Not sure how I should feel about this?

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

So I own this ticket...



Just noticed there's a guy on eBay selling magnets of this exact ticket. Same section, row, seat. He apparently swiped my picture to create them. If you click on his picture, it doesn't even look like a magnet. It looks like my picture. A little annoyed...Not sure if that's all I should be.

If you read his negative feedback, there are complaints about the quality of his product, which I guess explains why he's using my picture and not a picture of his magnet. I know I can report him for that, but what will that accomplish?

Thoughts?

It's an invasion of your privacy, so I understand that you are annoyed. And it seems unethical for a stranger to profit from a photo of something that you own without cutting you in for some of the money. On the other hand, you must have posted the image on the net knowing that almost anything can happen to an image on the net. You probably didn't copyright the image. Was a law broken? What harm have you suffered? If anything, he is making your unique ticket all the more famous (and valuable?). If I were you, I'd demand that he send you a dozen free magnets and let it go at that.

[murphusa]

as all the artist who post online will tell you add a watermark

also is the picture yours or did you copy it from who you purchased it from?

[yankeesjetsfan]

eBay wont care. I have a 2005 NY Jets Team signed football that I posted online showing it off and a seller swiped the pic and argued with me that it was his football. I reported it to eBay. The rep even sided with me but in the end, his (or my) football sold for over 200.00 and the pic stayed up the entire auction.

Mike

[KrenBats]

I've had a similar issue with photos I've posted on this site being copied to another site. I'm totally cool if a board member copies a photo for their reference (as I've done many times), but not sure when a business site copies pics for their website. Do photos posted here become property of Net54?

https://www.krenbats.com/heritage/

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by yankeesjetsfan

eBay wont care. I have a 2005 NY Jets Team signed football that I posted online showing it off and a seller swiped the pic and argued with me that it was his football. I reported it to eBay. The rep even sided with me but in the end, his (or my) football sold for over 200.00 and the pic stayed up the entire auction.

Mike

I didn't bother to report through eBay. I just messaged him to get the scoop. He was forthcoming. I asked him to use his own pictures going forward. He didn't respond to that but I don't see the item listed any more.

[Stampsfan]

Perhaps take it a "Imitation is the highest form of flattery", and appreciate someone is jealous of a part of your collection.

[ooo-ribay]

Here's kind of a similar thing....in the early days of ebay, pre-PayPal, I used to enclose my "business card" with every check or money order I sent out. I bought something from this Mike Quick guy. When he later bought something from me, he enclosed his business card. Like you, I didn't know how to feel about it.

[Tay1038]

I have also had similar issues. I would report to eBay.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Here's kind of a similar thing....in the early days of ebay, pre-PayPal, I used to enclose my "business card" with every check or money order I sent out. I bought something from this Mike Quick guy. When he later bought something from me, he enclosed his business card. Like you, I didn't know how to feel about it.

LOL...You've got to be kidding. He couldn't at least try to change it up a bit?

At least he used his own name.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Here's kind of a similar thing....in the early days of ebay, pre-PayPal, I used to enclose my "business card" with every check or money order I sent out. I bought something from this Mike Quick guy. When he later bought something from me, he enclosed his business card. Like you, I didn't know how to feel about it.

Now that is hilarious.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by murphusa

as all the artist who post online will tell you add a watermark

also is the picture yours or did you copy it from who you purchased it from?

Yeah...I wasn't really too worried about this happening so never considered the need for a watermark. Even now, I'm annoyed but as mentioned by another, what's the harm. It was my scan I had uploaded to photo bucket years ago and have shared on this forum previously.

The guy admitted that he just did searches on google images to look for cool vintage items to make into magnets. I could be flattered I guess.

In my mind, the "free advertising" I'm getting from this is a double edged sword. While it could make the ticket more popular, it could also make it seem more common. Ehhh...I'm not losing sleep over it.