eBay's Paul Newman merchandise another egg for sellers to swallow
eBay's Paul Newman merchandise another egg for sellers to swallow
New York, NY -- Like Paul Newman eating 50 eggs in “Cool Hand Luke,'' eBay's buyers are asked to keep swallowing more punishment for the profit of others, says a corporate protestor.
eBay continually has lashed its best sellers with higher fees, less fraud protection, the requirement they use PayPal, long waiting periods for payment less ability to identify scam artists, according to protest leader Gabriel Majors, who notes hundreds of former sellers have posted their protests around the web. http://www.gopesa.org/news/index.cfm?page=eroding-ebay-seller-confidence
Now eBay is adding insult to injury in the legacy of Paul Newman, Majors said. Looking for a truly tasteless gift this holiday season? How about a cigarette case and lighter bearing the image of Mr. Newman, a man who died of lung cancer just weeks ago? http://cgi.ebay.com/Paul-Newman-classic-hollywood-Cigarette-case-lighter_W0QQitemZ250298919863QQihZ015QQcategoryZ38039QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247
The cases sold out of Bangkok bear no proof that the image is licensed, Majors notes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdkQpMFS010&feature=related
Majors asks anyone who might have been considering buying Paul Newman merchandise on eBay should instead donate the sum - or whatever they can afford - to the charity nearest and dearest to the screen legend's heart: His Hole in the Wall Camps.
http://www.holeinthewallcamps.org/contribute.cfm
This year eBay was ordered by a French court to pay more than $63 million in damages to LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, a maker of high-end goods and fashion and luxury products. LVMN argued that 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes.
"What eBay has . . . is failure to communicate," said Majors (gmajorspresents), a New York artist and artist presenter who once worked for Mr. Newman. "When a company has no appreciation for peoples' time and effort, it is dangerous to anyone who believes them"
Majors first began his protests of eBay when he saw counterfeit Gibson guitars being sold on the site, and since has taken up the cause of the thousands of one-time power sellers forced out of their livelihoods by eBay's un-American and anti-democratic policies.
Last year, despite eBay's verification claims, Majors gained notoriety when he was able to list the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco as an auction item.
"Mr. Newman was a man of the people, part of the fabric of American culture; a philanthropist and a humanitarian," Majors added
New York, NY -- Like Paul Newman eating 50 eggs in “Cool Hand Luke,'' eBay's buyers are asked to keep swallowing more punishment for the profit of others, says a corporate protestor.
eBay continually has lashed its best sellers with higher fees, less fraud protection, the requirement they use PayPal, long waiting periods for payment less ability to identify scam artists, according to protest leader Gabriel Majors, who notes hundreds of former sellers have posted their protests around the web. http://www.gopesa.org/news/index.cfm?page=eroding-ebay-seller-confidence
Now eBay is adding insult to injury in the legacy of Paul Newman, Majors said. Looking for a truly tasteless gift this holiday season? How about a cigarette case and lighter bearing the image of Mr. Newman, a man who died of lung cancer just weeks ago? http://cgi.ebay.com/Paul-Newman-classic-hollywood-Cigarette-case-lighter_W0QQitemZ250298919863QQihZ015QQcategoryZ38039QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247
The cases sold out of Bangkok bear no proof that the image is licensed, Majors notes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdkQpMFS010&feature=related
Majors asks anyone who might have been considering buying Paul Newman merchandise on eBay should instead donate the sum - or whatever they can afford - to the charity nearest and dearest to the screen legend's heart: His Hole in the Wall Camps.
http://www.holeinthewallcamps.org/contribute.cfm
This year eBay was ordered by a French court to pay more than $63 million in damages to LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, a maker of high-end goods and fashion and luxury products. LVMN argued that 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes.
"What eBay has . . . is failure to communicate," said Majors (gmajorspresents), a New York artist and artist presenter who once worked for Mr. Newman. "When a company has no appreciation for peoples' time and effort, it is dangerous to anyone who believes them"
Majors first began his protests of eBay when he saw counterfeit Gibson guitars being sold on the site, and since has taken up the cause of the thousands of one-time power sellers forced out of their livelihoods by eBay's un-American and anti-democratic policies.
Last year, despite eBay's verification claims, Majors gained notoriety when he was able to list the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco as an auction item.
"Mr. Newman was a man of the people, part of the fabric of American culture; a philanthropist and a humanitarian," Majors added
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