eBay fraud detective

Interesting article in WSJ about ebay fraud and a detective, George Fawrup, in LA that chases them down. Kind of a good guy with great intentions, but the article doesn't have a happy ending.

Not sure I agree with this sentiment:

"This is no different than the offline world -- the bad guys come up with more creative ways of doing things," says Rob Chestnut, vice president of rules, trust and safety at eBay headquarters...

But this is kind of funny:

"This is no different than the offline world -- the bad guys come up with more creative ways of doing things," says Rob Chestnut, vice president of rules, trust and safety at eBay headquarters in San Jose.

Note to people that steal stuff and sell it on ebay - don't offer customer pick up, or use one of the many ebay drop off centers.

Scot