Popular auction sites such as eBay have become a distribution channel for many of today's Brand Owners. Unfortunately, as a reflection of what is occurring on the Internet, they have also become a significant and growing channel for counterfeit sales.

The time-consuming process of monitoring auction websites (eBay) is history. Pretection's Online Auction site monitoring can perform these Auction scans for the client. We will not only highlight all infringing items, but will de-list all (with approval of the client) items from these auction sites.

Famous France pen and lighter manufacturer S.T. Dupont is one of the clients for which this service is conducted. Ebay is monitored daily and all infringing items are collected and de-listed the same day. Besides delisting the items Pretection is the first contact for the sellers on eBay regarding questions about the brand and it's trademark policies. This resonce servcie saves the trademark owner a lot of time and money.

If Pretection notices an Ebay seller also has his own commercial site, offering for eaxample S.T. Dupont items, Pretection can after approval of the brand owner write him a cease and desist letter for all his online activities. After experiencing his delistings on eBay they are usually very willing to comply.

Everyday there are approximately 3 million new items offered on eBay. Can you imagine the amount of money involved if only 10 % is counterfeit. Our experience is that 10% is a very low estimation and people are making very serious money on well known brands. Pretection can reduce the amount of counterfeit brand items offered on eBay, protecting the brand and reducing loss of sales.