Posted 05/25/2009 1:37 pm
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Andrea Stairs, an ebay Canada spokesperson, described the incident as "not typical to ebay," noting that according to the information she has, the seller, who spoke no English, used a translation program and listed the item in good faith.
The incident "was the result of a couple of really unusual events," says Ms. Stairs. "We have a zero tolerance for counterfeits and we're doing our best to make sure that those things don't hit the marketplace," she says, adding that ebay works with the RCMP, the provincial police forces and members of the numismatic community to develop guidelines and policies that help protect buyers from purchasing illegal merchandise.
Andrea Stairs, an ebay Canada spokesperson, described the incident as "not typical to ebay," noting that according to the information she has, the seller, who spoke no English, used a translation program and listed the item in good faith.
The incident "was the result of a couple of really unusual events," says Ms. Stairs. "We have a zero tolerance for counterfeits and we're doing our best to make sure that those things don't hit the marketplace," she says, adding that ebay works with the RCMP, the provincial police forces and members of the numismatic community to develop guidelines and policies that help protect buyers from purchasing illegal merchandise.
"not typical...in good faith...a couple of really unusual events...zero tolerance for counterfeits"
umm...yeah, OK...whatever sounds good to shareholders. ebay might have "zero tolerance" for counterfeits, but it also has near-zero enforcement for the same. However you view their involvement, ebay is a major source of such forgeries.
"It's Buyer beware!"
Nobody should buy key coins off ebay without assurance of authenticity. That was a very expensive lesson learned.
