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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3277506, member: 27832"]In what sense does an item listed on eBay "pass through their hands"? They never take physical possession of <i>any</i> listed item (except maybe through their managed international shipping service, and none of the "China Post" items go through that). </p><p><br /></p><p>I'd love for eBay to do a better job of policing fakes, but I don't expect it. These fakes are super-visible to us, because we're knowledgeable in this particular area. But eBay can't afford to hire experts to police <i>every counterfeitable item category</i> on their site -- in fact, I'll bet counterfeit coins are a drop in the bucket compared to, say, designer clothing and accessories.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd also love it if eBay were more responsive to reports of fakes. But, as others in the thread have pointed out, that's ripe for abuse as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know the answer. I'm frustrated, too. But I'm not seeing the magic wand eBay can wave to make it all better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3277506, member: 27832"]In what sense does an item listed on eBay "pass through their hands"? They never take physical possession of [I]any[/I] listed item (except maybe through their managed international shipping service, and none of the "China Post" items go through that). I'd love for eBay to do a better job of policing fakes, but I don't expect it. These fakes are super-visible to us, because we're knowledgeable in this particular area. But eBay can't afford to hire experts to police [I]every counterfeitable item category[/I] on their site -- in fact, I'll bet counterfeit coins are a drop in the bucket compared to, say, designer clothing and accessories. I'd also love it if eBay were more responsive to reports of fakes. But, as others in the thread have pointed out, that's ripe for abuse as well. I don't know the answer. I'm frustrated, too. But I'm not seeing the magic wand eBay can wave to make it all better.[/QUOTE]
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