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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;guanelid, post: 523671, member: 16988&quot;]I agree with DavidH, that eBay will not effectively police their auctions.&nbsp; As he points out, they&#039;re too big.&nbsp; But there&#039;s another more important reason that probably only lawyers will appreciate.&nbsp; If eBay were to actively police auctions, and especially if they advertised that fact, then lawyers would argue that eBay is, in essence, vouching for the authenticity of the items.&nbsp; Thus, eBay would open itself up to lawsuits from swindled buyers.&nbsp; The legal principle is &quot;implied warranty.&quot;&nbsp; This isn&#039;t my idea.&nbsp; You can read a discussion of it in Scott Travers&#039; book, The Coin Collector&#039;s Survival Manual.&nbsp; See page 219 in the 6th edition.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if these lawsuits would succeed in all states, but lawyers are good at finding states that have laws sympathetic to consumers, and that&#039;s where the lawsuits would be filed.&nbsp; eBay is just following the advice of their lawyers, and protecting the interests of their shareholders, like all companies are supposed to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Buyer beware.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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