[SamReidHughes]

They want eBay to enforce the law on merchants.

[abracadaniel]

Is that different from any other retail store that has to choose what products to carry based on the local laws? Just because eBay crowd sources their product acquisition, doesn't materially change the fact that they are, ultimately, a retailer selling products. I go to a store and buy a product, and the only difference is in the retailer's perception of my relationship to the origin of the product, but it's a distinction that only exists on paper and ultimately has no difference from the outside. That distinction without a difference shouldn't create a loophole to bypass all liability.

[axus]

I think it's an efficient use of tax dollars for the gov to hold a trial once, instead of 300k times.

[littlestymaar]

Like every business that's supposed to enforce any kind of compliance requirement…

[eli]

eBay is a merchant