Quote:An Orange County teen is accused of selling thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment that he couldn't deliver.
Agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Thomas Thompson, 19, on Friday, WESH 2 News reported.
Investigators said he was selling computer routers on eBay but then never delivering them to his customers. Police estimated his alleged fraud at $800,000...
full article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/10234509/detail.html
quick, somebody figure out the listing and final value fees eBay received for playing the starring role of "just a venue" in this crime tale. :twistedevil:
His parents didn't notice the bag with $800,000 sitting on the couch?
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You'd think that his parents would have noticed that their live at home son suddenly was able to spend waaaaaay beyond his means.
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Quote:quick, somebody figure out the listing and final value fees eBay received for playing the starring role of "just a venue" in this crime tale.
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Add in the PayPal fees and it's probably uppper 5/low 6 figures.  :blinkie: :
It would be a great day indeed if paypal/ebay had to make restitution also. How many Non-Performing Seller reports do you think this young guy racked up? I'd like a lawyer with some snap show how paypal/ebay had to have been a willing accomplice. There's a legal concept termed willfull ignorance.
Quote:I'd like a lawyer with some snap show how paypal/ebay had to have been a willing accomplice.
Some police officers also view eBay as an accomplice of sorts in the fraud that takes place on its site...
Stolen Good Sales on eBay: Police Say "What it comes down to is profit for eBay"
http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...761.0.html
Their lawyers have more money than anyone else's lawyers.