{"id":2958,"date":"2018-10-06T13:07:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T13:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ebay-accuses-amazon-in-merchant-poaching-row\/"},"modified":"2018-10-06T13:07:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T13:07:17","slug":"ebay-accuses-amazon-in-merchant-poaching-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ebay-accuses-amazon-in-merchant-poaching-row\/","title":{"rendered":"EBay accuses Amazon in merchant &#8216;poaching&#8217; row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Auctioneer's gavel\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/28A1\/production\/_103710401_2e4ec112-449d-464b-a8ba-1e115273da69.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    EBay wants Amazon to stop trying to tempt sellers away from the auction site<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">EBay has accused Amazon of using an &#8220;unlawful&#8221; scheme to tempt sellers on its auction site to move to the online retailer.<\/p>\n<p>In a cease and desist letter, the auction site alleged that Amazon had used its internal messaging system to repeatedly contact traders.<\/p>\n<p>EBay warned that it would take &#8220;appropriate steps&#8221; to protect itself from the tactic.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon said it had started a &#8220;thorough investigation&#8221; of eBay&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<p>Details of Amazon&#8217;s alleged activities emerged in a report published in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-44563900\" class=\"story-body__link\">&#8216;Dangerous&#8217; carbon monoxide alarms removed from Amazon and eBay<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-44382135\" class=\"story-body__link\">Amazon and eBay pull CloudPets smart toys from sale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In that story, eBay said it found out in late September that Amazon staff were contacting sellers on the auction site via its messaging system. <\/p>\n<p>Its investigation revealed that about 50 Amazon employees had sent more than 1,000 messages to regular traders, suggesting that they abandon eBay and instead sell via the retailer.<\/p>\n<p>In its letter, eBay called the actions a &#8220;troubling scheme&#8221; and demanded that Amazon stop trying to poach merchants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-ebay-amazon-com\/ebay-alleges-amazon-poached-sellers-from-its-platform-idUSKCN1MD23L\" class=\"story-body__link-external\">reported Reuters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazon&#8217;s alleged actions contravene eBay&#8217;s user agreements and might fall foul of Californian laws governing reasonable access to computer systems. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-45744708\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Getty Images Image caption EBay wants Amazon to stop trying to tempt sellers away from the auction site EBay has accused Amazon of using an &#8220;unlawful&#8221; scheme to tempt sellers on its auction site to move to the online retailer. 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