On March 27, 2008 at 00:05, dsp81 said...
That's ridiculous. URC would have to create a new department
to deal with eBay offenders. Which remotes do they have
removed? Just the 980? Or how about a used 980? Does that
come off, too? I'm not even sure URC would have a legal
basis to demand that their products be removed. As long
as the seller came by them honestly, URC cannot dictate
how the seller disposes of their property. URC dealers
agree not to sell on eBay, there's not much more URC could
conceivably do. They could only revoke the dealer license.
It would be that simple. I would bet URC has a record of what serial numbers went to what dealers. All they need to do is buy one from a big ebay seller and match the serial number to who they sold it to and revoke their dealer status. Do that a couple of times and it will fix 90% of the problem.
They can't do much about end-users selling used remotes on ebay.
