Chuck Harris wrote:

Michael Coslo wrote:

It wasn't being on ebay that got your CC stolen. It was being too
trusting, and too ignorant of scams that have flourished on the
internet.




I didn't have my CC info stolen. It was the fiance of a fellow
that I work with. That probably got lost in the mix somewhere.


No, I am just working with what you posted. You said that you were on ebay
twice, and got your CC info stolen.

Negative, Chuck.


I posted on Apr 10, 8:52 pm:

Start Mike Post:

I've had two personal experiences with Ebay. 1 buy, and 1 sell. Both
bad. And a friend's fiancé had her credit card info stolen from Ebay,
and the card was maxed out by the lowlife that stole it. Offshore to
boot - what a mess!

Of course Ebay's stock answer is that she could give the guy negative
feedback!!!!! HAR! The answer to all the world's problems is apparently
negative feedback.

The fatal flaw in their scheme is that they are "not responsible" for
*anything*. I suspect eventually someone is going to do huge fraud on
their site, and then the courts may decide otherwise, regarding
responsibility.

Now its time for the apologists to chime in about how they've *never*
had a problem - thousands of transactions and not been burned once!

But what we are hearing these days suggests that the rosy picture these
sellers paint is not so accurate.......

End Mike post.

Its all in Google groups.

And I still stand by what I said I did have two bad experiences, she
did have her CC info stolen, I still believe that their scheme is
fatally flawed, and that they will probably be taken to court eventually
about it.

And there is not a shed of doubt that at least one ebay apologist is
chiming in.



That's true, but suppose that you post as yourself, and you **** off
one of the truly obsessive nutcases that lurk on usenet. El'fruitcake
would have to search through the thousands of people with the same name
as you inorder to find your sorry ass and make some trouble.

That could happen by a person walking down the sidewalk, or driving to
and from work, or simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

People are so fearful these days. If you want to live in fear, BMG.

- Mike KB3EIA -