Ebay getting sued.

[Newbomb Turk]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/technology/29ebay.html?ex=1296190800&en=f91ec53fbb30c816&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss

I have no opinion 1 way or the other. Just thought it would make for some entertaining fodder.

[MisterCMK]

I think thats dumb. Like the article said, they are only a marketplace. They cannot be held responsible for the authenticity of all items listed by private sellers on their site.

[Joe Goebbel]

That case could go either way. I hope E-bay has a good legal system. What makes me laugh is costume jewlery is fake no matter who makes it, but I guess there is a market for the best fake jewlery out there.

[Roast'em]

that's weird that you just posted that since I had to write an essay response to the Tiffany and Co vs Ebay lawsuit for my business class.... like 5 minutes ago


god this is a boring saturday night!

[MisterCMK]

This saturday does suck. I just wrote an essay on the functionalist perspective on sociology, and now I have to write an essay on Grameen Banks in Bangladesh. shitty.

[svttom]

It will be interesting to see what happens. Part of me says E-bay needs to beef up their investigations unit, banning sellers of fake products, but part of me says that buyers shouldn't be so damn dumb. If the price is too good to be true, it is likely that whatever you are buying is either fake, broken, etc.

[tim]

The sellers/buyers need to be held responsible not ebay themselves. What about the people that want to buy the knockoff products? If you are looking for something collectable I sure would hope that you would inquire with the seller before just automatically bidding/buying. If they say it is the real deal and you get it, then you go after the seller via paypal, ebay, or even police if need be.

[95.0mark]

its not ebays fault, and i bet they can get the best lawyers money can buy lol.

no ones responsible for there own actions these days.

[lilstang5O]

Ebay will win. Its not under thier control for what ever the seller wants to sell. Its the buyers fault for not fully understang what they are buying.

[68GTO]

A harmonious thread? What is this an incredibly boring night?

That said, Ebay will be found not guilty and will not be made to be the Mom & Dad for everyone listing. Newspaper ads never did. It's the old Caveat Emptor saying. It's the buyer's responsibility to check stuff out. Buying from someone who "claims" to have an item is always dicey when you don't get to touch/smell/feel it first.

Ebay's model is fine. A dose of common sense should apply. "if the deal seems TOO good, it probably isn't such a good deal..."

[X32 lARO]

I could see PayPal being responsible since they advertise and sell buyer and seller protection.
They even profit from these fraudulent transactions.
A solution may even be possible by bonding sellers which would help against fraudulent transactions and protect the buyers against such actions.

[68GTO]

A solution may even be possible by bonding sellers which would help against fraudulent transactions and protect the buyers against such actions.

Paypal is immune just like Ebay is immune. Exactly the same thing. Paypal merely transfers money between two parties and takes a bite of each.

But the solution of bonding sellers will fail. This is like making companies register with Verisign to prove that your site is who you say it is. All this does is to provide a false sense of security that will be exploited by the bad guys within 1 second of being announced.

Paypal should stay out of it - this is not their fight...

[OrangeCrush 86]

Nifty......... If you are getting high class jewerly from the 50's for 10 bucks its a fake moron!

[Roast'em]

OK. here's a popular new scam. Selling counterfeit transmission fluid that's basically oil with red dye in it. Will you be happy about something like that?

The sellers/buyers need to be held responsible not ebay themselves. What about the people that want to buy the knockoff products?

That's bullshit. You want to buy counterfeit jewelry for your girlfriend? Crooks get your money instead of a respectable, successful company. That undermines any effort to build a successful business these days. Just like the crook can steal your money and good rep, they can destroy it too!

[StangerJon]

I have never had a problem on ebay, its the fuckers on internet forums that fuck me over.


true story.