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eBay has fully launched in Russia



http://ecommerce-journal.com/node/27543

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Man charged with theft, fraud over antique cars on eBay


http://www.newsherald.com/news/southport-82600-antique-theft.html

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eBay Snoozes as Hijacker Lists 52,000 Auctions in 2 Hours

http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2010/3/1269568752.html

An eBay account belonging to a seller of military certificates has been hijacked, and the perpetrator is using a cookie-cutter template to list tens of thousands of auctions for items, from bikes to kitchen ranges, to guitars to camera lenses and exercise equipment.
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Fraudsters Use Phishing Attacks to Hijack eBay Accounts


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i29/s01

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Could it be because many sellers on eBay are not 'real businesses'?...and don't want to openly disclose that they are selling goods online?.....or is it just apathy...?


JMO, but I think you are looking at two aspects that really don't play any major part in the lack of seller 'involvement'.

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and I have to figure that's because they are not declaring profits or income...and I think Ebay know this.....

Again, JMO, but I think that is way off the mark for most sellers.  The ACCC isn't going to care about tax - and the ATO can get pretty involved as it is, if they care to.  I don't think eBay care a fig, either way ... they don't need to.


Things that I HAVE seen in various discussions is -
 - that sellers are concerned that if they 'stir the pot' they will draw negative attention from eBay and PayPal, so prefer to keep a low profile.  Paranoid perhaps, but it's a risk they aren't prepared to take.
 - the sense that each seller is 'on their own' and cannot see how they can make any sort of difference as an individual
 - the time and potential cost of taking on eBay is waaaaaayy outside their capacity - they are just scrambling as it is to make ends meet
 - eBay's and PayPal's ability (or absolute lack thereof) to be held accountable as it is discourages any thoughts of victory

These are several of the reasons why I am presenting the PayPal Mission Impossible thread.  We have a seller who has the principles, drive and resources to take them on - and I'm presenting his story as a means of uniting sellers by showing them their problems aren't unique and demonstrating what can be done.

Apathy is not a word I would use - "Demoralised" is more the right thought .... and both eBay and PayPal are champions at creating that feeling.

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or "divide and rule" brumbs, NOTHING ebay do is an accident, including ebay glitches imo, yes they are stupid at times, but 99.9% of the time they have calculated and planned an outcome, the new page layouts will have left room prolly for more ads or more income and less space for sellers or more intrusion into their paid space, what i really do not understand is WHY noone has seriously taken them on amongst the big players the murdochs, the googles etc at their own game

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New regs force PayPal to stop Japanese personal payments


http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=21238

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eBay Listings Count Jumps 55% Today as Stores Move to Core


http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1269961407.html

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US tech coalition calls for new online privacy law


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8595775.stm

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The New eBay: Store Moves to Core, More Complicated Fees


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i31/s01


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eBay Says It's Up to Google to Display Listings in Search Results


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i01/s02


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Strong ecommerce sales create eBay expansion opportunity


The plans will also allow for more access to American buyers from foreign sellers, especially those in Australia.



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no link above bnwt, thanks for all the links though great work!

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eBay UK Imposes Limits on Free Listings


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i02/s03

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Tiffany & Co and eBay Continue to Battle Over Infringement
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/media/tiffany--ebay-continue-battle-infringement/

“EBay argued to the court that it has spent as much as $20 million annually to rid the site of fraud, including buyer protection programs and employees whose sole job is to monitor infringement issues.”

And does that not identify the whole problem? eBay is spending (only) $20 million annually to rid the site of “fraud, including buyer protection programs and employees whose sole job is to monitor infringement issues”.

On his way to virtually bringing the eBay marketplace to its knees, one person, the eBafia Don himself, was effectively taking home $20 million annually …
“Today we’re dealing with phase two or phase three [he can’t even remember which one] of disruptive innovation. We’ve had the disruption, now we must disrupt our own disruption.”—John Donahoe (2007).

