eBay $A83m fine

torched said:

I can understand people selling the knockoffs for the money but who in their right mind would knowingly buy a replica just for the sake of the brand?

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ha ha... you don't know much about women and their obsession with purses my friend! Purses are like catnip to them!

also, years ago i bought a really good rolex mariner replica. i used to wear it to work sometimes just to see if anyone noticed. believe me there were jealous looks from some of the more superficial guys there.

it's all bout image for some people and the replicas give them the feeling of status they are seeking. that is why they are so much in demand.

I'm sure e*bay* will appeal this decision and waste years in court.. It may end up just cutting out certain categories in those countries where they can be held liable. The poor flea marketing shoppers in france will have to go elsewhere for their fake status symbols.

hasnaa1975 said:

By the way us women need many purses, different colors every new style out there.

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Amen to that. I have an obsession with Dooney & Bourke that my husband just doesn't understand. D & B aren't extraordinarily expensive like LV or the like, yet he can't seem to grasp the concept that a women would need a $300 dollar purse. Kind of like I can't grasp the concept of why he needed (2) uber expensive 52" flat screen LCD televisions. Oh well. He can have his fix and I will have mine.

Well, I think we all know that its not right to sell fake stuff because its against the law. Imagine somebody broke into your house steal your stuff like TV, Laptop, Money etc. because he need the money to live. So everybody who is in that business knows that its not right but because you can earn much money, people do it. Its the same with every other illegal business like selling drugs, human trafficking and so on...

coreygeer said:

Isn't it kind of a hassle for EBay to monitor every single auction that is put online?

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If Ebay Is Starting To Feel It In There Pocket Book You Can Bet That They Will Crack Down And Monitor Every Auction.

just another strike against ebay. man I am getting tired of their crap

sugarpimp said:

Well, I think we all know that its not right to sell fake stuff because its against the law. Imagine somebody broke into your house steal your stuff like TV, Laptop, Money etc. because he need the money to live. So everybody who is in that business knows that its not right but because you can earn much money, people do it. Its the same with every other illegal business like selling drugs, human trafficking and so on...

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I disagree - I know its against the law but really how much money does these large companies want to make -

They should let others make a little too - at the end of day even the fakes still push the brand name out there anyways which helps their business a lot more than they hinder it-

someone s gonna say to me now that the fakes are not as good quality and yeah some cases that true but with bags generally they are every bit as good as the real thing sometimes even better

They gota get good at making them as they make 10 times the amount the real makers do so after a while they got their shit down real tight
just my2c

delmages said:

Amen to that. I have an obsession with Dooney & Bourke that my husband just doesn't understand. D & B aren't extraordinarily expensive like LV or the like, yet he can't seem to grasp the concept that a women would need a $300 dollar purse. Kind of like I can't grasp the concept of why he needed (2) uber expensive 52" flat screen LCD televisions. Oh well. He can have his fix and I will have mine.

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A very wise chinaman told me once:
"The only difference between men and children is the price of the toys"

its about time ebay started to shut down the fake sellers.. its getting silly with the amount of crap on there these days.. some of the shit can seriously damage you aswell.. if u wanna shift fakes then take the stuff to pubs n bars, friends and so on.,. all offline methods which work better. i know cos i done it myself many times offline. much easier than ebay and no fees or anyone to worry about