11-21-2006, 09:15 AM
Quote:eBays VERO program (VERO stands for Verified Rights Owner) was designed to give intellectual property owners a way to protect their copyrights on eBay. Typically, this is used to protect against counterfeit and illegal sale of items.
You might imagine my surprise when I learned our eBay account was zapped with a VERO complaint earlier this week. At first, I thought it was some disgruntled competitor using the VERO program to create negative strikes against us. The VERO violation was for a brand name juicer we sell although it really wasnt clear exactly what the VERO violation was for.. Upon closer look, I saw that the email of the person who filed the complaint was from the juicer company itself. The eBay user id was a ubiquitous one which is apparently kept as a mole for this company...
full article: http://commonsenseecommerce.com/blog/200...like-ebay/