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 Posted: Wed Nov 14th, 2007 12:54 am
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 EBay, Tiffany fight over fakes Posted: Tuesday, November 13 at 05:01 pm CT by Bob Sullivan A legal battle between titans of industry began Tuesday in New York, and the outcome may have serious implications for the future of Internet commerce. Tiffany & Co. is suing eBay for allegedly allowing sale of counterfeit merchandise on the auction site. Should Tiffany prevail, eBay and other e-commerce sites could have to change the way they do business.
It's no secret that eBay.com is a favorite haunt for counterfeiters. Four years ago, Tiffany officials purchased hundreds of items labeled as "Tiffany's" and determined that 73 percent were fakes, according to court documents.

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