I actually wrote about this 6 years ago when eBay first started leaning their policy towards protecting buyers at the expense of the sellers. I went from selli

I actually wrote about this 6 years ago when eBay first started leaning their policy towards protecting buyers at the expense of the sellers. I went from selling things on eBay regularly to never using them for anything. Especially an iPhone or any new "hot" item you will be inundated with scam bids. And as an additional slap in the face you can't even give a buyer negative feedback anymore so what's even the point of feedback? It reminds me of when the post office, in response to long lines, resolved the problem by removing all clocks. I know this was in reaction to scammers placing fake auctions but eBay basically threw out the baby with the bathwater with their buyer protection policies. The scammers just moved to the buyer side where they enjoy lopsided protection. This is my post from 2006 - a variation of the scam, but the seller protection is equally non-existant: http://verysimple.com/2006/08/13/ebay-laptop-scammers-part-ii/ http://verysimple.com/2006/08/13/ebay-laptop-scammers-part-i...