pageoneresults - 7:10 pm on Jul 2, 2008 (gmt 0)

Maybe I'm a snob, but I think eBay should be responsible for policing the counterfeit items posted on their site.

Me too! < I always like getting one of those in!

Personally? I think the onus goes back to the Luxury Goods Manufacturers. They need to tighten down the authenticity procedures for their products, that would be the first step.

In reference to LV, I think their products should all be registered. When you have ladies bags in the $3,000 to $5,000+ range, that requires some sort of registry process. Maybe there should be a chip embedded into each LV that identifies it? I don't know, whatever they do, they need to do it now.

But, let's look at this from the "fakes" perspective. While the consumer is duped, the brand is not. People see those LV patterns on a bag and they are not thinking fake. Just like that 2 carat diamond on your honey's finger. People "look" at it and assume it is not fake. Only a trained eye could tell. And, you surely don't want a trained eye to tell you that the 2 carats on your honey's finger is a fake!

If I were LV, I'd be following the life of each LV product. At those price levels, they should have some sort of LoJack installed. ;)

eBay is responsible as they provide the outlet for those selling the fakes. Just like MySpace would be responsible in certain instances with their platform. Based on the number of lawsuits lost and the number pending, its a losing battle for eBay. But, when you look at the total numbers, it is pocket change and part of doing business as they say.