You can find almost anything on eBay. Unfortunately, when it comes to designer goods, a percentage of what you can find on the auction site is counterfeit. It’s angered the manufacturers of luxury goods, who’ve found their names undermined by the fakes.
That’s why luxury goods group LVMH took eBay to court in France, asserting the site hadn’t done enough to stem the sale of fakes on its French site.
The suit was brought by six companies who belong to LVMH, including four perfume makes, who accused eBay of “illicit sales” of their brands. They extended the action beyond fakes, according to the BBC, arguing that even sales of their real perfumes were illegal as only specialist dealers were allowed to retail them.
