The Justice Department filed a complaint against eBay on behalf of the EPA over the alleged sale of unlawful pesticides and other illegal products and devices on its platform. eBay immediately responded, calling the actions unprecedented, and the company said Read more
Alexander Gifford filed a federal lawsuit against eBay Inc. on Wednesday. The lawsuit states the basis for federal jurisdiction is “double taxation.” The seller is seeking relief, writing: “Return of all funds collected by eBay, Inc. on used goods through Read more
eBay was sued by its own collection agency on Friday. eBay hired IC System, Inc. to go after delinquent accounts, but it claims eBay provided inaccurate customer data that got it into legal trouble. According to IC System’s legal complaint, Read more
Lawyers frequently target public companies on behalf of investors when there’s bad news that impacts their stock price, sometimes it seems purely by reflex. That’s what’s happening to eBay after PayPal revealed in its earnings release last week that it Read more
After divesting its shares of Craigslist last year, eBay decided to ramp up its classifieds mobile app called Close5. But its name is too similar to another mobile app, according to a lawsuit filed last month. The mobile app 5miles was started Read more
eBay sellers should be on the lookout for Good ‘Til Cancelled credits on their statements thanks to a lawsuit filed in 2011. Did eBay deliberately trick customers into paying recurring fees for its “Good ‘Til Cancelled” listings, which automatically renew Read more
eBay will pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2012 over practices related to its Buy It Now feature. Luis Rosado sued eBay after becoming fed up with a non-paying bidder for an eBay Motors listing for which he had Read more
What started as a story in January about allegations of fraud made by eBay against several employees in Australia has turned embarrassing for eBay as the legal drama unfolds. In January, The Australian newspaper reported that eBay filed a lawsuit against its former manager Read more
The maker of a line of accessories for Apple products is suing eBay and a number of its sellers over counterfeits, calling eBay’s VeRO process a “sham.” The plaintiff is Wimo Labs, which sells the Lunatik line of products that Read more
Readers may remember the class action lawsuit against eBay over its Featured Plus optional listing upgrade, though if you’re having trouble keeping track of seller versus marketplace lawsuits, it’s understandable. But some sellers were pleasantly reminded this week when they Read more
