Ashamed - Topps T206 Buy Back Fraud

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's fraud. An open and shut case of fraud. Who gives a damn about copyright?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's fraud. An open and shut case of fraud. Who gives a damn about copyright?

Copyright only means something if i was going to sell my own holders that look and resemble the style of the ones with t206 cards but everyone knows that they arent from topps...there could be an argument from topps that i couldnt do that.. When you are sellling something alleging they are topps holder t206s and they aren't thats fraud...

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's fraud. An open and shut case of fraud. Who gives a damn about copyright?

Peter - you are up against the:

"I'm not a lawyer but I play one on TV" crowd here ... they obviously don't understand the meaning of the word fraud.

jeff

[JollyElm]

D.A. Jim Trotter: Now, uh, Ms. Vito, being an expert on general automotive knowledge, can you tell me... what would the correct ignition timing be on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet, with a 327 cubic-inch engine and a four-barrel carburetor?
Mona Lisa Vito: It's a bullshit question.
D.A. Jim Trotter: Does that mean that you can't answer it?
Mona Lisa Vito: It's a bullshit question, it's impossible to answer.
D.A. Jim Trotter: Impossible because you don't know the answer!
Mona Lisa Vito: Nobody could answer that question!
D.A. Jim Trotter: Your Honor, I move to disqualify Ms. Vito as a "expert witness"!
Judge Chamberlain Haller: Can you answer the question?
Mona Lisa Vito: No, it is a trick question!
Judge Chamberlain Haller: Why is it a trick question?
Vinny Gambini: [to Bill] Watch this.
Mona Lisa Vito: 'Cause Chevy didn't make a 327 in '55, the 327 didn't come out till '62. And it wasn't offered in the Bel Air with a four-barrel carb till '64. However, in 1964, the correct ignition timing would be four degrees before top-dead-center.
D.A. Jim Trotter: Well... um... she's acceptable, Your Honor.

[Bestdj777]

Is this something hat they could even get a copyright for? I assumed it would require a design patent to protect it, but I stopped practicing IP law very shortly after I started--criminal defense work was more interesting and more plentiful.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

criminal defense work was more interesting and more plentiful.

Yeah, a HUGE issue in our country

There is one way to satisfy the wronged parties in this fiasco and go out with a clear conscience with your honor intact.

[Pat R]

Larry did call me to let me know there was a "problem" with the
buyback he sold me and if I returned it he would issue a refund. While
I do give him credit for contacting me I still think he's only sorry that
he got caught.