'FixedStar86' in China Selling FREE Canon Models

Bengt F · 08-16-2008, 02:13 PM

Hi all,

I was searching the net for some unusual Polish Maly airplane models, when I stumbled on this Chinese seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/DIY-3D-paper-mod...742.m153.l1262

I thought I had seen this Wright Flyer model before - and sure enough, most of the models are FREE download models from Canon Papercraft in Japan, which they are auctioning at prices ranging from 10 to 28 bucks each (in some cases three different price levels on the same model)!!!

Compare with Canon´s site: http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-paperc...t-flyer_e.html

I have sent them an e-mail, pointing to their disrespectful and irregular behavior. We´ll see what happens . . .

Bengt

Stev0 · 08-16-2008, 04:24 PM

Yes. Not only is he selling Canon's model's but June's Hi-Nu Gundam as well.

NULLMOON · 08-24-2008, 12:54 AM

realese the lawyers!

Lex · 08-24-2008, 08:19 AM

Hey... Take it easy guys, I walked into someone selling home-printed Halinski kits last week (yes and that's the only piece of cardmodel I've seen in this trip back in Beijing)... So never mind piracy in China, it's not going to change in the next decade.

Stev0 · 08-24-2008, 10:18 AM

Thats great support for piracy Lex.

Lets be easy on Chinese piracy because they are not 'planning' on making changes.

cdavenport · 08-24-2008, 12:46 PM

Lex is correct. Instead of gnashing my teeth and pontificating about the injustice, I contacted Canon directly. Their rep was not upset in the least. Oh well....

Eventually, the buyers will make it to a forum like ours and discover they were the victims of a swindle.

If one feels so inclined, they can take matters in their own hand by buying the item and refusing to pay. Once there is a nonpayment dispute, you can present the evidence that you cannot purchase pirated materials. I tried it once; Ebay gave me a strike.

Any questions? Good; let it go and build a model.

Lex · 08-25-2008, 08:59 AM

Haha you know what? That guy was in one of my discussion group...! I had him discovered and he never showed up since!

MOS95B · 08-25-2008, 12:43 PM

I just clicked on the e-bay link, it's now a leather case for a cell phone...

08-16-2008, 02:13 PM	#1
Bengt F Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,500 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	'FixedStar86' in China Selling FREE Canon Models Hi all, I was searching the net for some unusual Polish Maly airplane models, when I stumbled on this Chinese seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/DIY-3D-paper-mod...742.m153.l1262 I thought I had seen this Wright Flyer model before - and sure enough, most of the models are FREE download models from Canon Papercraft in Japan, which they are auctioning at prices ranging from 10 to 28 bucks each (in some cases three different price levels on the same model)!!! Compare with Canon´s site: http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-paperc...t-flyer_e.html I have sent them an e-mail, pointing to their disrespectful and irregular behavior. We´ll see what happens . . . Bengt Last edited by Bengt F; 08-16-2008 at 02:17 PM..

08-24-2008, 12:54 AM	#3
NULLMOON Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: gravesend,2nd biggest ****hole in kent(uk) Posts: 656 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	realese the lawyers! __________________ Death solves all problems: no man, no problem - joseph stalin

08-24-2008, 08:19 AM	#4
Lex Dollmaker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 2,220 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 3	Hey... Take it easy guys, I walked into someone selling home-printed Halinski kits last week (yes and that's the only piece of cardmodel I've seen in this trip back in Beijing)... So never mind piracy in China, it's not going to change in the next decade. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Recent works: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. and the To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-24-2008, 10:18 AM	#5
Stev0 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,583 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Thats great support for piracy Lex. Lets be easy on Chinese piracy because they are not 'planning' on making changes. Last edited by Stev0; 08-24-2008 at 10:36 AM..

08-24-2008, 12:46 PM	#6
cdavenport Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens,Georgia Posts: 716 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Lex is correct. Instead of gnashing my teeth and pontificating about the injustice, I contacted Canon directly. Their rep was not upset in the least. Oh well.... Eventually, the buyers will make it to a forum like ours and discover they were the victims of a swindle. If one feels so inclined, they can take matters in their own hand by buying the item and refusing to pay. Once there is a nonpayment dispute, you can present the evidence that you cannot purchase pirated materials. I tried it once; Ebay gave me a strike. Any questions? Good; let it go and build a model. __________________ Major CT Davenport, USAF, (Ret) Teacher, Carver Middle School

08-16-2008, 04:24 PM	#2
Stev0 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,583 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Yes. Not only is he selling Canon's model's but June's Hi-Nu Gundam as well.

08-25-2008, 08:59 AM	#7
Lex Dollmaker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 2,220 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 3	Haha you know what? That guy was in one of my discussion group...! I had him discovered and he never showed up since! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Recent works: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. and the To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-25-2008, 12:43 PM	#8
MOS95B Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Robbinsdale MN USA Posts: 926 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I just clicked on the e-bay link, it's now a leather case for a cell phone... __________________ Scientists have shown that the moon is moving away at a tiny yet measurable distance from the earth every year. If you do the math, you can calculate that 85 million years ago the moon was orbiting the earth at a distance of about 35 feet from the earth's surface. This would explain the death of the dinosaurs. The tallest ones, anyway.

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