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eBay makes a genuine reversal in its policy on suspected fakes

EBay created a stir amid its sellers recently when it announced a policy that would have required buyers to destroy items they thought were counterfeit, without giving sellers a chance to prove the items were real. EBay has come up with a revised policy.

Posted 05/15/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Retail industry groups square off in Internet sales tax debate

At a Congressional hearing last week, retail industry groups representing store-based and direct retailers presented opposing views on a proposed law that would mandate collection of sales tax on goods sold online and in catalogs.

Posted 12/11/2007Don DavisPost a comment

uBid adds a fixed-price feature to its auction site

UBid.com, retail auction and e-commerce marketplace with 3 million registered users, has launched a fixed-price option at its web site. UBid joins eBay and other auction sites that offer fixed-price sales.

Posted 02/26/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

Online sales tax legislation has a running start heading into 2012

In the long-running effort to get federal legislation that would allow states to mandate sales tax collection by web and catalog retailers, 2012 may have a chance of seeing action with the Marketplace Fairness Act—with support from an unusual mix of Democrats, Republicans, retail chains and Amazon.com Inc. But eBay and others contend it would hurt small web merchants.

Posted 12/31/2011Thad RueterPost a comment