Hey guys... I am in a bit of a shock right now... well I was just browsing around ebay awhile ago and looking if there is anything interesting... I happen to come across this item and to my surprise it is using my tC's picture!! It was a picture I took back in feb when I just got my tC and gave it the first car wash.. at first I was just thinking that it was a similar car and at a similar location until I spotted a little white thing hanging from the front windshield (which is a mini badminton shuttle) that I have on my tC and the location is exactly the same when I compared it to my picture... I have never posted that pic on the net... how could the seller have gotten the picture?

Here is a link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Scion...11923788QQrdZ1

 

email him and tell him to stop using your picture or you will notify ebay, i had a guy use a photo of mine of an item i posted on ebay a month prior...

 

but I never posted that picture online... could it be that I have been hacked?

 

now thats weird lol. Did he photo shop ur headlights too?

 

ya.. he did.. he added "overlays" onto the hearlights...

 

Let's see the proof, post your photo. Maybe they're just similar

 

here is the proof

 

Contact ebay and report him. They usually take care of things like this. Not to mention the other side of this coin where you could suggest 'fraud' in the email if you show that he is photoshopping his product (unless he otherwise mentions it in the auction).

Is it possible you emailed someone this pic?

Good Luck!!!!

 

no, I havent emailed anyone this pic... I did send it over MSN.. could that be it? but I sent it to my friends though...

 

there is nothing wrong with using someone elses picture on ebay. Unless of course he is selling a car and he was using your car. But how he got it? I dont know. Reporting it to ebay doesnt do you anything.

 

Maybe he took a pic of your car that looked very similar to yours

 

thats pretty crazy, its definately your pick, you can still see your reflection of you taking the picture on the ebay photo

 

Au Contraire. I've done this many times when someone is misrepresenting something that isn't theirs. I've had my pics stolen in the same mannor as this. Usually Ebay asks for proof so send them other pics. Pics of your car w/you will sufffice. Sometimes they ask you to fax an Identification to them. More to the point, he is misrepresnting his product by using a picture that A: isn't his and B: isnt a true photographic presentation of said product without any disclaimers.

To answer your MSN question, yes. Most likely what happened is someone you sent the pic (through MSN) sent it to one of their friends with something like "Look at this cool Scion" and it went from there. I doubt your friends are to blame.

Send him (the sellar) a notice of intent with a deadline to fix the auction, then proceed to Ebay. Be persistant. Mention lawyers if no satisfaction is given.

It is illegal to use someones photo without written permission PERIOD. Explain that he has not been given permission from you for Reproduction, Distribution, Public display or any Derivitive work, as set down by copyright law.

Again, good luck!

 

dude, best thing ever, hotlink your pic to tubgirl.com, that'll teach him

 

The guy uses the user name lillazy23 on http://www1.resellerratings.com/sell...p99-s1-d1.html

And this is his email address: lillazy23@mediaone.net

Unless it is a strange coincidence that he uses the same user name and likes cars and motorcycles.. his pick and other info are on some dumb dating site here:

http://memberse.blackplanet.com/LiLlazy23/

Just did a little creative googling with the info from his pic location...

 

hotlink isnt the right term you nub, and tubgirl.com has been dead for like... ever

 

^^ and the worlds least intelligent a$$ strikes again

just go away, all you do is run your mouth

 

LAWSUIT!

 

don't see why you care...

 

^^^he was just wondering how it happened can't you read?

haha his profile is charming