My Marsden Is For Sale (apparently)

[Mikegarveyblues]

Won't bore you with the long winded story of how I came across this, but...

It seems my Bernie has made it across the pond to Canada and is for sale! Returned to it's unmodded state too!

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-guitar/oakville-halton-region/prs-se-245-bernie-marsden/1053226994

The original:


SDC11489 by MikeGBlues, on Flickr

So, if you're in Canada and thinking of buying a Bernie from whatever this site's called don't buy this one because...

It's NOT for sale. Ever.

 

[nicholsonian]

I am guilty of using google image searches to post when selling gear online. Works great for stock items in great condition particularly pedals.

I am lazy and a bad photograper.

On another note, I am visiting family about 30 min away fron that Bernie being sold used in your link...destiny right? Probably won't be according to my wife.

 

[sleary]

I live about an hour from Oakville.... Hope you reported the mofo...

 

[rugerpc]

Did you email the seller and tell them to delete your photo from their ad?

You can also follow up with the site itself: http://help.kijiji.ca/helpdesk/policies/

"Using Kijiji. You will post in the appropriate category or area and will not do any of the following bad things:

violate any laws or our Prohibited Content Policy;
be false or misleading;
infringe any third-party right;
distribute or contain spam, chain letters, or pyramid schemes;
distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm Kijiji or the interests or property of Kijiji users;
impose an unreasonable load on our infrastructure or interfere with the proper working of the Kijiji;
copy, modify, or distribute any other person's content;
use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access Kijiji and collect content for any purpose without our express written permission;
harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
bypass measures used to prevent or restrict access to Kijiji."

emphasis added

Your image is presumed copyrighted by you owing that it is an original work by you.
There is a link on the page above where you can claim you copyright and force the site to delete the image.

 

[Mikegarveyblues]

I am guilty of using google image searches to post when selling gear online. Works great for stock items in great condition particularly pedals.

I am lazy and a bad photograper.

On another note, I am visiting family about 30 min away fron that Bernie being sold used in your link...destiny right? Probably won't be according to my wife.

I live about an hour from Oakville.... Hope you reported the mofo...

Did you email the seller and tell them to delete your photo from their ad?

You can also follow up with the site itself: http://help.kijiji.ca/helpdesk/policies/

"Using Kijiji. You will post in the appropriate category or area and will not do any of the following bad things:

violate any laws or our Prohibited Content Policy;
be false or misleading;
infringe any third-party right;
distribute or contain spam, chain letters, or pyramid schemes;
distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm Kijiji or the interests or property of Kijiji users;
impose an unreasonable load on our infrastructure or interfere with the proper working of the Kijiji;
copy, modify, or distribute any other person's content;
use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access Kijiji and collect content for any purpose without our express written permission;
harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
bypass measures used to prevent or restrict access to Kijiji."

emphasis added

Your image is presumed copyrighted by you owing that it is an original work by you.
There is a link on the page above where you can claim you copyright and force the site to delete the image.

Wouldn't mind too much if it was clearly stated that this was not an image of the exact item in question, but a representation.

Reported it.

If he or she has a Bernie for sale in excellent condition they need to take photos of it. I'd never buy a guitar online unless I could see pics of it.

 

[Mikegarveyblues]

Annnndddd Again!

Warning to anyone thinking of buying a Bernie in the UK off Gumtree:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/prs-se-bernie-marsden-w-gibson-burstbucker-pro-s-/1109134051

This is my Bernie in the picture and it's not for sale. nor does it have Burstvuckers FFS!!!

The guy does have a Bernie as he's posted a YouTube vid of him playing it. So why the fook did he feel the need to rip my pic?

Reported.

Anyone else had their photos used in this way?

 

[markintime]

Anyone else had their photos used in this way?

Um, not exactly, uh not really, but I may need to change my avatar. I didn't take that picture myself, just kind of "borrowed" it.

[Edit] But I did BUY it. And I still OWN it... .

 

[GS1]

The problem is that your photo is too good! I am pretty sure that I would be mighty PO'd when I thought that I bought that lovely beast, and something else showed up! Seems a bit dishonest at best.