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Sites Like Craigslist And Ebay Allows For Criminals To Sell Stolen Goods.
For the most part probably most stuff sold online are not stolen but it does allow for criminals a safe way to sell stolen goods. Generally buyers won't know from whom they are buying it from. If you live in Georgia you are not going to drive to oregon to verify if the BlueRay DVD player was stolen from a supply truck or not. You as a buyer are looking for a deal that hopefully is cheaper than any store you go to.
 moreno  22 Aug 2009 15:10
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 Siddharth  23 Aug 2009 12:18
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 Very relevent.
by  finsch
 23 Aug 2009 14:36
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Although your statement is technically true I don't think these sites create a unique problem. Criminals always find a way to fence stolen goods. And personally I'm happy they're less likely now to stand on a street corner flip open their trenchcoat and say "hey guy, come here, wanna buy a watch?"

But yeah, you're right that they're moving stolen goods using those sites.
 
 Grenache  22 Aug 2009 16:13
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 Oh so its the "if you dont see the tree fall in the woods it doesnt make a sound". A crime is still a crime. Unless its a body part or weapon these sites really dont care. I think ethics aré in question with these companies.
by  moreno
 22 Aug 2009 16:32
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So do street corners but they are a bit too useful to get rid of. EBay and craigslist haven't created any problems they just haven't solved them. At the end of the day most of the commerce on those sites in perfectly legitimate.
 
 finsch  23 Aug 2009 14:25
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 Do you have any proof of that? You have absolutely no idea how legitimate online selling of products are. There is no checking of the buyer and seller to validate that. Don't be ridiculous. I hope you don't think checking of emails is validation. And if you do anything they don't like, they just cancel your account....wow what a great form of crime stopping.
by  moreno
 23 Aug 2009 15:17
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Kinda like pawn shops?
And if you live on a block and someone else who lives on the block wants to sell you a BlueRay, how much trouble are you going to go to in order to prove that is wasn't stolen?
 
 justsumguy  23 Aug 2009 01:07
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 Ebay and craiglist are facilitators to crimes of stolen products. A pawn shop is most likely a buyer of stolen goods but they have an upper hand because they will just about buy anything no matter the worth for $100. LOL I don't understand how they are allowed to do business. But check cashing stores exist too charging 100% interest. Like I said, they are unethical and would downright be illegal depending on who is doing it. Just an example of our society and laws turning a blind eye to things that may be very difficult to enforce.
by  moreno
 23 Aug 2009 05:10
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You can at least if needs be trace the seller, and the buyer through the transaction. However, if you buy the goods for cash off of a looky, looky guy, there's no way of tracing where the goods came from!
 
 LordDaniel  22 Aug 2009 15:46
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 Only if some feels they aré getting ripped Of but those type Of checks are not likely to happen.
by  moreno
 22 Aug 2009 16:34
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