TimeCast  | 19 Feb 2013 3:55 a.m. PST |
Just to keep everyone up to date. We have run up our colours, fired a warning shot across eBay's bow and raked the pirate with a broadside. The culprit, who has the eBay username pj.brado69, has admitted (via email) to selling our items and that he knew they were TimeCast copies. He claimed to have bought the models "at a market" in his town. However we believe that the person concerned purchased a set of the models from us in December, made moulds from them and started selling the items on eBay in January. We have good evidence to back this up and have passed the details to UK Trading Standards, who have accepted our information. We have filed a VeRO IP Infringement notice with eBay and are talking to them. The same eBay user, pj.brado69, has also been selling unauthorised copies of 1/12th scale Doll's House accessories. We have informed the company concerned and they have also filed a VeRO IP Infringement notice with eBay. This information has also been passed to Trading Standards. The Ebay user's account is currently empty with no items for sale – so far so good. Incidentally, we have learned quite a bit about how to handle cases like this over the past couple of weeks, and have been given some very good advice from the local trading standards chap, who has been very helpful. To save time should this happen again I will be drawing up a "to do" list of procedures to follow (based on advice from Trading Standards). If any UK manufacturers find themselves in a similar position we will be happy to talk to them and give them any advice we can based on our own experience. All the best Barrie
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| Goober | 19 Feb 2013 4:23 a.m. PST |
Promising news, and kudos to you for informing the dolls house suppliers as well. G. |
| fogsoldiers | 19 Feb 2013 4:59 a.m. PST |
Good work TimeCast, piracy is a serious problem. |
| Dark Knights And Bloody Dawns | 19 Feb 2013 5:11 a.m. PST |
Smartly now to execution docks, th' bilge rat!!! Let th' scurvy sea monster hang in chains and nod to th' tars from Cockold's Point… |
| A Twiningham | 19 Feb 2013 6:15 a.m. PST |
Just hope he doesn't pop back up under a new name. Seems to happen quite often with bad traders on eBay. |
| ancientsgamer | 19 Feb 2013 7:46 a.m. PST |
He would have to open a new banking account as well though…. Paypal and Ebay are owned by the same company. |
| jammy four | 19 Feb 2013 9:40 a.m. PST |
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| wrgmr1 | 19 Feb 2013 10:33 a.m. PST |
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| martin goddard | 19 Feb 2013 12:35 p.m. PST |
I fully support Timecast. Shame on the pirate. This is a tough business to make a living at. Well done Martin |
 Inari7  | 19 Feb 2013 12:36 p.m. PST |
Good Job!! Maybe post the ""to do" list of procedures" on a web page where everyone has access. |
| HistoryWargaming | 19 Feb 2013 12:55 p.m. PST |
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| darthfozzywig | 19 Feb 2013 5:13 p.m. PST |
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| TimeCast | 20 Feb 2013 2:45 a.m. PST |
Inari7 Following advice from Trading Standards we have come up with a plan which allows us to build a complete case against a pirate without him knowing he is being watched. There are also a few methods of tracking the individual without their knowledge. We don't want to alert someone that we are on their case until we present them with a cease and desist notice on the same day that we hit eBay with a formal complaint about the seller. You do not tell the enemy what your plans are before the battle starts… :-) Barrie
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| Supercilius Maximus | 20 Feb 2013 4:34 a.m. PST |
But did Trading Standards help with the REALLY important question…. …..keel-hauling, or walking the plank? |
| Guinny | 20 Feb 2013 5:32 a.m. PST |
Following advice from Trading Standards we have come up with a plan which allows us to build a complete case against a pirate without him knowing he is being watched. There are also a few methods of tracking the individual without their knowledgeWe don't want to alert someone that we are on their case until we present them with a cease and desist notice on the same day that we hit eBay with a formal complaint about the seller. Unless he reads TMP, of course. You might want to ask Bill to remove this thread (and update us all on it after the fact) if you want to keep it a little bit more low key. |
| shaun from s and s models | 20 Feb 2013 6:09 a.m. PST |
good news indeed, keep us posted
thanks
shaun |
| TimeCast | 20 Feb 2013 6:27 a.m. PST |
Guinny I don'y think the person concerned is a gamer – he probably won't read TMP. He already knows he has been reported, but he doesn't know much more than that. We still have a couple of tricks up our sleeve – the nice trading standards chap has said I can play with the culprit for a while… :-) Barrie |
| Guinny | 20 Feb 2013 10:31 a.m. PST |
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| Olaf the hairy | 20 Feb 2013 3:44 p.m. PST |
You might want to edit the original post, otherwise he might google his username, as he knows he's been reported, and seeing this discussion be forewarned |
| Dixon Miniatures | 16 May 2013 1:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks for keeping us informed guys. |
