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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 3032267, member: 5233&quot;]My guess is, they need at least reasonable evidence in their messaging system to pull it off.&nbsp; The seller is contracted with eBay to pay fees for advertising and a portion of any profit from the advertised sale.&nbsp; If someone sees a listing on their site...and buys the item (on eBay or not) they have a legal claim to those fees.&nbsp; If it was ever legally challenged, the burden of proof would be theirs (I assume)...but they have a claim to those fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it interesting how non-tangible things like advertising is hard for us to swallow paying for.&nbsp; As many negative things as there are about eBay...one positive is the amazing number of people they reach.&nbsp; Nobody else has that kind of customer base.&nbsp; They know it...so they leverage that to make money.&nbsp; It&#039;s smart business...and they have policies in place to try and prevent people from stealing from them (and yes, if you work out a side deal with a seller for an item you found on eBay to avoid paying eBay fees...that is stealing).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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