eBay daagt Craigslist voor de rechter: ‘vervuilt ons aandeel’
April 23rd, 2008 door Erwin Boogert
“We are surprised and disappointed by Ebay’s unfounded allegations, which came to us out of the blue, without any attempt to engage in a dialogue with us.
Coming from a shareholder that views craigslist as a prime competitor, filing suit without so much as mentioning these assertions beforehand seems unethical, and hints at ulterior motives.(…)“
Zo luidt de eerste reactie van Craig Newmark en Jim Buckmaster van Craigslist. Waarom? Ebay daagt het bedrijf voor de rechter om zijn belang van 28,4 procent in Craigslist te verdedigen.
Ebay zegt in een korte, niet al te gedetailleerde verklaring:
“(…) In January 2008, however, Newmark and Buckmaster adopted measures that, among other things, unfairly diluted eBay’s economic interest in craigslist by more than 10 percent. By taking these unilateral actions, eBay believes that Newmark and Buckmaster breached their fiduciary duties in violation of Delaware corporate law. (…)“
Bron foto: zoonabar (CC)
feeBay has already alienated their userbase so much, I’m not surprised they’re feeling desperate. I considered selling my Nintendo DS on eBay, but then remembered about the unfair auction fees which were just marked up recently, and the fact I’d lose a cut if I did it through PayPal. Oh, not to mention the hassle of going to the post office. I put it up on Craigslist and got a response within hours, and my DS was sold locally the next day. I’ll never sell on feeBay ever again. I’m a loyal Craigslist fan and will be as long as they stick to their roots, which feeBay has not. I’m cheering for you!
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