Re: Fraud
Posted by Gerardo Perez on 1/08/10

SO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS, THAT AN EMPLOYEE AT EBAY CAN
ENCOURAGE BUYERS TO SEND MONEY TO UNKNOWN PARTIES, TO PARTIES
WHO ARE ASKING FOR MONEY AND KNOWING THAT A SIMILIAR SCHEME HAS
BEEN REPORTED AS DEFRAUDING BUYERS. AND THAT IS OK.
EBAY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, RIGHT?

On 1/07/10, EEMM wrote:
> You need to go on ebay and read all of their legal pages. Most
likely there is a quote
> in there about them not being liable for fraudulent products.
>
> Even if they said it was okay, and then said it wasn't later
on..... they will say that until
> they got all of these fraud alerts they had no idea... which
is true. So basically they will
> not be held liable regardless of what they told you.
>
> When you sign up for ebay you have to accept certain site
rules and regulations etc....
> generally there is legal information in there that keeps them
from being liable
> because you agreed to it.
>
>
> USER AGREEMENT
>
> blah blah blah blah....
> "Regardless of the previous paragraphs, if we are found to be
liable, our liability to
> you or to any third party is limited to the greater of (a) the
total fees (under eBay Fees
> and Services) you paid to us in the 12 months prior to the
action giving rise to the
> liability, and (b) $100."
>
> I hope you didn't spend too much money!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• TX: Fraud, 12/20/09, by Gerardo Perez.
• Re: Fraud, 12/21/09, by O Gal.
• Re: Fraud, 1/07/10, by EEMM.
• Re: Fraud, 1/07/10, by EEMM.
• Re: Fraud, 1/08/10, by Gerardo Perez.