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Courts rule on Ebay and Microsoft cases
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7bbeeaca-3ddd-11df-bdbb-00144feabdc0.html

“The ruling validates eBay’s leading efforts to fight counterfeiting and its commitment to providing consumers with choice and value in a safe and trusted marketplace,” said Michael Jacobson, eBay general counsel. “We continue to support cooperation, rather than litigation, as the best way to address these issues in everyone’s best interests …”

In everyone’s best interests? Now pull the other one …
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First Item Sold Online: From Wedding Presents to Garage Sale Finds


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m04/abu0260/s05

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@ Liia-Sx,

Is this posting supposed to be informative? Or is it “tongue in cheek”? "ebaymainstreet.com" is an eBay web site and David Napper is an eBay stooge, his job is actually to do the very opposite of what this article says: his job is to obscure matters; to convince authorities that eBay is doing something about fraud when in fact eBay is doing nothing about fraud that does not affect them directly. This article is simply the result of another excretion from the eBay Dept of Spin and is simply one more good example of eBay’s habitual disingenuousness.
“Today we’re dealing with phase two or phase three [he can’t even remember which one] of disruptive innovation. We’ve had the disruption, now we must disrupt our own disruption.”—John Donahoe (2007).

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tongue in cheek for sure philip, for sure, asif and look at all the classic aussie gear, like hes working from the back of burke to gundegai ... only thing missing is the drovers dog and the billabong hat with the corks lol

pull the other one feebay, like they ever do anything about fraud or fakes?

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who goes to the office in cbd sydney in thet gear? lol

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@ Liia-Sx,

Is this posting supposed to be informative? Or is it “tongue in cheek”? "ebaymainstreet.com" is an eBay web site and David Napper is an eBay stooge, his job is actually to do the very opposite of what this article says: his job is to obscure matters; to convince authorities that eBay is doing something about fraud when in fact eBay is doing nothing about fraud that does not affect them directly. This article is simply the result of another excretion from the eBay Dept of Spin and is simply one more good example of eBay’s habitual disingenuousness.


Absolutely tongue in cheek Phillip, lol I read the day in a life of.... and..well.. I was extraordinarily underwhelmed, but not in the least supprised, of particular interest was the fact that given the sheer volume of fraud that is committed on eBay on a daily basis and assuming this guy would be one busy man, he still had time to straighten someones desk.. nice little human spin there..


who goes to the office in cbd sydney in thet gear? lol

Gr8, no doubt he uses such colloquialisms such as , Cobber, Mate and says G'day frequently.. all very sincerely with an American accent.
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No disrespect meant, Lisa, but I am surprised that anyone would bother reading such rubbish in the first place; me, I’m too old to waste my time on such patently obvious eBay spin that insults all our intelligences. I have often thought that it would therefore be useful if posters added a one par summary of the linked article (as I usually do); that way we could be forewarned of whether or not it may be a useful read …
“Today we’re dealing with phase two or phase three [he can’t even remember which one] of disruptive innovation. We’ve had the disruption, now we must disrupt our own disruption.”—John Donahoe (2007).

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Errors in Tiffany v. eBay, Contributory Liability Is Not the Same as Vicarious Liability
http://madisonian.net/2010/04/06/errors-in-tiffany-v-ebay-contributory-liability-is-not-the-same-as-vicarious-liability/

“… Contributory liability, on the other hand, requires both knowledge (or intentional inducement) and enablement of infringement by the defendant. Inwood held that contributory liability exists when the defendant supplies a product to a distributor and intentionally induces that distributor to use that product to infringe, or has actual or constructive knowledge that the product is being used to infringe a trademark. Similarly, both the Ninth and the Seventh Circuit have held, in non-Internet contexts, that contributory liability for trademark infringement exists when the defendant “supplies the necessary marketplace” for infringing goods, with actual or constructive knowledge that they are fake. Moving the location of the marketplace from a swap meet at the Sports Arena to eBay’s on-line venue increases the volume of, but should not change the legal definition of, contributory infringement.”

Could one replace the references to “trademark” with “wire fraud” and have it still make logical sense.
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