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March 03, 2007

eBay place restrictions on sale of Sony Playstation 3

Ina Steiner of Auctionbytes.com reports that eBay.co.uk is imposing restrictions on the sale of the new Sony Playstation 3. The reason given is the high demand and limited supply availability.
There are two major problems when this type of situation arises, firstly genuine retailers become over whelmed with the demand and are unable to meet the orders. This situation also offers a golden opportunity for scamsters to prey on a desperate market.
If retailers wish to offer Playstation 3 the must meet sopme strict conditions including using only Paypal as the payment method and the seller must be Paypal verified. To read the full story visit http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m03/i02/s02

Posted by Dave Bromley at March 3, 2007 10:19 AM