MicrostockGroup

there are a limited number of reasons ebay allows multiple accts - this tactic is definitely not one of them, and easily spotted by ebay.  in addition, if you dont pay, that acct gets flagged, AND no fdbk is allowed on that transaction

the best way to get items removed is first to report them directly to ebay [a low % chance], or better, have the copyright owner contact ebay

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The best thing to do in this situation would be to bypass ebay and contact the recent buyers who left feedback and provide them with evidence that the stock images have been ripped off from the microstock site.  I would explain that they need to purchase a licence to use any of those images or they could find themselves in trouble.  They would either 1) purchase a licence for any image they really want, or 2) contact ebay themselves asking for a refund. 

It's probably more likely that option 2 will occur and ebay will be forced to give the buyer back their money.  Eventually the seller will find it's not feasible to sell the item there having to pay fees for items that didn't sell.  If ebay get enough complaints and have to give back enough refunds, they'll then close the seller's account and their 100% rating will be gone.

I don't agree with you there.

Ebay's policy on IP...

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Ebay almost always protects the buyer in a payment dispute regarding anything.  I think it's worth a shot if you're worried about it.  It might get a buyer purchasing a licence or it would at least discourage them to use the images.  I'm pretty sure they'll ask for a refund and it's likely they'll receive it. 

the ebay VERO system is either a CYA scam or a joke - take your pick.  basically ebay collects their fees and lets the disutants work it out; many buyers dont care whether the images are protected or not [this came up recently  in acase where scanned versions of copyrighted material basically destroyed an entire collectibles category]

i've been a seller on ebay for over 11 years now, and ther basic atttitue is the buyer is always right , and screw the small seller;
it's becoeme a very hostile environement; otoh pirates an prosper thru loopholes or lax monitoring

for awhile,i t was possible to sell indiv or small collections of images for digital download; this was a great alternative to the MS low royalties, ut ebsy banned these auctions because some few people were buying cheap downloads in order to boost their feedback ratings; so essentially ebay destroyed the forest to eliminate a few minor pests

steve