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Posted By: runscott

For new board participants: ebay will do ANYTHING that will increase profit, and ethics do not matter in the least - if it makes money and they think they can get away with it, they will do it.

The take-home message is to never waste your time complaining to ebay using the tactic of trying to appeal to their ethics or "sense of what is correct".

For instance - complaining about AAA slabbed "cards" is a waste of time because it brings in revenue to ebay, and it is legal. A

nother example - complaining about thieves on ebay. If the thief brings revenue to ebay, and ebay can take the money but at the same time disassociate themselves from any illegalities, then they will allow the criminal activity to continue. So far the tact of "we just provide a means for buyers and sellers to get together - we aren't responsible for what happens" has worked great for ebay.