At ebayersthatsuck.com, eBay members concerned about fraud can track down the con artists themselves. They post the user names of buyers and sellers they believe to be deceptive, discuss tips on how to trade safely and exchange information on the latest scams.
"They do supply us with leads," said Thompson, adding that e-posses can help identify the number of victims injured by a particular criminal, which can affect the department's decision to prosecute. The FTC has made more than 130 arrests this year for Internet-related crimes including auction fraud, according to Thompson.
Ebayersthatsuck.com was created a year ago by Steve Klink, a patrolman with the Paramus, N.J., police department after he paid $80 for a chewed-up wireless speaker. Instead of waiting for eBay to act, he posted his story and the seller's user name on a Web page and e-mailed the link to his offender. Klink even spoke with the seller's mother, and eventually the man returned the money
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