Phil, the problem is everytime someone makes a noise about this, the goal posts move, and ebay are the ones who move it. On any internet based business, it's a simple matter of a few keystrokes to eliminate the evidence.
The noise I have been making for years have seen me targeted, and banned from auction sites and forums for almost four years, and the same people who have been involved in this, also have a presence on any forum where ebay is discussed, including this one, and their own.
The same people under multiple ID's, across many forums, always present, always watching, and gathering information on others. When one ID gets discovered, it disappears, but another one pops up. Supposedly highly educated people, and a couple of them are, being Trolls, for why...?
Then you have the Pinks, and I have written to many with my summation, and asked simple questions, like checking all the posts and ID's on threads, not just the ones members get banned for, and while it's plain as the nose on anyones face, where the baiting starts, nothing happens.
The speed with which some posts disappear tells myself and others, that those involved in the baiting, work for ebay, because they have the delete button at their disposal. I have a long list of posts that disappear when certain subjects or people are mentioned.
I have been told by Police they do not have the resources to investigate my suspicions, and despite their admission, after reading my reports, that they also believe there is truth in many of my accusations. The problem is these people know the internet inside out, and know they can never be caught, unless they do something really stupid. While to many of us, trolling is stupid, it's a necessary part of their game, so they can eliminate anyone who suspects what is going on, and keep their finger on the pulse of whats happening across all forums. I also believe the same thing is happening on OZtion, and the proof is even more convincing because they do not hide bidders, and is easily detected, however, it's admin have a standard reply they can see no evidence, and even go as far as deleting negative feedback for sellers who are under great suspicion. It is also a fact that OZtion appears to have a much higher rate of NPB's than ebay, and I reckon this is a mixture of shill bidding, and retaliation against members who love to fight and bait each other on the forums. And yes, I know, conspiracy theories, but when you look for reason behind supposedly sane peoples actions, it's not drawing a very long bow at all, in fact the probability is quite high in my book. Simple, an independent group of people paid to do what ebay and OZtion cannot afford to be caught doing.
