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eBay Automatic Bidding Class Action Lawsuit
By Sarah Pierce
According to the eBay class action lawsuit, eBay’s User Agreement states it is “not involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers,” yet its Automatic Bidding process “intermeddles” with the relationship between buyers and sellers.
“Contrary to its User Agreement, eBay does not act neutrally in the transaction, but instead injects itself into the transaction by intercepting the bid amount before it is received by the seller,” the eBay Automatic Bidding class action lawsuit states. As a result, eBay “takes sides with the bidder to ensure that the bidder pays less for the item being sold.”
For example, if the bidder places a bid of $100 for a seller’s item, “meaning the bidder has committed himself to purchase the item for that price should he win the auction, [eBay] intercepts that bid before it reaches the seller and, instead of transmitting that bid accurately as $100, informs the seller that the bidder has bid some lesser amount, like $95, for the item,” the class action lawsuit states.
The eBay Automatic Bidding class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of anyone who sold items on eBay traditional auctions during the period from December 30, 2007 through the final decision on class certification. It is seeking compensation for Class Members for their damages and injuries, as well as restitution.
A copy of the eBay Automatic Bidding Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is Marshall Block v. eBay, Inc., Case No. 11-cv-06718, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
Updated February 2nd, 2012
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I’ve been on ebay 26 years and never had many problems.But I sold a Crain part on ebay 711.00 and this was 6 months ago.Ebay not only gave his money back,but buyer gets to keep the part.Im now -711.00 on ebay and I have no way to pay it.Every sale I get ebay takes the money.Fine but now they won’t let me list so I can never pay them back.Im not using my ssi/ssa money to pay this.My life is more important then paying this crap.
How can I be apart to claim my hare? Ebay has scammed me out of thousands!!