The Authenticator Strikes Again

[Fred]

Originally Posted by calvindog

The program has its good points. I recently was nearly robbed of 35K by an eBay seller with over 10K feedback who tried to sell me a card he didn’t possess. After I paid, I realized the next day that the scans were lifted from a Memory Lane auction. When the seller realized he was required to send the card to the authenticator first, he instead wrote to me that he was “ nervous” about sending the card to anyone but me and instead refunded my money. I wrote to him and explained that in future scams he needed to keep the purchase price below the $250 level which triggers the program. He never responded. I sent all this info to eBay including the Memory Lane auction scans and eBay acknowledged the fraud — but only put the seller on probation.

A slap on the wrist suspension for a potential $35K fraud attempt? Sorry but WTF? I don't get it. Is it because the seller had 10K+ feedbacks? That's just jacked up.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Fred

A slap on the wrist suspension for a potential $35K fraud attempt? Sorry but WTF? I don't get it. Is it because the seller had 10K+ feedbacks? That's just jacked up.

I was honestly shocked. The seller basically admitted the fraud to me by not responding and his explanation for the stolen scans was laughable. What he did was a clear criminal fraud -- and instead of banning him, or referring the matter to law enforcement -- eBay put him on double secret probation. Really sickening stuff.

[perezfan]

Maybe he had a good defense attorney?

Seriously though, I agree… it’s a no-brainer. He should’ve been banned.