ATLANTA, GA (June 29, 2007) - An eBay seller of rocks and mineral collectibles has obtained an Injunction against the industry giant, signed by the Magistrate Court of Fulton County on June 21, 2007. Tammarah Davis (eBay ID "tigereye" http://www.mysticgemcreations.com) and her husband representing themselves met with eBay's attorney prior to a Court Hearing about their action against eBay, which is currently in Arbitration. The Order prevents eBay from damaging her business reputation, including any action against her powerseller status.



"eBay relies on the users of their site to report policy violations and even illegal practices", said Mrs Davis, "and that's fair and reasonable given the nature of this business. There is just too much out there - it takes all of us together to keep everyone honest. I am in the same boat with enforcing my rights and this Injunction. It will take a lot of watchful eyes throughout the Internet community." Contact information for Mrs Davis can be found at her commercial website.



Here is the text of the court order: http://www.mysticgemcreations.com/InjunctionVeBay.htm

Bill, is this the lawsuit you've been telling us about? Or can you say?

At any rate, congratulations to Ms. Davis!

Jo

Thank you Jo I had written about the dispute before details became confidential, but fortunately an Order in open court isn't covered by that. As I promised, I'll provide public details here before anywhere else.

Tammarah is thrilled with your well-wishes! We feel like we're battling for more than just our own rights, and we can feel awfully isolated and outnumbered when you can't even tell anyone what's going on.

Bill

HURRAY! It was what I thought. Congratulations a hundred fold! I've been rooting for you from Indiana!

Jo

How superb and wonderfully awesome!!!! I'm tickled pink to 'see' and 'hear' this. And - I agree - this IMO sets the stage for others to pursue relief if/when there business is affected by the careless movements and decisions of the large company called eBaY!!!

Hurray for you both - how cool is this?

heh heh heh...GO GO GO!

Happy news!! Very cool indeed!

Congratulations Bill!

Am I reading the last paragraph correctly? The claimant was awarded XX dollars, and ebay signed off on it?

What a huge accomplishment, and I do hope it has far reaching implications!

Hi Kathy, Erin and others! The encouragement is a breath of fresh air.

Just so there's no misunderstanding, this battle is still ongoing. It's not a final judgment order that awards anything yet, other than raising the stakes and ordering eBay against doing anything against our business reputation while it's going on.

It does have implications for other sellers though, in and of itself. It shows that you can fight, and should never lose hope.

Bill

Then I'm still cheering for you both! LOUDLY!

Jo

I'm hopeful as this progresses forward Bill that you can share more details. I'm of the opinion, right now, that this injunction means 'positive' for you all (long-term) and many others - as you suggest.

When this get's done, you really need to find a great avenue for sharing the outcome. I'm beginning to think that while ebaY has tons of power and control over content on the site, the power and control over individual members and those members' business and reputations is shifting - whether they like it or not.

Keep up the great work and please keep us informed!!

All great journeys begin with a single step. I'd say this was a pretty good size step too!

Ebay has to be accountable for their actions that affect a reputation. Seems the court is on the right track.

Erin, rest assured that no matter what the outcome I intend to share whatever details I'm allowed to publish by the decision or agreement. I expect that will include not only navigating the paperwork maze of various venues but also what I've learned about the way these things actually take place.

Everyone has the right to insist that their side of a dispute is heard - no matter who is ultimately right, no matter who they are or what the specifics are they have the right to be heard. I hope that my experience can help make that possible for other sellers finding themselves in this kind of situation.

Kathy, you are exactly right!

Bill

I don't know if this is the appropriate thread to show this, but I wanted to brag on Tammarah (Tigereye), and people reading this need to know what kind of seller she is.

Quote: › eBay and MissionFish Recognize Top Community Sellers! July 17, 2007 eBay Giving Works, eBay’s program for compassionate commerce that helps people support the causes they are passionate about through buying and selling, is proud to recognize some of the top Community Sellers* for the first half of 2007. The sellers below have listed the highest number of eBay Giving Works listings to-date this year, and their dedication to giving back to their favorite causes is truly inspirational.

http://missionfish.org/About/mfnews/mfn_071707.jsp

Third on the list on the left column is Tigereye!

--Bill