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Profile of an eBay Scammer
prostoalex writes "FastCompany is running an article about Jay Nelson, whose primary income source for about 5 years included selling goods on eBay. Considering that he chose to skip the delivery, the profit margins were at an all time high. Under the names of biggerthanu, harddrives4sale, diamondsoft, yoshiinc and susancutey Nelson would collect five-digit PayPal payments from the buyers on eBay and Yahoo Auctions."
He ripped off a lot of people, but he really fucked over one wife and child big time. In federal prison, he is still unrepentant, claiming he thought pay pal and visa would clean up his mess. I'm afraid after his early release, a bullet to the brain will be the only thing to protect society from his future actions.
I'm not saying this guy didn't steal a tremendous amount of money, but I'm shocked he was able to perpetuate such an series of thefts. Isn't this the purpose of the eBay rating systems, etc.?
Are you fucking serious? A half-assed "system" on a half-assed anonymous internet auction website is supposed to prevent fraud? Jesus, do you still believe in Santa and the Easter Bunny? There is ZERO guarantee behind any of that eBay shit. ZERO. Zilch. Nada. You're giving money to someone you haven't ever met, for something you haven't ever seen, and you're trusting that this person is going to mail it to you. That is the stupidest fucking system I've ever heard of. I don't care what the "rating" system says. A 10 year old could figure out the fake ID and rate yourself workaround. Why in the hell are you shocked? I'm shocked that you're shocked.