25 August 2006

eBay sellers on strike?

The online auction site faces the prospect of its UK customers going on strike this week over recent changes. The changes include raised fees for bulk sellers. The full story on ZDNet UK.

22 August 2006

eBay in trouble over counterfeit merchandise on sale on its French site.

ZDNet reports (21 August 2006) that eBay and Yahoo France are being at the receiving end of the Union of Manufacturers' disatisfaction at the multiplication of sale of counterfeit products on those auction sites. Considering that the site have a share in the responsibility the Union has decided to complain and request damages to cover the loss to its members. The Union who counts members such as Nike, Louis Vuitton, L'Oreal or Microsoft is planning to formally complaint in September. This come after months of unsuccesful negotiations with ionline auction sites requiring that they exercise some control prior to the sales taking place and not when notified after the event.For coverage of the story in English, see The Register.