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During the last few years, eBay was sued by at least few companies which didn’t like the fact of counterfeit goods being sold on eBay. This includes watches, cosmetics, clothes and jewelry. Those are companies which are often regarded as selling luxurious products and some people want to make money by selling imitations of their products at a lot lower price. I don’t think that anyone condones such behavior, but the question is whether eBay should be responsible for this. I imagine that it is hard to monitor every auction that is taking place on eBay and that sometimes counterfeit goods may be sold, but as long as eBay is doing something against it, they shouldn’t be responsible. EBay claims that it spends millions of dollars each year to remove counterfeit goods and let’s hope that we will see the effects of it. On the other hand, eBay is only an auction site where millions of items are being sold. Very often, it would be difficult to spot if a product is a counterfeit or not, because eBay does not necessarily have to know if a product is a fake or not. I also think that it is up to people to make their own choice. If they buy a product manufactured by a famous brand and they buy it cheaply, they should be aware of the fact that they are buying a counterfeit. It is for them to make the choice whether they want to buy it or not.