ebay sinks to new low

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Posted By: runscott 

Ebay, in an effort to "protect" its customers, has created a new category. "Beckett SportsCollectibles" recently interviewed Jeff Jordan of ebay and asked him the following question: "What else is eBay doing to combat the movement of counterfeit items, such as bogus autographed memorabilia?"

Part of the amazing JJ's response was "The reality on eBay is fraud is really small...In terms of sports memorabilia, we continue to work on things like graded categories, Authenticator Pre-Certified categories. We work heavily with authenticators, trying to promote authentication. It's a big deal to us, and we want to keep educating users and making the site as safe as it can be in every category".

Eureka! Now, ignorant people can collect vintage sports memorabilia without fear of getting ripped off. All they have to do is shop from this special "safe" category - JJ added the following, which certainly makes me feel safe: "The only items we want in there are items with proof of authenticity from a select group of authenticators". Following is an example of one of those "select group of authenticators" that JJ and his wise buddies are "working heavily with":

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2762875176&category=31718