Posted By:
Bill CornellMW-
Even though it was a rhetorical question, I feel stubborn enough to answer your question "Is it Beckett's responsiblity to
'police' every transaction that takes place involving one of their graded products?" with a resounding "NO". Likewise, it's not eBay's responsibility to vouch for the legitimacy of seller items, as they themselves made clear (?) in the recent amendment to their User Agreements: "We are not an auction provider". That may sound like a cop-out, but how can they reasonably be expected to patrol millions of listings?
The problem here is the age-old one of balancing consumer protection with the freedom to do business. Caveat Emptor, for better or worse, must be the first and most important rule when buying. In almost all cases, eBay, Beckett, etc. aren't the problem - sellers are.