Unless he DID pay his expert, who then copied your description and charged him as though it were their own work!!
Dubious, but possible. I which case your beef would be with 'Micro Optical'... > -----Original Message----- > From: Dr E D F Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 October 2003 08:07 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: eBay plagiarism > > > This is where things stand at the moment. > > Don > _______________ > Dr E D F Williams > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > See New Pages "The Cement Company from HELL!" > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dr E D F Williams > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 8:51 AM > Subject: Re: Question for seller -- Item #2563924879 > > > That text was lifted, word for word, from the second sentence > of my description to the end of the second paragraph. Even > including the spelling mistake ('dovetails' when it should be > 'dovetail'). If you want to know how I can prove this, here > are the details: > > ----------------- > > 2563306496 Leitz Wetzlar 'Heine' Phase Condenser £200.00 > £200.00 £450.00 n/a 08-Oct 16:55:25 > > "Leitz Wetzlar Ortholux 'Heine' Bright Field/Phase > Contrast/Darkfield Condenser > > > > After Zeiss patented the Zernike Phase Contrast condenser in > the early 1900s, Leitz engineers were forced to design their > own phase equipment. The Heine Phase Contrast condenser has a > very sophisticated optical configuration. This condenser not > only provides phase contrast with any phase objective from > the lowest to the highest magnifications, but gives excellent > dark field and bright field illumination as well. The > condenser is fitted with an oil immersion top element and > takes the standard Leitz dovetails slide filter holder. The > upper high NA optic unscrews giving a larger cone of > illumination for use with lower powered objectives. > > > > In practice the Heine device will work with any phase > objectives and is not restricted to those from Leitz of the > period. I have used a Heine condenser with Carl Zeiss (West > Germany) phase contrast objectives with excellent results. It > is very easy to change from bright field, through phase > contrast to dark field and this can be achieved in seconds. > The optical design is rather complicated and the optics were > very expensive to make. This condenser is in excellent > condition and has a 46,5 mm wide dovetail fitting. It takes > the standard Leitz filter holder which attaches to the bottom > of the optics tube. The Heine condenser can be used with the > following Leitz microscopes, amongst others: Ortholux I, > Orthoplan, Metalloplan, Dialux (old grey), Laborlux (old > black), SM-Lux. > > > > This is a very rare item and naturally there is a substantial > reserve. If I had a Leitz instrument I would use it myself. I > will take PayPal with a surcharge of 5% and ship anywhere in > the world, the buyer pays only the actual cost of postage and > packing." > > > > --------------- > > > How can you possibly expect anyone to believe your text was > not copied from this? Even if this was done by someone else > (I don't believe this) you were responsible for posting it on > eBay. Clearly, since your attitude is one of unrepentant > indignation, I will have to take this matter further. > > My fingers, incidentally, are rather elegant unlike your > attitude which is certainly ugly. > > EDFW > _______________ > Dr E D F Williams > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > See New Pages "The Cement Company from HELL!" > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 4:01 AM > Subject: Re: Question for seller -- Item #2563924879 > > > Excuse me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't no who in the > hell you are, but I did nothing of the kind so you go ahead > and report me all you want. You have a lot of nerve buddy! > accusing me of steeling anything from you, I hired a guy from > Micro Optical to help me with the rest of the item's that I > no nothing about (NOT THAT I OWE YOU ANY EXPLANATIONS, BUT > NEXT TIME YOU BETTER GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU GO > POINTING THAT UGLY FINGER OF > YOURS.) > _______________ > Dr E D F Williams > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > See New Pages "The Cement Company from HELL!" > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > > >
