eBaY more addictive than walnut brownies
IS someone at eBaY PAYING the National Retail Federation to say this? At a recent congressional hearing, NRF vice president for loss prevention, Joseph LaRocca, says selling on the Internet is THE DOPE:
"The Internet seems to be contributing to the creation of a brand new type of retail thief – people who have never stolen before but are lured in by the convenience and anonymity of the Internet. Thieves often tell the same disturbing story: they begin legitimately selling product on eBay and then become hooked by its addictive qualities, the anonymity it provides and the ease with which they gain exposure to millions of customers. When they run out of legitimate merchandise, they begin to steal intermittently, many times for the first time in their life, so they can continue selling online. The thefts then begin to spiral out of control and before they know it they quit their jobs, are recruiting accomplices and are crossing states lines to steal, all so they can support and perpetuate their online selling habit."
HA, maybe in the old days when things put up on eBaY would SKYROCKET at auction, but then who would even need to steal? You could get the stuff you needed to sell at yard sales or even thrift stores. In fact, the hunt for goods was a big part of the thrill.
AND BY THE WAY, this is not a good time to be painting all online sellers with the crook brush because of the actions of a few. The public is liable to figure that one out and apply it to the money-grab bailout of your cronies on wall street and put a stop to it.
"The Internet seems to be contributing to the creation of a brand new type of retail thief – people who have never stolen before but are lured in by the convenience and anonymity of the Internet. Thieves often tell the same disturbing story: they begin legitimately selling product on eBay and then become hooked by its addictive qualities, the anonymity it provides and the ease with which they gain exposure to millions of customers. When they run out of legitimate merchandise, they begin to steal intermittently, many times for the first time in their life, so they can continue selling online. The thefts then begin to spiral out of control and before they know it they quit their jobs, are recruiting accomplices and are crossing states lines to steal, all so they can support and perpetuate their online selling habit."
HA, maybe in the old days when things put up on eBaY would SKYROCKET at auction, but then who would even need to steal? You could get the stuff you needed to sell at yard sales or even thrift stores. In fact, the hunt for goods was a big part of the thrill.
AND BY THE WAY, this is not a good time to be painting all online sellers with the crook brush because of the actions of a few. The public is liable to figure that one out and apply it to the money-grab bailout of your cronies on wall street and put a stop to it.
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