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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1390157, member: 24633&quot;]<a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sec_15_00000041----000-.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sec_15_00000041----000-.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Federal Trade Commission Act</b></a> (15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58, <u>as amended</u>)Under this Act, the Commission is empowered, among other things, to (a) prevent unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce; (b) seek monetary redress and other relief for conduct injurious to consumers; (c) prescribe trade regulation rules defining with specificity acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive, and establishing requirements designed to prevent such acts or practices; (d) conduct investigations relating to the organization, business, practices, and management of entities engaged in commerce; and (e) make reports and legislative recommendations to Congress. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the beginning of the FTC Act of empowerment. The key phrase in this is &quot;practices that are unfair or deceptive&quot;. There is nothing unfair or deceptive about someone admitting that the item for sale is a counterfeit. Now, if the buyer should attempt to pass it as genuine, that is another story.Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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