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.
the DOJ also alleges that eBay sold 23,000 unregistered or restricted-use pesticides, which violated a 2020 U.S. EPA stop-sale order, as well as distributing 5,614 paint and coating removal products that contain methylene chloride. The chemical is linked with lethal brain and liver cancer, as well as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Yeah, fuck em up and fine them to hell.
non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Ah shit, I was totally ready to blame them for Hank’s cancer
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piss off
How could you possibly have hatred in your heart for Hank Green? Hank and John seem like genuinely good dudes doing genuinely good work the best they can.
What you’re telling me is that this isn’t about breaking bad 🥲
So you didn’t mean breaking bad 🥲
Wow, what a piece of garbage you are
If ebay took this to court there’s a good chance they’d win. The overturning of the Chevron deference means any action by the EPA or enforcement of its rules is on shaky footing.
The bigger story is:
Who are those 343,011 idiots?
I’m sure some of them are idiots. I’m also sure there are some people who needed a car to work, catalytic converter went out and they needed to find the cheapest possible way to pass emissions and keep getting to work.
I know that because I’m about to drop a thousand or 2 on my catalytic converter, which I’ll have to install myself to save money, to pass emissions. Luckily, I can budget well and every car repair known to man is on YouTube
Someone needs to start a catalytic converter rental service where in they install a caddy so you can get your emissions done and then they install the bypass when they take the unit back so that you can cheat the system and look legit. /s
I feel like everyone should just share one catalytic converter if they’re gonna cost that much
Lots of deisel guys will delete the system due to cost and complexity.
My father did this, but he only did this because it was either delete the EGR or scrap the truck, a truck which, almost 9 years later, he has still not paid off. He had issues specifically with the emissions device and the work involved would have turned it into a Ship of Theseus
Modern diesels are garbage due to their emissions technology. Oftentimes it costs an arm and a leg to fix that stuff, so lots of situations where you either delete those things or write off the vehicle.
The used market of the older diesels proves this, early 2000s trucks are crazy expensive because they are the last models without emissions stuff
Looking forward to the $3M fine they settle on. That’ll teach eBay, surely.
EBay isn’t that big. A 3 million dollar fine would sting
They did nearly $10B in revenue last year…
Yeah, and a net loss of a bit over $1B. Revenue ≠ money in the bank.
But a $3M loss is going to sting when they’re already losing over 333 times that per year?
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
Oh boy this is going to be fun.
Btw that’s $5,539.18 per device.
Damn near every aftermarket automotive part I have ever bought contains some variation of the “This is not intended for use on street vehicles, offroad and race use only” somewhere in the description.
I can cut out my cat and weld in a piece of 2 inch pipe and I just created an emissions defeat device… I can fit an oil catch can, if I plug the breather tube back into the intake its legal, if I vent to atmosphere its not.
I mean, people who “roll coal” have no sympathy from me but this case is nowhere near as cut and dried as a lot of people think.
Could = Wont
Ebay will appeal it for as long as they can, DON’T THREATEN ME WITH A GOOD TIME!
How is this ebay’s fault? Sounds like people need to start reporting listings
I hate ebay though so I kind of want them to lose
Why do you hate ebay?
Ebay abuses sellers then wonders why they leave to Amazon. Buyers don’t always fare great either but they are generally treated better than sellers. Factor in the random ban threads and general outsourced customer service stupidity with people who will never solve your issues, it was worth leaving.
Encourages scalping mainly
