Another chicken breeder is using my picture, along with other BYC members' pictures, to sell his hatching eggs. The breeds we own can go for quite a bit of $$, upwards of $50/dozen. He has NO pictures of his own on his listing, and they're selling well. I sent him a couple of messages asking about quality issues I knew my rooster had, but he answered without really answering my questions.
He continues to use my picture, now on his 3rd or 4th listing.
The main reason I'm upset, besides the fact that he's passing my birds off as his own, is that these buyers are purchasing something, thinking they're getting a quality item, but I doubt that they are since he won't use his own pics. I know it's buyer beware, but I feel like maybe I should let him know I know he stole my pics and the others and that he should remove them.
(I'm concerned he may retaliate, since he'll know my ebay member id.)
Have you ever reported stolen pictures on EBay? Do they ever act on the report? Any idea what I should do?
He's also a BYC member, but hasn't been here in a few months, and I'm also a little scared to PM him through here.
He continues to use my picture, now on his 3rd or 4th listing.
The main reason I'm upset, besides the fact that he's passing my birds off as his own, is that these buyers are purchasing something, thinking they're getting a quality item, but I doubt that they are since he won't use his own pics. I know it's buyer beware, but I feel like maybe I should let him know I know he stole my pics and the others and that he should remove them.
(I'm concerned he may retaliate, since he'll know my ebay member id.)
Have you ever reported stolen pictures on EBay? Do they ever act on the report? Any idea what I should do?
He's also a BYC member, but hasn't been here in a few months, and I'm also a little scared to PM him through here.