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by Mike Masnick




eBay: The New Way To Fence Your Stolen Goods

from the who-needs-the-pawn-shop-anymore dept

Pawn shops, beware! The new, new way to fence your stolen goods is to use eBay, of course. The downside of this being that it's a bit easier to track down the criminals if you happen to recognize some stolen merchandise for sale. I like how eBay quickly chimes in with a variety of quotes suggesting that the chances of you buying stolen merchandise on eBay are very slim.

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