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CNBC/MSNBC - story about counterfeits from China

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Zippo lighters have been manufactured at the same factory in Bradford, Pennsylvania, population 9,000, for 75 years. Now, the iconic American flip-top lighters are also being manufactured in China. Problem is, the Chinese "Zippos" are fakes -- cheap knock-offs -- and the flood of counterfeits has put a big dent in Zippo's business. The town of Bradford has felt the pain too; the company laid off workers as sales of the real lighters have fallen. But Zippo is fighting back, hiring its own investigators to go to China to get at the source of the problem.

As the national debate over Chinese piracy heats up, Scott Wapner reports on the impact of counterfeiting on one American company, its employees, and the small town it calls home.

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On TV right now. It looks like ebay gets a bit more bad press.

Thanks to ebay for helping to screw up our entire country.


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budnonymous wrote:
Thanks to ebay for helping to screw up our entire country.

Counterfeit Zippo lighters are being made in China and in your mind it's eBay's fault.  I truely love your logic, it's what keeps me viewing. smile

 I wonder how a person can be so myopic that they believe a company like eBay, or Walmart, or Exxon, or MicroSoft, of General Motors is the source of what they view is wrong with their country.



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Did you happen to notice that little word "helping"?

Do you believe that scams originating in foriegn countries impact negatively upon our economy at large?

But that's OK with ebay if so, right?

They mind not whether companies and town go asunder, as long as they get their cut, right?

Oh, by the way, what does ebay do with their cut from all the bogus, counterfeit  sales, hmmm... also the organized crime, efencing, BIN bandit scams, double-billing, glitches, etc?


How many counterfeit related lawsuits does ebay have filed against it at present?

oops, nevermind, they are not

Ebay: the counterfeit capital of the world
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are they ?


They are:

... pioneers communities built on commerce, sustained by trust, and inspired by opportunity. brings together millions of people every day on a local, national and international basis through an array of websites that focus on commerce, payments and communications...








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LOSERS!!!!

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-- Edited by budnonymous at 19:50, 2007-05-03

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