eBay Shenanigans
I got a surprise phone call today .... From a Canadian cop.
He introduced himself and said that he was investigating the theft of about 1,000 Blackberry handhelds in Ontario. Apparently, somebody had stolen a huge consignment of the handhelds, and sold a bunch of them (657) on eBay.
And I was one of them :-) I had bought my 7100g on eBay about 2 months ago. I have bought several phones online without a problem before. The officer then went through a whole list of questions about my eBay transaction and I was quite thrilled, this being the first time I was participating in an investigation.
The officer told me that Research In Motion, the maker of Blackberry handhelds was not going to de-activate the stolen phones as a goodwill gesture. He told me that he was exclusively assigned to investigating the sale of stolen goods on eBay.
eBay claims that less than 0.0001% of their listings are estimated to be fraudulent, and I believe them.
In other eBay news, whats the deal with them buying Skype ? I think its one of the most retarded decisions eBay has made. I cant believe they spent more than 2.6 Billion just to provide users with the option of calling each other using Skype.
He introduced himself and said that he was investigating the theft of about 1,000 Blackberry handhelds in Ontario. Apparently, somebody had stolen a huge consignment of the handhelds, and sold a bunch of them (657) on eBay.
And I was one of them :-) I had bought my 7100g on eBay about 2 months ago. I have bought several phones online without a problem before. The officer then went through a whole list of questions about my eBay transaction and I was quite thrilled, this being the first time I was participating in an investigation.
The officer told me that Research In Motion, the maker of Blackberry handhelds was not going to de-activate the stolen phones as a goodwill gesture. He told me that he was exclusively assigned to investigating the sale of stolen goods on eBay.
eBay claims that less than 0.0001% of their listings are estimated to be fraudulent, and I believe them.
In other eBay news, whats the deal with them buying Skype ? I think its one of the most retarded decisions eBay has made. I cant believe they spent more than 2.6 Billion just to provide users with the option of calling each other using Skype.
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