Question
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060131/tc_nf/41321
I thought that this time eBay was fighting back with a surprisingly coherent retort, but then realized they didn't say it...
Martin Reynolds, an analyst with research firm Gartner, said he suspects Tiffany has a hidden agenda in wanting to sue eBay. "Tiffany would really like to restrict secondary sales of its products, as this would then force people to buy exclusively from Tiffany," he said. "The net effect would be to increase Tiffany's sales."
It is not cost-effective for Tiffany to go after all the second-hand antique stores that sell genuine and counterfeit Tiffany products, Reynolds said. "But if this lawsuit scares eBay into taking all Tiffany products off its Web site, then Tiffany will have managed to strike a major blow against second-hand sale of Tiffany items."
Answer
It sounds like the firm Gartner did not hire the best and the brightest of that year's analysts class.
Analyze this: How much second hand merchandise does Tiffany sell?
None, they would look second rate if they did. The used market for Tiffany is not what they are concerned with.
What Tiffany, Coach, Rolex and other high end retailers want to stop is the sales of fake new merchandise which does affect their retail sales.