Re: [aroid-l] ebay - ebook fraud

From: "Peter Boyce" <peterboyce at myjaring.net> on 2004.06.21 at 19:48:21(11646) Hi Steve Thanks for your note. We (Malesiana Tropicals) have filed a complaint with the ebay moderators/complaint board and you'll see that this ebook has been withdrawn. There is still the issue that this guy's site (www.alocasiaaddict.com) features unauthorized use of photographs (see my earlier aroid-l posting about the use of MT's (mine, in fact) image of Alocasia robusta - now removed (see cc'd email I've just posted on aroid-l). I urge all folks who post images of their plants on the web to check this guy's site and email him (alocasiaaddict@yahoo.com) if he's using anything anything without permission. As I've written privately to Denis, I guess what upsets me the most is that even when in commercial competition with one another plant folks are basically all friends, often close friends of a long-time standing, and thus some guy coming in and bleeding us and making money from it is not a nice feeling. Pete +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 5:46 AM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] ebay - ebook fraud > Hello Peter & Dennis- I've never had any contact with this vendor myself, > but there is a lot of grumbling on the web about his having a lot of > unhappy customers, but still maintaining a 100% positive feedback rating > with eBay- ?! some sorta crazy coersion thing -like no honor among thieves- > Perhaps you're in a postion to file a formal complaint w/eBay to keep > people from being cheated? After reading your message, I can't tell that > there is any volume there, really nutzo-crazio-this seems to be a classic > case of the devil dancin' in empty pockets and will probably resolve itself > in short order- Have a nice week- > Steve > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Boyce" > To: > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:34 PM > Subject: [aroid-l] ebay - ebook fraud > > > > Dear Folks > > > > Denis at Silver Krome and myself have been made aware that > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&itemC07898904&sspagename=STR > K%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 > > > > http://alocasiaaddict.com/files/EEsample.pdf > > > > is auctioning an ebook created by stealing information and images from the > > websites of Malesiana Tropicals & Silver Krome Nursery. > > > > Peter (Malesiana Tropicals) > > > > > > > [ Scanned by JARING E-Mail Virus Scanner ( http://www.jaring.my ) ] >

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