Romanian couple have been sentenced for putting non-existing goods for sale at Ebay, the World's # 1 auction site to over 3,000 people around the world on charges of deception and money laundering.Goods sold included cars, antiques and concert tickets, making themselves over £250,000.

Fraud Sellers at auctions sites like EBay is not uncommon and it is referred more as a Seller's Paradise... as low standard items are put up for sale at high rates. Also software CDs are sold in violation of Copyrights, without abtaining any licence or necessary permission from the Companies like Norton, Microsoft. Last year, even GMail accounts were put up for sale for Rs 100/- in total violation of GMail policy.

Buyers more often fell prey to the seller's tactics due to the virtual nature of the transaction and the various claims made by sellers as to the quality, nature, use, etc of goods. And the money is to be transferred before the items is dispatched to you. So it is necessary to identify seller's reputation before transferring money. Though to some extent, the user rating at Ebay is very helpful but still it is advisable to be more careful while purchasing, specially expensvie items. And deter buying softwares at Ebay.