Ok, I'm an idiot and can admit when I'm wrong. I'm just so tired of the whole "is this a scam?" and Ebay threads in general. I do think Bob is on to something with some kind financial registration before becoming a seller. I would bet within the next 5 years something like that will be set up so the government can collect their cut along with Ebay and Paypal. best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Vancouver, B.C.
On Oct 24, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Bob Hanson wrote:
> It appears that the Maxicar auction has now been completely removed
> from
> ebay. Hardly seems sufficient.
>
> I'd like to see some criminal prosecution pursued on these bogus
> auctions. Would be nice to see an offender fined for fraud. Perhaps
> his name might be also be added to a Federal known mail-fraud offender
> list... Hell, why not also add him to a list as a suspected
> channeler of
> Terrorist funds and have his credit cards and bank accounts frozen. ~
> Always nice to have your name on an FBI list.
>
> Realistically, I'm sure eBay could at very least require currently
> updated identification for an account which has shown no regular
> recent
> selling activity. They should require the same verifiable
> identification checks including back-up info via credit cards and bank
> accounts - same as if you were setting up a new account with PayPal.
>
> Apologies for the inappropriately voiced rant. But I do hate to
> have my
> beloved hobby corrupted by criminal activity.
>
> Bob String-Em-Up Hanson
> Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA