Other very suspicious and troubling cases of stolen models are ghost sales. They are numerous sales (for high amounts and in short periods of time), of free or stolen models, put up for sale by users with little age. Those sales are hardly credible, (just look at the sales statistics).
User: cliffartist
https://www.cgtrader.com/cliffartist
This user is 2 months old, 11 models (all stolen), from DAZ, 3D-Squir .., some with exaggerated prices. It has 1,766 reputation points and at least 4 sales. For example :
1.- Stolen model, for sale for $ 120:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/interior/office/hospital-waiting-area
DAZ model, author SloshWerks, price $ 24.95
https://www.daz3d.com/medical-center-waiting-room
2.- Stolen model, for sale for $ 2,000:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/car/racing/porche-car-model
Author 3D-Squir, approximate price, less than $ 150
3.- Stolen model, for sale for $ 600, sold at least 1 time:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/character/anato...
DAZ model, author noggin, price $ 19.95
https://www.daz3d.com/m4-internal-organs
User: calito
https://www.cgtrader.com/calito
This user has published his first 3 models today, 2 from DAZ and the other from a pirated page. All 3 with exaggerated prices (between $ 600 and $ 1,000 each). It does not have sales yet, but I predict that it will not take long to have them.
1.- Stolen model, for sale for $ 600:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/interior/house/...
DAZ model, author Nikisatez, price $ 23.95
https://www.daz3d.com/penthouse-living
2.- Stolen model, for sale for $ 800:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/interior/kitche...
DAZ model, author Tesla3dCorp, price $ 24.95
https://www.daz3d.com/lencino-kitchen-space
3.- Stolen model, downloaded from pirate page, for sale for $ 1,000:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/car/luxury/merc...
User: brianogembo
https://www.cgtrader.com/brianogembo
This user, with only 6 models, some stolen, and others that do not even look like models. With absurd descriptions, with hardly any presentation images and those that exist have no relation to the models. With exaggeratedly high prices and barely 1 month old, it already has at least 4 sales. Who can believe that they have made any sales by viewing their portfolio and their prices?
1.- Stolen model, for sale for $ 250, sold at least 1 time:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/scanned/various...
Original author (Warner McGee, Tim Cooper character)
https://www.behance.net/gallery/7647313/Jippi-Cool...
2.- Stolen model, for sale for $ 500:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/animals/mammal/...
3.- The same stolen model, for sale for $ 493:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/animals/mammal/...
Original author of both models (Gustavo Soares)
https://www.notodoanimacion.es/arte-3d-y-spot-guzz...
4.- Car model, for sale for $ 400, sold at least 3 times:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/car/suv/king-le...
Of this model I have only found an image in a social network with the text, photography made with the mobile.
These cases suck and unfortunately, many cases like these have been seen in the past year (since forum spam increased). In addition to being highly suspicious, they are also very lucrative (because they make a lot of high-end sales before they are eliminated). I would like to know if something is done in these cases, (such as informing the authorities) or they limit themselves to eliminating users.