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Old October 22nd, 2009, 01:16 PM   #58
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Default Re: Art Theft

I would imagine that Warrior could auction an 8x10 glossy print of his chart at e-bay using the EXACT title description as the t-shirt. But in the detail description, this 8X10 would be signed by the artist, have a starting bid of $.99, a shipping cost of $9.00, an end-of-auction date that matches the t-shirt auction, AND a mention that this is the ONLY legal image by the artist and NOT the knock-offs found eleswhere on e-Bay. Whatever search word finds the t-shirt should also find this auction item (if "t-shirt" and other like keywords found on the t-shirt auction page are used in this description). Since its starting bid is $.99, it would more than likely display at the top of the buyer's search results list and be the first thing they read. Most bidders don't want to pay that kind of shipping charge and certainly not if you only accept certified checks, which leaves a small chance of being inconvienced with really selling the photo. But, having read the part about knock-offs, the buyer would then be educated as to the truth. Should the t-shirt show up again, just repeat the process.
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