Ebay Could Owe $1.9 Billion in Fines for Allowing Sale of 343,000 Emissions Defeat Devices::The Department of Justice alleges that eBay illegally sold 343,011 emissions defeat devices, and could face billions in penalties.

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    1 year ago

    EBay isn’t that big. A 3 million dollar fine would sting

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, and a net loss of a bit over $1B. Revenue ≠ money in the bank.

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            Yes it will. Also the PR negativity from this caused there stock to drop %1.6 according to Reuters.

            I am not a fan of these silly laws but the enforcement will be effective