eBay Alleges Amazon Poached Sellers From Its Platform

eBay Alleges Amazon Poached Sellers From Its Platform
An eBay sign is seen at an office building in San Jose, California, on May 28, 2014. Beck Diefenbach/Reuters
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eBay accused Amazon on Oct. 3, of trying to poach sellers for its own platform through eBay’s internal messaging system.

“We have uncovered an unlawful and troubling scheme on the part of Amazon to solicit eBay sellers to move to Amazon’s platform,” eBay said, adding that it had sent a cease-and-desist letter to Amazon on Oct. 1