Retail Chains May Get Congress To Regulate Auction Sites Using B...

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 07/29/2008 - 17:00

Back in June, we noted that the Retail Industry Leaders Association, a lobbying group representing big store retailers was pushing Congress to start regulating online auction sites, claiming that they were experiencing a huge crimewave from thieves who would resell the goods on sites like eBay.

Reader crystalattice points out that some Congressional Reps have put forth just such a piece of legislation , and now the press is parroting the claims that this huge crimewave exists,...

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