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Interesting. This is a photo of my TW Stake 16-gauge shotgun. I took this photo.
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Notice the Gunsamerica 'watermark' on the photo? This is how they mark photos of items for sale on their website. The thing is I have never listed this gun for sale on the Gunsamerica website- but apparently someone did. Someone that does not own this gun and did not have it in their possession.

I have heard that their are scam artists on Gunsamerica, taking money for guns they don't have then disappearing. I can't help but wonder if that was what occurred here.

What are your thoughts?
 
That is interesting..........maby he stole the photo because he has a similar gun for sale and no camera? (Sounds like a long shot) Where would he find it? I save photos from gun broker or guns international of the guns I buy there, they are similarly marked.
 
Lotta scams in the world. One of the oldest is to use a picture of some artifact that does not nor ever has been in the possession of aforementioned scammer.
Matter a fact, I once courted a nice redhead online for a couple a weeks.. turned out she was a toaster.
 
That is interesting..........maby he stole the photo because he has a similar gun for sale and no camera? (Sounds like a long shot) Where would he find it? I save photos from gun broker or guns international of the guns I buy there, they are similarly marked.

It's a photo that I had posted online a few different places; they probably just grabbed it off a forum. As for having a similar gun the spacer that lengthened the stock was unique to my gun (I have since removed it the spacer.)
 
Yikes!
Looks like someone stole your picture for their own use.
I have always said be careful of what you post and how you say things on the 'net...It seems that once its out there , its always out there , for anyone to use as they see fit.
Guess this goes for pictures as well....

It won't stop me form posting pictures of my antique guns or displays...but it does make me think.
Andy
 
Lotta scams in the world. One of the oldest is to use a picture of some artifact that does not nor ever has been in the possession of aforementioned scammer.
Matter a fact, I once courted a nice redhead online for a couple a weeks.. turned out she was a toaster.



I bet it REALLY went downhill when the crusty bread-crumb penis popped out of one of the bread slots! :eek:
 
Depending on what you are using to take a photo, there's this thing called "the cloud". I've heard, and I'm not an expert on this, that photo's you take are often sent to the cloud. Meaning, I assume, that a photo may be, under the right circumstances, available to others.
 
The issue of Image and Intellectual Content theft has been around as long as the internet. Too many people just think that since Microsoft has given them the software that makes stealing things easy they somehow think they have the right to steal, steal, steal and be Merry. Of course, Microsoft screams the loudest when somebody steals a copy of their software. No telling just where or when somebody stole your image. I've had it happen to me. Look at the screen saver that is part of any Microsoft program and you'll see images that have been stolen. Xfinity is another image stealer.:mad::mad::mad:
 
I've had pics 'stolen' of rare guns I owned, taken pics and posted the pics on forums. The thieves put their own watermark on it and then put it on their site. It is a bit annoying, but that is the internet for you - I post other people's pics as examples, but I never claim the pic as mine.

So far, as far as I know, never had one used to scam anyone though.
 
The Problem is that while we(the US) recognize the copyright from other countries few of them recognize ours. All someone has to say is "I found 'it' on such and such site that is in China or wherever and the site said the images were free." and the judge has no choice but to let them off.:mad::mad::mad:
 
If you host the photos on a website that's open to the public... Northwest Firearms, Photobucket, Imagur etc...

Anyone can take them and misuse:abuse the original intent.

I'm sure somebody tried to scam somebody with your photo. This is one reason I don't leave photos up in many places of a complete firearm.
 
I've had pics 'stolen' of rare guns I owned, taken pics and posted the pics on forums. The thieves put their own watermark on it and then put it on their site. It is a bit annoying, but that is the internet for you - I post other people's pics as examples, but I never claim the pic as mine.

So far, as far as I know, never had one used to scam anyone though.
Someone had their child "stolen" and used in a huge give-me-money-scam. people are nutso
 
Years back a knife dealer on Ebay was using another knife dealers website pictures of popular production knives. He was linking to them instead of taking his own pictures. The owner of the pictures changed them out so the picture links in the sellers Ebay listing now showed pics of xrated graphic gay porn. :p
 
I always ask for a photo of a gun I'm thinking of buying with a randomly chosen item stuck through the trigger guard. I.e. A toothbrush. This is proof of life. I also demand that FFL's broker the transaction on both ends of a shipped purchase so there doesn't have to be any trust involved.
 
Anything you publish anywhere on the web can be copy and pasted by anyone anywhere at any time. If there is a photo you might care if someone does that to, then don't post it without adding your own watermark... The few pics Ive cared enough to add watermarks too I often plaster it huge and at least partially over the subject of the photo.
 
Anything you publish anywhere on the web can be copy and pasted by anyone anywhere at any time. If there is a photo you might care if someone does that to, then don't post it without adding your own watermark... The few pics Ive cared enough to add watermarks too I often plaster it huge and at least partially over the subject of the photo.
Watermarks are easier than ever to remove with modern programs. We were taught to retouch them out by hand 45 years ago in photography school. Today, any 10 year old with a tablet can do it.
 

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