eBay Used For Shoplifting Pre-Sales Efforts

At a recent conference on retail fraud, there was apparently an entire session devoted to eBay’s role in the loss prevention world. Among the points in the article is that many loss prevention groups know they should be looking on eBay, but claim they don’t have the time to go after obvious thieves they spot there.

There’s speculation that some people who thieve and sell on eBay, will post their auction before they have the item. Once a bid or buy it now is made, they will go steal the precise color and size of the item you won. Crazy stuff. Read the full posting at TechDirt.