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Buyer Beware, They are back again, eBay sellers selling Amazon

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  • ballisticbrian
    ballisticbrian Posts: 4,002 Forumite
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    What does the ebay user agreement have to do with UK law???

    Because the data protection act allows you to pass on someone's details if doing so is part of a contract or agreement.
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  • powerful_Rogue
    powerful_Rogue Posts: 8,495 Forumite
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    ballisticbrian wrote: »
    I would imagine that be in the eBay user agreement. Having your order come from Amazon instead isn't in the eBay user agreement.

    Nothing in the Ebay user agreement, unless you can find something I missed.
  • powerful_Rogue
    powerful_Rogue Posts: 8,495 Forumite
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    The Data Protection Act of 1998 means that you can only process the collected information within the constraints that it is collected under. For dropshipping, this would be necessary for the performance of a legally binding contract, which also infers the consent of the individual who is providing such details.
  • Brooker_Dave
    Brooker_Dave Posts: 5,196 Forumite
    ballisticbrian wrote: »
    Because the data protection act allows you to pass on someone's details if doing so is part of a contract or agreement.

    So thus buying something?

    As in buyer agrees to buy your offering and you get Amazon to deliver it?
    "Love you Dave Brooker! x"

    "i sent a letter headded sales of god act 1979"
  • ballisticbrian
    ballisticbrian Posts: 4,002 Forumite
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    Nothing in the Ebay user agreement.

    You could always phone them to complain if it makes you feel better.
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  • ballisticbrian
    ballisticbrian Posts: 4,002 Forumite
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    Hold on there's too many of you asking questions. I will get back to you tomorrow.
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  • Brooker_Dave
    Brooker_Dave Posts: 5,196 Forumite
    ballisticbrian wrote: »
    You could always phone them to complain if it makes you feel better.

    "I brought something and it arrived, I'm furious..."
    "Love you Dave Brooker! x"

    "i sent a letter headded sales of god act 1979"
  • plumface
    plumface Posts: 506 Forumite
    ballisticbrian wrote: »
    Word is back on the data protection act. If the buyer is the consumer, and the seller does not specifically state in his terms and conditions that he is passing the name and address on to a third party for the purposes of processing the order then he is in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. So you can draw your own conclusions as to whether this seller is breaking the law or not and not simply take my word for it.
    What does ebay or Amazons data protection policy state then?
    There is a hell of a lot of people (000's if not 100,000's) breaking the law then!
    Better get on to the governing bodies then, and save us all from this scurge on society.
    Get off your high horse and smell the roses.
    It is not a scam, not a rip off and fools like you get the hump when no-one agrees with you. You (and the others on your link) are only getting annoyed with yourselves for being foolish and paying more than you could have.
    Lose is to not win......Loose is not tight......get it right!
  • Brooker_Dave
    Brooker_Dave Posts: 5,196 Forumite
    ballisticbrian wrote: »
    Hold on there's too many of you asking questions. I will get back to you tomorrow.

    I worry that you'll pass on our questions to a third party, thus breaking any number of pretend laws.
    "Love you Dave Brooker! x"

    "i sent a letter headded sales of god act 1979"
  • powerful_Rogue
    powerful_Rogue Posts: 8,495 Forumite
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    ballisticbrian wrote: »
    I would imagine that be in the eBay user agreement.
    powerful_Rogue wrote: »
    Nothing in the Ebay user agreement, unless you can find something I missed.
    ballisticbrian wrote: »
    You could always phone them to complain if it makes you feel better.

    I take that as a no then! :rotfl:
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