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Offline Alison01326

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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #40 on: May 09, 2011, 19:58:03 »
Morally, I think it's very wrong when EBay sellers buy small spares (ie hair, or juice cartons, or whatever) from DS and advertise them on EBay with a starting price of ten times what they paid.

But, business is business - everyone is trying to make a living out of something, and I'm just very grateful that I knew about DS from the outset - there are plenty of people out there wanting to replace the bits of their children's Playmobil that got hoovered up who innocently think that EBay is the place to be buying such items.
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay
« Reply #41 on: May 09, 2011, 20:52:55 »
Quote from: Bill Blackhurst on April 30, 2011, 00:56:02
Where did those sellers get their supplies? ???

Playmo mafia i think....
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #42 on: May 09, 2011, 23:09:45 »
I do not Know exactly about the letter but week i have sent an email to an German Collector that he is also an well known ebay seller.
I have asked from him to buy some Exclisive sets from German DS store.He have written me that Geobra had cancelled his DS account because he is an ebay professional seller of Playmo parts.
So this is not a rumour but fact!!
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #43 on: May 09, 2011, 23:23:03 »
Well, it sounds like the parts were purchased from Playmobil for resale. :-\
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #44 on: May 10, 2011, 03:16:18 »
In another thread a German member here wrote his DS-account got cancelled as well...
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #45 on: May 10, 2011, 03:31:06 »
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #46 on: May 10, 2011, 03:34:07 »
Quote from: Hadoque on May 10, 2011, 03:16:18
In another thread a German member here wrote his DS-account got cancelled as well...

So you have DS accounts in Germany? Is this the same as being a registered shopper on the normal web site? If their account is canceled can they even buy normal sets?

I really would like to know what Geobra's problem with people buying a part adding value to it and reselling it is? If I go to Walmart, buy an item and list it on the web for 10X the price what law am I breaking?

If Geobra had a more user-friendly DS system that was well know, this "problem" would take care of itself 

Is Geobra going to go after anybody re-selling even the sets with this mindset? There are a lot of people buying sets and the next day they list them for sale plus a profit. Its called business
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #47 on: May 10, 2011, 03:38:45 »
Quote from: Rasputin on May 10, 2011, 03:34:07
So you have DS accounts in Germany? Is this the same as being a registered shopper on the normal web site? If their account is canceled can they even buy normal sets?

Germans can order spare parts online on the official Playmobil-site.
So I guess they have 2 accounts; one for buying regular sets and DS add-on-sets (like in other countries), and presumably another one for ordering/buying spare parts... ???
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #48 on: May 10, 2011, 03:49:03 »
Quote from: Hadoque on May 10, 2011, 03:38:45
Germans can order spare parts online on the official Playmobil-site.
So I guess they have 2 accounts; one for buying regular sets and DS add-on-sets (like in other countries), and presumably another one for ordering/buying spare parts... ???

I wonder if Geobra is trying to establish a legal precedent for the possibility of expanding the DS on line ordering to other countries. If they work out the legal argument by re-interpreting laws they can eliminate auction competition  ::)

How many of these seller are going to pony up the money to fight the letter? I can answer that  ;D
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Re: Geobra's lawyers act against selling klicky-parts on ebay (?)
« Reply #49 on: May 10, 2011, 03:55:55 »
Just thought of something... a theme that doesn't exist yet: "Law & Prosecution"  ;D Maybe they could release lawyers and judges in full court-dresses... their appropriate wigs will already be available in the updated pirates-theme.  ;D
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