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infamous3140 Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 3110 Location: Cleveland OH area	Date: 2006-08-04 05:46:13 Direct Link: Ebay and new legislation
	Maybe some of you use ebay and got the same email I received. It basically talks about a bill that would limit use of ebay. Members would have to pay $1000 a year to sell, and would be required to take auctioneering classes and become licensed to sell. Basically it would bring ebay down. If you visit your ebay homepage you have a similar message which then asks you to join some affiliated ebay group that keeps you informed. However it's a third party that would then get information about all your transactions and other activity on ebay. I'm curious what everyone thinks about this, and if anyone knows more about it. I just read the message now and am interested in learning more. I know for a fact that it would do most people absolutely no good to only allow high-volume sellers to be able to use ebay. It sounds to me like some more powerful retailers are using their power and influence over Congress to pass this into law to remove competition, but like I said, I haven't read into it a lot yet. What do you all think of this? Anyone know more about what's going on? Frequent punishments are always a sign of weakness or laziness on the part of a government. -Jean Jacques Rousseau
DuncanPark Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 2801 Location: Austin, TX	Date: 2006-08-04 07:19:56 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
	that would kill everything that made it good if ebay did that. sounds like a bit of big buisness leaking into congress.
NickABusey Joined: 2000-12-31 Posts: 3159 Location: Boulder, CO	Date: 2006-08-04 07:58:27 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
	A bit of big business leaking into Congress? I hate to be the one to break it to you, but Congress IS big business. - Nick Busey
DuncanPark Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 2801 Location: Austin, TX	Date: 2006-08-04 09:17:54 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
	its more like alot. Or like a 500 pound tumor. congress isnt all bad. just 95% of it is.
infamous3140 Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 3110 Location: Cleveland OH area	Date: 2006-08-04 17:00:59 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
	that would kill everything that made it good if ebay did that. sounds like a bit of big buisness leaking into congress. Ebay is sending out these emails (like the one I received) to get members to voice their opinion against this bill to their representatives. Ebay is highly against it, it really isn't something that is up to them. I don't know if you know this, but it sounds like maybe I wasn't clear enough if you say "if ebay did that". It's not something they want to happen. Frequent punishments are always a sign of weakness or laziness on the part of a government. -Jean Jacques Rousseau
caliBMXer247 Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 2190 Location: home	Date: 2006-08-06 18:07:14 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
	wonder if an ebay clone can start up and its users wont have to worry about this. that is, if that site got around any patents ebay has regarding the way this form business is operated. http://groups.myspace.com/pedalbmx this is caliBMXer247
irideny Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 426 Location:	Date: 2006-08-08 13:54:41 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
irideny Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 426 Location:	if a clone company made something the same laws would apply to it, give the doorman a fucking high-five
HeyBooU Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 1003 Location: Mobile, Alabama	Date: 2006-08-08 19:50:36 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
	From what I've found this is only an Ohio law that might pass. And might not even apply to all sellers...only the ones who basically use ebay as a business. - Ben Whitfield -
infamous3140 Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 3110 Location: Cleveland OH area	Date: 2006-08-09 12:38:12 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
	^^ Interesting, thanks. I still haven't had the time to look into this more, with my 4 week summer class I'm taking (4 months of classes compressed into 4 weeks = a LOT of schoolwork everyday). I guess that would explain why few other Pedal users got this email. Frequent punishments are always a sign of weakness or laziness on the part of a government. -Jean Jacques Rousseau
tranqulized Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 3011 Location: somewherenearcleveland	Date: 2006-08-09 13:41:24 Direct Link: Re: Ebay and new legislation
	Dan I sent you a pm a while ago... not sure if you got it or not... I need you to call me or give me your phone number so I can call you... havn't rode with you in a long time. I'll support dans comp till bmx companies start selling direct to their customers...
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