1) Most scammers are not so stupid as to try to sell the same item twice. 2) Most police departments are reluctant to pursue such cases unless the amount is very large and a conviction looks very likely. 3) Ebay will no want to get involved. 4) For a fraud conviction, you have to be able to prove intent.
There are certainly a lot of scammers out there. But marshalling the willpower and evidence to actually go after them and obtain a conviction is usually something that is too time-consuming to do.
After all, if a seller simply claims that an item was lost in the mail, there's not much a buyer can do.
Comments
1) Most scammers are not so stupid as to try to sell the same item twice.
2) Most police departments are reluctant to pursue such cases unless the amount is very large and a conviction looks very likely.
3) Ebay will no want to get involved.
4) For a fraud conviction, you have to be able to prove intent.
There are certainly a lot of scammers out there. But marshalling the willpower and evidence to actually go after them and obtain a conviction is usually something that is too time-consuming to do.
After all, if a seller simply claims that an item was lost in the mail, there's not much a buyer can do.