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STOLEN GOODS ON EBAY??!!!

Posted Jun-23-08 15:42:56 PDT

Ever wonder how many items on eBay are stolen?

I've been in the toy business for 15 years, doing toy shows and eBay, and I've heard many stories (from store employees and other vendors) of how guys will steal whole cases of toys right off the docks at Toys 'R' Us and other retail stores. Then they put them on eBay or take them to toy shows. That's how they can sell them for next to nothing. They're still making money!

Hard to compete with that.

 

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gitasan
hmm...bet its just not toys but everything!
Jun-23-08 15:54:52 PDT Report this comment
4343martino
Sure is...have you seen a decrease in sales due to buy.com being on e-bay now..i saw the other day they were pushing the littlest pet shop..
Mark
Jun-23-08 15:57:00 PDT Report this comment
frommytoybox
yeah, I'm sure there's plenty of it, gitasan. Kills me when someone is selling brand new toys that retail for $10 for 99 cents. Wreaks of thievery.
Jun-23-08 15:58:06 PDT Report this comment
eeyore3066
I've wondered about that myself.
Jun-23-08 15:58:10 PDT Report this comment
frommytoybox
hi, martino, I left eBay over a month ago, so not sure if the buy.com deal would've hurt me or not. I've been busy working on building a new store on another auction site. eBay has left me very disillusioned.
Jun-23-08 16:00:02 PDT Report this comment
frommytoybox
hey there, eeyore! Wonder no more, my friend, it's more common than one might think. And it kills the rest of us who are trying to sell legitimately.
Jun-23-08 16:01:36 PDT Report this comment

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