Do you have any ideas to reduce authentication problems on such auction sites as Ebay?
Sweet Spot has pointed out many, many irregularities on eBay. There are many problems there and other Internet auctions. The problems, however, are with consumers who are fraudulently using the Internet to make a buck. What can eBay do? Ebay has to post highlighted warnings on every page of their auctions. They also have to screen items, so that if it appears that a vintage item that’s deemed to be worth more than what is being offered with, say, five hours to go in the sale, eBay would have the right to cancel the sale, and the seller would still have to pay the nominal fee to post the item. They also have to get rid of the private sales, where a buyer cannot communicate with the seller. This concept runs counter to the concept of an auction. Internet sales also should disallow items that cannot be pictured clearly, and if an item is pictured it must be visible to the point that a person can make a fair judgment. Overall, eBay, as the leader in this arena, is going to have to step in
