> > I saw a very expensive 600mm Canon lens on eBay a couple months ago where > > the listing was copied verbatim from an earlier listing. Same description, > > same pictures, same everything. It was an obvious fraud. The bids were in > > excess of $4000 with less than 12 hours to go. > > If someone with half a brain brought it to eBays attention then the auction > would have been scrubbed from the database well before that. I've personally > been the catalyst for the disappearance of at least a dozen dodgy auctions and > some sellers.
I found the e-mail I sent to eBay. They did lift the second auction. I don't know why they waited two days before cancelling it in the last few hours. It gave the guy more time to commit fraud outside the system. The auction numbers were: 7538023022 7540582657 TR
