Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
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10-28-2007, 10:22 AM,
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Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
Quote: Retailers and police called on Congress on Thursday to require online auction sites such as eBay to post the serial numbers of items for sale to help crack down on gangs of professional shoplifters. full article: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technolog....html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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10-29-2007, 12:09 AM,
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Re: Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
I'd like to see Target try to list the serial numbers for every product they sell. : If I have 500 (identical) iPods in stock I create one listing and the customer receives the one that is at the top of the pile in the warehouse--there is no way I would (or could) create a separate listing for each individual iPod or update the serial number displayed on the listing page every time an item sells. :
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10-29-2007, 12:41 AM,
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Re: Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
Quote:If I have 500 (identical) iPods in stock I create one listing and the customer receives the one that is at the top of the pile in the warehouse--there is no way I would (or could) create a separate listing for each individual iPod or update the serial number displayed on the listing page every time an item sells. Roll Eyes Seems reasonable. I would think that enactment of this proposed legislation would seriously hurt mid-sized and large businesses the most. eBay can't be very happy about it. I'll be surprised if this goes anywhere. |
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10-29-2007, 04:24 PM,
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Re: Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
Quote:I'd like to see Target try to list the serial numbers for every product they sell. :ditto: without a serial number I have no way of knowing whether or not these multi billion dollar retailers are selling stolen merchandise on their websites. (finger directed at the Fortune 500 in general). Quote:SMALL Retailers said a critical issue is that MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR RETAILERS Internet auction sites are required to provide seller information only to law enforcement, not to SMALL retailers' own investigators. I agree that's a problem. My investigators have been unsuccessful in their attempts to get WallyWorld to divulge how much their suppliers pay their sweatshop workers in China. :twistedevil:
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"
"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site. best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011 |
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10-29-2007, 06:40 PM,
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Re: Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
Quote:I agree that's a problem. My investigators have been unsuccessful in their attempts to get WallyWorld to divulge how much their suppliers pay their sweatshop workers in China. twistedevil |
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10-29-2007, 10:06 PM,
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Re: Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
Quote:The Internet auction sites should also provide more information about high-volume sellers of goods, they said. High volume sellers generally aren't the ones who try to keep their identities hidden. |
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10-29-2007, 10:46 PM,
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Re: Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
[quote author=maggie777 link=topic=16748.msg65930#msg65930 date=1193695584]
Quote:The Internet auction sites should also provide more information about high-volume sellers of goods, they said. High volume sellers generally aren't the ones who try to keep their identities hidden. [/quote] That's exactly what I was thinking. High volume sellers are usually incorporated businesses (and have legal business names as opposed to made up business names like sockpuppetsdumpsterfinds) and are fairly easy to track down. The source of high volume sellers merchandise would also be easy for law enforcement to verify (as opposed to the merchandise of someone who is selling dumpster finds) since they are buying from suppliers and their suppliers require EINs and State Tax ID numbers. I think Target et al's singling out of high volume sellers is an attempt to stifle competition rather than an attempt at reducing the sale of stolen goods (similar to the way many companies abuse VERO)
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"
"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site. best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011 |
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10-30-2007, 12:52 AM,
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Re: Retailers want Congress to require eBay auctions to list serial numbers
Quote:I think Target et al's singling out of high volume sellers is an attempt to stifle competition rather than an attempt at reducing the sale of stolen goods (similar to the way many companies abuse VERO) Ding ding ding ,we have a wiener winner!
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<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i> -KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006 <i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i> -Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008 Some people have it like that, others dont. I do. -Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008. How does an auction site get buyers? -question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008 How do I get sales? -question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009. I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information -owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009 |
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