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Old 07-16-2012, 07:01 AM
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eBay wouldn't do it for liability reasons, because all their existence they have done their very best to stay away from being seen as responsible for the authenticity of auction lots. They have protected themselves from liability by saying the transaction is between the buyer and the seller and eBay is just the web site where the sale takes place. Once they start a service to directly authenticate lots, even if just some lots, it would be harder to make that argument.
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Hypothetical games are fun to play but David is right, ebay would never do something like this due to liability reasons.
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