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eBay Slammed Over Levels of Fraud

Posted by Zonk on from the more-oversight-would-kill-the-mmog-market dept.

Dynamoo writes "The BBC is reporting that companies and law enforcement agencies are becoming increasing frustrated and concerned at the high amount of fraud at eBay. There are reports that it can take two months for eBay to pass details to fraud investigators, and that even for companies with a 'special relationship' with eBay it can take 5 days for fraudulent auctions to be shut down. From the article: 'With all the amount of profits that eBay makes, then there is ample scope for additional staff. Frankly, it is totally unsatisfactory.'"

6 of 522 comments (clear)

  1. PayPal by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Hey hey.....eBay can't take all the blame...don't forget about their equally scummy subsidiary PayPal!

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    1. Re:PayPal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Not wanting to draw this offtopic, but I had an **AWFUL** time with Paypal, just trying to conduct normal, honest, business. I was treated like a criminal and spent months trying to access my money and clear my name and it was all their fault and the fault of their overzealous so called 'security' measures. Basically my opinion is that this area is not competetive enough. Paypal have a virtual monopoly on online micropayments. Ebay may face competition from Google, but what we need is 20 more Ebays and 20 more Paypals. The only reason that you or I cannot set up such an operation is that we are effecively barred from entering the market by regulations. Just like the orthodox banks it's a racket for rich boys to get richer.

  2. Re:Mod my comment up or else... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I, for two, was going to welcome our new criminal overlords, but then I thought 'so what else is new?..'

  3. MOD PARENT UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shouldn't Zonks responsibilities be restricted to reviewing anime-themed games where aliens rape 13 year old girls? I know he likes these disgusting games.

  4. Re:Someone please think of the sellers? by wwwillem · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And yesterday I still had mod points. Sorry!!

    Good to lead this from a buyer-seller confrontation into a much correcter bad-guy vs. good-guy discussion.

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  5. What's so special about google. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I know i am about to get chuewed up, but what is so special about GOOGLE. I hear GOOGLE THIS GOOGLE THAT, but i personally like YAHOO better. I have tried to use GOOGLE but YAHOO search is much better, well let me say this a state this clearly for those ready to flame people out there:
    The search results that i get on yahoo are better for me than google's.
    Now if you can tell me i am mistaken or stupid or ignorant which i'm not but you are intitle to your's like i am to mine's, tell me what is better about google's search than yahoo.

    I know i mispelled and have some grammar problems be easy.
    Plus never posted in /, before holla back. /......'s