Threatening legal action against Ebay it does not crack down on counterfeits

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Posted By: David Smith

Earlier this year, I listed a wrist watch that used the word "tank" in the description. After a couple of days, I received an E mail stating that the auction was ened and my fees refunded because of a violation of eBay rules.

I E mailed (twice) but received no answer why. I then called eBay and was just given a name and telephone number of the company that made the watch. After three or four calls, I finally reached the person eBay refered me to. That person said the word "tank" was a trade mark of another company and I could not use that word in describing my watch I had for sale.

I removed "tank" from the listing and the auction went to completion and ended with a sale (about $15 dollars).

So, if eBay can take their time to remove a listing for a $15 dollar sale, then they can do the same for higher dollar items.

David