(taken from eBay help files)

Create your own listing content

You should avoid "borrowing" text or images (including photos) from another listing on eBay, a manufacturer's web site, product catalogs, or other sources without specific permission from the owner. Contrary to popular belief, simply because images and text may be found somewhere on the Internet does not necessarily mean that they are unprotected by copyright laws. Copyright laws apply to the Internet, and manufacturers or other copyright owners may object to the use of text or images that they own or created.

You should write your own descriptive text for your listing, and take your own photos.

Read about copyright basics and eBay's item description and picture theft guidelines.

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eBay members are not allowed to use another eBay user's pictures or descriptions in their listings or About Me page without the owner's permission. Listings that violate eBay's Picture and Description Theft policy may be removed early. Multiple violations of this policy can result in suspension.

The following examples are not allowed on eBay.

* A seller doesn't know the best way to describe an item. The seller copies a substantial amount of another's description and pastes it into a listing.

* A seller takes someone else's picture and includes it in a listing since it looks very similar to the item the seller is offering.

* A seller likes the way a competitor's About Me page looks. The seller copies the look and feel and a substantial amount of the text and creates an About Me page.

Report another member who is using your text or images without your permission

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To report a violation use the link below. (unless someone is trying to rip off buyers, I don't know how important it is to report it, a nice email might serve better?)

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/vero-image-text-theft.html