EBAY'S NEW DOUBLE SECRET ANTI COUNTERFEIT POLICY
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With new lawsuits filed by trademarked brand name and patent holders rolling in all the time, ebaY has finally had to face the fact that they must do something about the counterfeit items and fakes being sold on their site. ebaY profits from those illegal sales, and one day a court is going to confirm the illegality of profiting from fraud and theft, and ebaY will be held to account. Forced to the wall, ebaY is implementing some steps that might actually have a positive affect on the multitude of fakes listed on the site. Of course ebaY is implementing this in a typically ebaY way, secretly (so no deterrent value), unannounced (so in effect without being posted on the site without adequate notice and in violation of the user agreement) and with what is sure to hurt legitimate sellers with ebaY usual response to falsely accused sellers - no appeal process in place and sellers put out of business with no recourse and no way to prove their legitimacy.
So far this appears to be intentionally "leaked" information - nothing posted on ebaY's site that could be found - so it is sure to change before ebaY actually posts a policy - even though the secret policy is supposed to be active now.
The components of the plan allegedly consist of ebaY developing a list of commonly faked goods (kept secret) and screening anyone who sells these items. Anyone who sells items on this secret list will have to be PayPal verified (but not required to offer PayPal as payment). Sellers of the items on the secret list will have to undergo an ebaY review - but they wont know it until they are blocked from selling items, and who knows how long ebaY will take to do the review. Sellers will not be able to use 1 or 3 day listings for items on the secret list. many have been saying for yearsthat there is no reason to allow 1 day listings for anything and that 3 day listings should also be eliminated or restricted. One and three day listings are favored by thieves, scammers and con artists, who delight in the ability to get their victims snared before anyone can report the fraud. Even when reported, ebaY does not react fast enough to eliminate the listing before it ends. The best part of this plan is that ebaY is restricting some cross border trade and some in country sales.
Sellers in China, including Hong Kong, will not be able to sell items on the secret list. This is probably an early indicator that ebaY is throwing in the towel on the China market, and many would not be surprised to see ebaY backtracking on their investment etc in China, giving Yahoo another victory.
Many say that it is about time that E-bay stood up to their responsibilities in the marketplace,and to that end should be held more responsible for some of the scams now in place from countries such as Nigeria,the top heavy empire not only needs to keep its customers,but to make the place safer for selling.
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With new lawsuits filed by trademarked brand name and patent holders rolling in all the time, ebaY has finally had to face the fact that they must do something about the counterfeit items and fakes being sold on their site. ebaY profits from those illegal sales, and one day a court is going to confirm the illegality of profiting from fraud and theft, and ebaY will be held to account. Forced to the wall, ebaY is implementing some steps that might actually have a positive affect on the multitude of fakes listed on the site. Of course ebaY is implementing this in a typically ebaY way, secretly (so no deterrent value), unannounced (so in effect without being posted on the site without adequate notice and in violation of the user agreement) and with what is sure to hurt legitimate sellers with ebaY usual response to falsely accused sellers - no appeal process in place and sellers put out of business with no recourse and no way to prove their legitimacy.
So far this appears to be intentionally "leaked" information - nothing posted on ebaY's site that could be found - so it is sure to change before ebaY actually posts a policy - even though the secret policy is supposed to be active now.
The components of the plan allegedly consist of ebaY developing a list of commonly faked goods (kept secret) and screening anyone who sells these items. Anyone who sells items on this secret list will have to be PayPal verified (but not required to offer PayPal as payment). Sellers of the items on the secret list will have to undergo an ebaY review - but they wont know it until they are blocked from selling items, and who knows how long ebaY will take to do the review. Sellers will not be able to use 1 or 3 day listings for items on the secret list. many have been saying for yearsthat there is no reason to allow 1 day listings for anything and that 3 day listings should also be eliminated or restricted. One and three day listings are favored by thieves, scammers and con artists, who delight in the ability to get their victims snared before anyone can report the fraud. Even when reported, ebaY does not react fast enough to eliminate the listing before it ends. The best part of this plan is that ebaY is restricting some cross border trade and some in country sales.
Sellers in China, including Hong Kong, will not be able to sell items on the secret list. This is probably an early indicator that ebaY is throwing in the towel on the China market, and many would not be surprised to see ebaY backtracking on their investment etc in China, giving Yahoo another victory.
Many say that it is about time that E-bay stood up to their responsibilities in the marketplace,and to that end should be held more responsible for some of the scams now in place from countries such as Nigeria,the top heavy empire not only needs to keep its customers,but to make the place safer for selling.
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