildcardsWizardsguildcards Posts: 536
    Southern that only works if they are linking to your photo on photobucket or other photo hosting site.

    Somebody on another site used to send a Paypal bill to the photo thief for 25 or 30 dollars.

  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    Bill them...priceless!
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