eBay fraud redux

eBay can be great if you?re an honest person, I know a few people who are making a living from selling on it, but that takes a lot of work an insight into what people will buy. But as the system gets bigger, more people will at least try to take advantage of innocent/naive/unsuspecting buyers, as happened the other week with someone trying to sell my guitar. That episode seems to have turned out alright and in fact I have sold the guitar for a decent price without paying eBay any fees. The Times weighs in today with an article on some people who’ve decided this burgeoning Wild West needs a few independent law folk, even if the company doesn’t care for them or to acknowledge the volume of criminal activity. Personally, I have my doubts about buying anything costing more than a few dollars without serious fact checking.