State of Lux

eBay ordered to pay €1.7m in battle over luxury cosmetics

Posted in News by stateoflux on November 30, 2009

eBay, the internet auction site, has been fined €1.7 million by a French court for failing to prevent the sale of luxury perfumes and cosmetics by its users.

It is the latest development in a series of legal battles between eBay and luxury goods manufacturers, which accuse the online retailer of not doing enough to stop its users trading counterfeit items.

Full story at Times Online.

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