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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 254149, member: 2972&quot;]Here&#039;s the skinny...</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin pictured is a coin I own and have in my posession (actually in my SDB).&nbsp; It was the subject of a &quot;hone your grading skills&quot; thread a while back, and it is not for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pictures, while resembling my own pictures, were not taken by me.&nbsp; They were taken by an acquaintance from another forum who goes by the handle Mgoodm3.&nbsp; As an aside and IMHO, while he uses a similar background, his photography skill far surpasses my own, so thanks for the compliment by comparison!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>If you go to the auction now, you will notice two changes:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) The original pictures of my coin are no longer shown -- he&#039;s changed them.&nbsp; To more stolen photos (see below).</p><p><br /></p><p>2) The auction now has a highlighted phrase:&nbsp; &quot;Picture is for display purposes.&quot;&nbsp; and &quot;I am brokering this coin however it will be readily available when purchased.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Implying the coin pictured IS NOT the coin you will receive, and the seller doesn&#039;t have the coin in-hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>He has done similar things in a few of his other auctions -- using stolen pictures.&nbsp; My gut says this may be a hijacked account, but at a minimum it is copyright infringement, and has been reported to eBay as such.</p><p><br /></p><p>The lesson to be learned:&nbsp; Be VERY VERY careful on eBay, and read the fine print....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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