EBay was fined for selling counterfeit goods
Aug 11, 2008 by by Mike Lowel
On Wednesday Internet auction eBay was fined 20 thousand euro by the court for selling counterfeit goods. The house of Hermes that makes designer accessories, embellishments, clothes and perfume has laid before the court as plaintiff.
The reason for the court case has been provided by the sale of three Hermes bags at the auction, three of which has been counterfeit. The amount of the transaction was 3 thousand euros. The court of France for the first time found eBay guilty of negligent business operation.