[tirebird]

I agree with Les, to some extent. Fraud has been around for a long time and EBAY is just the latest venue for scammers. However, EBAY does have a duty somewhat to police it's own site. Remember all those sites that hosted illegal file sharing? The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that those websites can't turn a blind eye to crime. EBAY monitors it's site for all kinds of illegal activity; child porn, Nazi memorabilia, endangered species, stolen goods, etc., so they have the means and the duty to watch out for obvious fraud.