> As you probably well know, ebay does not expend any effort deciding
> whether a listing is actually legal or not. If you register with ebay
> as a trademark owner (using the Vero program) and then report an auction
> to ebay as "possibly" infringing your trademark, ebay will simply kill
> the listing without further investigation. Ebay is relying on your
> expertise as trademark owner to determine what's legal and not. You're
> just ducking the responsibility for making that decision.
>
> Basically, ebay allows trademark owners to harass people selling
> trademarked items, even when the sellers are doing nothing illegal, and
> even when the transaction might have taken place without involving the
> USA at all. That doesn't make it right to do so.
>
> Dave
The following is from eBay' Vero program on the eBay site.
"eBay's VeRO Program was developed to facilitate cooperation between
eBay and rights owners protecting their intellectual property rights.
Highlights of the program include:
Expeditious removal of listings reported to eBay by over 5,000
intellectual property rights owners
Specific, detailed warnings designed to deter the listing of
potentially infringing items before a listing is posted on eBay
Voluntary daily monitoring and removal by eBay of listings
offering potentially counterfeit or otherwise infringing items
Voluntary daily monitoring and removal by eBay of listings that
violate eBay policies designed to prevent the listing of infringing
items on eBay
Ability to save searches and have the results emailed to you
through Favorite Searches
Suspension of repeat offenders
Continuing efforts to identify and prevent previously suspended
users from reregistering for eBay
Cooperation with rights owners seeking personal information on
alleged infringers."
Once again, if you have a problem with eBay's policies tell eBay.
