I think we have the right idea about being aggressive with eBay frauds...it is a "community" after all and neighbours look after each other, right?
I have more experience with buying and selling watches on eBay and often spot fakes. An email to the high bidder usually results in a thank-you response and they often tell me they've received several warnings...not just mine.
The smart fraudsters now use Private Auctions to hide buyer's identities. This feature was started by eBay because other sellers would try to poach sales by offering lower prices on someone else's auctions.
eBay has responded quickly when notified of fraudulent sales...if you can prove what you're saying. They will cancel an auction and suspend the seller but nothing will stop crooks from re-registering or selling as UNREGISTERED, which eBay allows.
Its quite interesting to find a fraud artist at work. They build up good feedback with a bunch of cheap purchases as "buyers". Their descriptions are vague and have hidden disclaimers. Finally, they have the worst fuzzy unfocused pictures. Yet people still are willing to trust them...go figure!
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