triplehd Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 So, here I am in the office today on this bright and sunny Saturday afternoon and decided to take a break and browse the 'bay and then ioffer. I love the ridiculous prices on ioffer. Well, while browsing Ioffer, I noticed that a seller selling an Omega GMT had some kick-ass pics of the watch. Here I am thinking, where have I seen these pics before? HERE, that's where ! These are By-Tor's pics. Omega GMT with By-Tor's Pics The funny part is, when reading his description, he states, :Actual pictures were taken by myself.: The only way he could have used By-Tor's pics was being logged in, right? That means, he had to be a member at one time or another. Hmmm........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Wow... stealing rep pics. That's kinda... cheap. Ioffer and Ebay are full of stolen pics... this is just another scam dealer, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplehd Posted July 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Wow... stealing rep pics. That's kinda... cheap. Ioffer and Ebay are full of stolen pics... this is just another scam dealer, apparently. I guess we have to start watermarking our pics, huh? But if he's stealing your pics, he had to be a member of one of the boards at one time...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 talking about cheap... http://www.ioffer.com/i/Rolex-quartz-watch--26241562 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Wow... stealing rep pics. That's kinda... cheap. Take it as a compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Take it as a compliment. If it were I, I would give him a sound verbal thrashing on his site. That's not cool, as Americans say, on so many levels (fraud being the most offensive one). "Currently offline phil10 (2) Rosieres Pres Troyes, France - Member since 1/30/2006" Ring any bells, as to possible location of said ex-or current forum member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Easy solution, is for By-Tor to contact the website they are appearing on, explain the situation, and request the images be withdrawn from the servers with immediate (say 12-24 hr) effect. If not, then their liable for theft of intellectual property (the photographer retains lifetime rights to images they create) How stupid will the seller look, when their sale features blank spaces with little red Xs where the pictures once went, or, better yet, an image saying the photos were removed for X reason (as when Imageshack remove reported images) Very easy to resolve, next to impossible to prevent recurring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ximenes Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Someone emailed me asking if I could take another closeup pic of a certain area of one of my watches. I said no. A day later I saw that he was using my pics to sell his item... DUFUS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 The only way he could have used By-Tor's pics was being logged in, right? That means, he had to be a member at one time or another. Hmmm........ Not necessarily on this site. There are others where you don't need to be a member to see By-Tor's pics because his reviews are also posted there. RWI for example. However, it does indicate that said individual is a member of one of these rep forums (as was said before). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Take it as a compliment. My sentiments exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy boy Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Wow... stealing rep pics. That's kinda... cheap. Ioffer and Ebay are full of stolen pics... this is just another scam dealer, apparently. By-Tor, I'm not an intellectual property rights attorney, but that is your wrist in that picture. I would think that you're entitled to payment as a wrist model. We could probably enlist my wife who is a marketing professor to testify as to what a fine wrist it is too, so as to bring the highest possiible model royalty fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 (edited) Thanks guys.. but who really cares... it's a counterfeit watch and if someone is using counterfeit pics of it... c'est la vie. Who buys from these Ioffer sites anyway? Aren't all those dealers more or less scam artists? Edited July 15, 2007 by By-Tor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 i love the sexy wrist! is that a replica? coz i want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 i love the sexy wrist! is that a replica? coz i want one "Sexy wrist"? Yes, it's a replica. The pics are from this review: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=17962 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 "Sexy wrist"? Yes, it's a replica. The pics are from this review: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=17962 lol i meant is the wrist a replica .. it was meant to be a joke that backfired LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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