engine - 11:08 am on Jun 30, 2008 (gmt 0)

eBay Get Hit [uk.reuters.com] For Allowing Sale Of 'Fakes'

A court in France ordered eBay to pay 38.6 million euros (30.6 million pounds) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site. Monday's decision, a month after eBay was ordered by another French court to pay handbag maker Hermes 20,000 euros for allowing the sale of fakes, is the latest episode in a long fight between luxury goods makers and the online auctioneer.