eBay Really Doesn't Give a Flying F*ck (Score 1)

Although I've used eBay extensively for the last decade, I came to this conclusion about 6 months ago when I stumbled upon a new user who was attempting to sell about $200,000 of fake equipment. I knew the seller didn't own the items, as one of the higher-priced items listed pictures of the device that our company owns. The device itself is exceedingly rare and the pictures were taken in our facility. I called eBay no less than 4 times and spent about an hour each time working my way up their chain of supervisors. They always thanked me so much for informing them of the situation, but in reality they were blowing smoke up my ass. I watched as nearly $180,000 of fake equipment was sold to unsuspecting eBayers. They all left negative feedback for the auctions, stating that they had been ripped off. And when I called eBay to inform then of the error of their ways, they again thanked me and said they would fix the situation. Months have passed now and the user's account is still active. The moral of the story: eBay could give a crap about you, so you'd better cover your own ass.