David Colker of the Los Angeles Times has written a follow-up story to Harriet Ryan’s piece published on the front page Wednesday (see Los Angeles Times Feature on Global Antiques, Thoughts on Los Angeles Times “Global Antiques” Feature). The new article, “Scammers exploit online trust factor“, opens quoting the core value that eBay was founded on – “people are basically good” – and laments the “good old days”.
The writer offers some sound suggestions to consumers to help prevent being defrauded from online auctions and other marketplaces.
The full article can be found here: latimes.com
OPB Archive: Scammers exploit online trust factor
Jason De Bord