Re: Insane eBay

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

AMart79196@gmail.com wrote:
> So, let me get this straight...there is a BIG loop hole in the system
> where it allows a user to join with just a bank check card??   I
> wonder if this is true for one of those Visa Vanilla cards which are
> basically "gift cards".

No, because those cards debit an account which you do not own,
but which holds an account balance that you can debit against.

The verification process requires that and account in your name and
address be associated with the card.

> Ebay I guess does whats in their best interest...they make more money
> with each and every item listed---and the higher it goes in price, the
> more money they make.
>
> I remember ebay turning a blind eye to the clone mp3 players that were
> falsely being advertized as 4gigs....when it really had I think
> 256megs.  They let that crap go on for a long time.

Like most organizations, they have very limited active policing
capability--they rely on complaints to detect most infractions.

-michael

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