Profiting off someone else’s intellectual property? I assume so.
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not illegal to alter or base something off of a design, but it sure is to just print a copy of the original design onto something and slap it on a card like most of these are
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this isn’t always true at all, and isn’t the problem in this case. This is more a case of counterfeiting when a card is just trying to copy the original, than profiting off IP. If I draw a pikachu and slap it on a tshirt I can sell it all I want as long as I don’t call it an official design. This is just one example of thousands and thousands.
the US, contrary to some people’s belief has extremely lax copyright and IP laws compared to almost anywhere else on the planet besides China
Not going to argue with you, but if tPCI wanted to shut them down I’m sure they would be able to. This is an interesting related read: jomosthompson.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/does-fan-art-violate-copyright/
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I wouldn’t argue anyway, this was one of my major areas of study when I was in college. It would be exceedingly difficult for tPCI to do just about anything to these individual sellers, it wouldn’t be worth the cost to show up at court, and even then Free Speech parody and transformative allowances always has a soft spot in people’s hearts during individual rulings. the only time a company would even dream of it is if there was big money involved.
it goes the other direction too. Most people don’t know the online ccg Hex, but having worked on the game I can tell you they were sued by Wizard’s of the Coast as infringing on Magic. There wasn’t a good basis for it, but Wizard’s kept Cryptozoic in court for almost 2 years with different reasons over and over until they finally decided to just settle the matter monetarily.
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Wtf and it’s actually getting some high bids. >.<
It’s being shilled.
reported
Pokemon Venusaur 15/102 1st Set Base Holo Rare ITA
They do say
La carta non è in buone condizioni.
The card is not in Good condition.
that card seems to have enjoyed a ride in the washing machine.
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yes, very bad condizioni.
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Pokemon Gem Mint Psa 10 Tornadus ex Plasma Freeze pop 1 !!!
Quotes pop. on the ungraded card.
14 Japanese Vending Sheet Promo Pokemon Cards Bundle Bulk Lot Glossy
Love the photo
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This guys description, no words.
Gems like…"There were very few PSA 10 from the 1999 base set and look how many PSA 8, 9 and 10 Charizard being sold on EBay are 99% fake.
Ask for certification papers, if the seller has none, then it’s a FAKE card.
Just use what’s between your ears: how many people store 18 year old cards? Very very few people."
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Any item description with a wall of text = you’re gonna have a bad time
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I give 3/3 for effort seller has put in making the sales speech, @pokemonsyndicate just got real competitor. 
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lets face it… You wish you had my summariserb skillz.
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man I wish this card was kept in better condition >___< I like cards even in crappy condition but this is such a cool card it hurts