German buys back stolen camera on eBay

German buys back stolen camera on eBay :

"But he became suspicious when it emerged the seller came from his home town. It proved to be the same camera."

The businessman had had his camera stolen and went onto eBay and found an identical model...and then discovered it was his camera he was buying!! eBay has advantages and disadvantages. Without eBay he may never have seen his camera again. Since eBay has done its best to identify and profile sellers and buyers then the businessman had a chance to realise it was his own camera. From this point of view it was easier on him and the police to track the thief. Normally people would just claim the loss on insurance. So , as far as I'm concerned, eBay has proven that its profiling is viable!! Some people get really addicted to eBay and can't live without it. Others use it legitimately as a way of trading goods and raising some useful income. I like to go looking. I have friends and family who have regularly bought items from eBay and who are really pleased with their purchases. I haven't yet got around to buying anything. I even have a friend who bought an expensive musical instrument from an eBay overseas. It was so much easier than trying to track down a shop and work out if they were reliable etc etc. The overseas person was also happy because of the limited market for such instruments. It's silly to offer stolen goods on eBay. Times have changed and the German businessman did the logical thing for 2005...went on eBay to get himself a replacement camera. How did we ever manage without eBay, it is so much a part of our lives now.