I personally think e-bay is a "thief's dream come true". One is basically anonymous. If one was selling stolen goods, they could claim they bought it somewhere else.
In particular, selling an item as damaged with a very low price would tend to dispel suspicion. How would one find out if the item was stolen? Asking for the serial number would not do anything. If a dishonest transaction were in the works, the seller simply would not answer. At the same time, the real owner is VERY unlikely to buy his property a second time around. They are wanting to get it back, not pay for it a second time. I'm not down on e-bay, or this particular transaction. I do think fencing ill-gained merchandise on e-bay would be easy, with probably little chance of getting caught. If I was robbed, how many hours, days, weeks, months would I spend looking on e-bay for MY camera? Not many, it's spilt milk. I think e-bay is just fine... I'm just saying that IMHO, some things don't add up with this seller. Not criticizing the purchase or anything else. If I could get a 67II for $700, I'd do it. Tom C. > > Nope. It's highly unlikely that a thief would try to sell on ebay. Too easy > to get caught. If your camera was stolen, wouldn't you watch for it on ebay? > > Paul > - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
