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Hi All, Got an e mail today from Recaro in the UK about some seats that I have listed on E Bay. I was always under the impression that the sport seats were made by Recaro. Below is a copy of what they sent me. Your comments most welcome. Tempted to revise the listing to Wrecarso!!




RECARO has a policy to watch e-Bay for sellers who are offering counterfeit items or using the RECARO brand name, which is protected worldwide, without our consent to promote non RECARO products.

As a result of this policy, your item was identified as infringing against eBay?s brand name policy for the incorrect use of the brand name RECARO, as the seats pictured are not RECARO seats, but seats from another manufacturer.

For further information please refer to eBay's Policies under Rules for Sellers for Keyword Spamming/Misleading Titles or view the following link:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/vero/infoforusers.html


We kindly request that you remove all references to RECARO from your listing and wish you good luck with the sale.

Best regards
RECARO.
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yeh have heard this has happened before

they're onto it

TBH its a bit crap- everyone knows they aint proper recaro seats, but thats what everyone calls them

just like pre facelift cars can be referred to as tech1 whether they have the kit or not.

Its a bit Anal, and not really enhancing the reputation of the brand.

anyway, they aint being sold commercially, so how can they interfere?

try selling them as a "couple"

Mr and Mrs Tony Recaro

see what they do then

In fairness its not a particularly snotty email.

However advertising non Recaro's as Recaros is daft as it could easily backfire if the buyer isnt aware of the differences. How much do you value your feedback?

Just put 'Like Recaro's' as that is what they are!
If you put they were Recaro's then i agree with Rich above and Recaro although being a bit anal as has been said are well within their rights to object!

It seems strange to me that they have only registered today on E bay and have not requested Ebay to end the listings.

I was always under the impression that the seats were made by Recaro and I will check to see if there is a makers name. Does anyone know? Till I can confirm maker , the listing will stay as is unless removed!

You got a link to the item mate or an item number?

I don't know who makes BMW 'sports' seats but it isn't recaro. genuine recaros were an option, and are styled slightly differntly.

Is this it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-Beige-lea ... dZViewItem

Or even this lol

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-Black-lea ... dZViewItem

recaroԚ´esqe seats

or recaras,

Yep, thats them

sportster wrote:Yep, thats them

I can delete the links if you want mate but thought i would give you a bit of free marketing lol!

I'll put a link in the for sale section. Thanks though

sportster wrote:I'll put a link in the for sale section. Thanks though

Might be a better idea to stick it in the 'Ebay' section fella

Have you got an e-mail address for Recaro mate?
I want to speak with them about my Recaro's

Seriously though, do they have their own website? All ive found is companies that sell Recaro's

Heres a full copy of what was sent. Maybe you can contact them thru e bay. Tell them I sent u



Question from recaro.uk.ltd.vrt
recaro.uk.ltd.vrt( 0)
Positive feedback: 0%
Member since: 20-Sep-06
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Registered on: www.ebay.co.uk


Item: BMW E30 Black leather Recaro interior (170040682847)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
recaro.uk.ltd.vrt is a potential buyer.



RECARO has a policy to watch e-Bay for sellers who are offering counterfeit items or using the RECARO brand name, which is protected worldwide, without our consent to promote non RECARO products.

As a result of this policy, your item was identified as infringing against eBay?s brand name policy for the incorrect use of the brand name RECARO, as the seats pictured are not RECARO seats, but seats from another manufacturer.

For further information please refer to eBay's Policies under Rules for Sellers for Keyword Spamming/Misleading Titles or view the following link:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/vero/infoforusers.html


We kindly request that you remove all references to RECARO from your listing and wish you good luck with the sale.

Best regards
RECARO.
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They've been doing this for a while, there was a thread about it about a month back. Whoever started the thread did actually have the listing removed.

The seats are designed by recaro, and made under licence.

tell em to get fooked!!!!