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mandy

03-17-2007, 10:37 AM
Quote:Michael Drucker, vice president and associate general counsel of the Collegiate Licensing Co., said eBay is rife with counterfeit athletic merchandise. The Atlanta-based company contracts with 180 universities, including KU, to protect their trademarks.

Drucker said it wasn’t unusual for CLC to shut down hundreds of auctions of unlicensed merchandise per day on eBay.

“Obviously, eBay made it easy for counterfeiters to sell their merchandise,” he said...

full article: http://blogs.cjonline.com/index.php?entry=2447

FiberGuy

03-17-2007, 05:06 PM
Quote:“Obviously, eBay made it easy for counterfeiters to sell their merchandise,” he said

Ummmm - Duh?

amy

03-18-2007, 12:10 AM
Quote:“Obviously, eBay made it easy for counterfeiters to sell their merchandise,”

Not everything sold on eBay is a counterfeit.  :Smile  The Florida swampland sold on the site is 100% authentic. :twistedevil:

sneakymagenta

03-18-2007, 05:44 PM
WEAK USER VERIFICATION = COUNTERFEITS GALORE
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