A. Do eBay users surrender their rights to bring legal actions against one another upon agreeing to the terms and conditions of the “eBay user agreement?”
B. Is a non-resident defendant subject to New York jurisdiction on the basis of a single on-line auction for goods placed on an international web site?
在2007年,Sayeedi v. Walser 的案件中對於第一個問題的答覆是,
"the user agreement does not explicitly limit a user's traditional common law rights to seek redress for tortious activity. Therefore, an action in Civil Court is an available remedy."
至於第二個問題則比較麻煩,但是不是您現在需要憂心的問題.
老貓想要告訴您的是,對方如果真的與您幹上了,對方是可以對您提出違約的訴訟,要求您付出這筆貨款,或是任何差價,(如果他需要重新post這個貨品在ebay,並且以較低的價格出售...)
所以並不是如上麵其他朋友所說的這麼簡單.
當然老實說沒有太多正常人會為千元的貨物來提出訴訟,但是您要是碰到不太正常的賣家,您就真的有一些機會需要麵對一個民事訴訟. 所以下一次請您不要這麼不負責任的下單.