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Criminals are using eBay to sell stolen and cloned cars, a BBC investigation has revealed.
The vehicles were being sold in Greater Manchester via at least three accounts after having their details switched with legitimate cars.
Among the victims was a retired police officer who lost £17,000 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale.
He said he reported the incident to the police, but no action was taken. Police said the decision is being reviewed.
Former police officer Graham Murray lost his money after buying a Mercedes C-class in Rochdale two months ago, leaving him "devastated".
He said he reported the case to police and has questioned why the fraudulent eBay sellers have not yet been caught.
It's safer to buy used Yugos.
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(Score: 2) by jmorris on Tuesday May 09 2017, @09:51PM
Paying cash usually means going outside eBay, cutting them out of the transaction. It also, on a big ticket item like a car, means being able to declare a much smaller amount of money changed hands for tax purposes. In other words the buyer was looking to scam and was scammed. Most scams involve leveraging the mark's own dishonesty. Had the payment went through eBay, odds are they would have made sure they had a solid grasp of exactly who they were transferring that much money to because they know they need to be able to claw it back to resolve a complaint. Of course they charge for this service along with the listing, which is why eBay and Paypal want a taste of the transactions.