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Re: States Go After Online Auctions; $1000 fines
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lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 16:58:42 GMT
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Frank Filz wrote:
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> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.market.auction, Steve Bliss writes:
> > > I think there are arguments against that. eBay must just provide the service,
> > > but they also run the auction. The seller sets some of the parameters • (starting
> > > bid, duration of auction, visibility), but the seller does not set bid
> > > increments, collect bids, nor close the auction.
> > >
> > > So I'd say it's a least a lot gray.
> >
> > While I would never underestimate the grasping perfidity of a politician of
> > any party other than Libertarian, this may well be one of those urban legends
> > in the making. One which, 8 months from now, we will equate to the "Post
> > office is lobbying to have internet mail taxed" and the like.
>
> I'll have to dig up the article in our paper. I'm not sure who they were
> actually using for source material. The article seemed serious, and it
> seemed like it was researched and not just someone rambling.
I'd say this was real, here is the text of an announcement from eBay:
> User: aw@ebay.com
> Date: 12/15/99
> Time: 18:30:54 PST
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> Dear eBay Community:
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> We are pleased to inform you that the North Carolina
> Auctioneers Commission has voted unanimously to
> temporarily defer any further proposed action to impose
> licensing requirements on sellers who use Internet trading
> sites and has referred the matter for study to the
> existing Joint Select Committee on Information Technology
> of the North Carolina General Assembly. eBay has had the
> opportunity to provide a number of North Carolina state
> officials with comprehensive information regarding the
> complex range of issues that arise in connection with the
> application of existing laws and standards to the
> Internet. eBay is looking forward to continuing its
> cooperation with the Joint Select Committee as it
> considers these issues.
>
> We would also like to thank you all, our community
> members, for the healthy discussion and active
> participation on this issue.
>
> Regards,
> eBay
copied from http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml
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