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NY Times article.
If Tiffany wins its case, not only would other lawsuits follow, but eBay's very business model would be threatened because it would be nearly impossible for the company to police a site that now has 180 million members and 60 million items for sale at any one time.
Of course, fakes are sold everywhere, but the anonymity and reach of the Internet makes it perfect for selling knockoffs. And eBay, the biggest online marketplace, is the center of a new universe of counterfeit with virtually no policing.
EBay, based in San Jose, Calif., argues that it has no obligation to investigate counterfeiting claims unless the complaint comes from a "rights owner," a party holding a trademark or copyright. A mere buyer who believes an item is a fake has almost no recourse.
"We never take possession of the goods sold through eBay, and we don't have any expertise," said Hani Durzy, an eBay spokesman. "We're not clothing experts. We're not car experts, and we're not jewelry experts. We're experts at building a marketplace and bringing buyers and sellers together."
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Of course, now that I look around this forum I see this topic has been discussed before. Sorry for the dup.
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"We never take possession of the goods sold through eBay, and we don't have any expertise," said Hani Durzy, an eBay spokesman. "We're not clothing experts. We're not car experts, and we're not jewelry experts. We're experts at building a marketplace and bringing buyers and sellers together."
"we don't have any expertise," said Hani Durzy, an eBay spokesman."
"We're experts at building a marketplace and bringing buyers and sellers together."
Sorry Hani Durzy, you can't have it both ways. You were right the first time.
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Ebay makes and breaks the rules. I hope Tiffany's wins the deal on this one. Ebay is way out of line with regards to the Vero program and it's henchmen attornies and flukes in the VERO dept.
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I think ebay is right.
I'm not going to send a cheque for something I've never had verified.
Theres no way they could hire all the experts they would need. You think your fees are high now.
Let alone no two experts can agree.
If you come to ebay looking for a deal on an expensive item your probably going to get took.
As long as no one tells me this Rolex I got for $9.95 on ebay is a fake, I will be forever happy in my ignorence.
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we don't have any expertise," said Hani Durzy, an eBay spokesman. "We're not clothing experts. We're not car experts, and we're not jewelry experts. We're experts at building a marketplace and bringing buyers and sellers together."
i am starting to quesiton the last line
Sorry to disagree, but a win in this case would be the end of ebay as we know it. Flawed as it is, it is still viable for some items, win this case, and ebay will be "fubar-ed"
I will be forever happy in my ignorence.
aren't you now doofster?
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"we don't have any expertise," said Hani Durzy, an eBay spokesman."
The statement above sums it up for me...
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eBay falling this quickly will be bad for any seller on this site. The level of distrust of buying online in the public would be bad news for everyone online. It would take a long time to build that back up, and by then some other company will have built up it's auction/marketplace monopoly to grab us by the almonds.
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IMO - ebay either needs to succumb to this suit, OR ditch the vero program... preferably the latter.
I think it's highly unfair... and incredulous, that they maintain the "venue" argument, yet allow another ebay memeber of the vero persuasion to arbitrarily yank another's auctions.
They shouldn't be able to have it both ways. Or, they could change their claim to "We're only a venue, unless a well-connected entity is involved... then we can act!"
Cheers