Two years ago a man was found guilty in Germany for purchasing a stolen object from eBay. Last Friday a German Court overturned this decision on the basis that the man did not know the item was stolen. The man was 47 years old and was purchasing a navigation system for about 1/3 of the actual price. The navigation system was posted as "brand new" although it was a fraction of the price. This is what triggered the German Police to investigate and accuse this man of buying the "stolen" object. The man was accused 2 years ago and the case was just overturned last friday.
I feel this is a very difficult situation to prove, whether a person knew or didn't know an item they were buying was stolen. How can you prove someone just didn't assume they are getting it for a bargain? People often buy items off eBay and many similar sites because of how low the prices actually are. I just think it would be real hard to prove that someone actually knew the item was stolen. Although there may be many fences who sell stolen items on these types of websites, they are hard to track. In my opinion, eBay and many sites that are similar should have more harsh rules guiding the objects that are being sold on their sites. Although i don't know the numbers, I'm sure there have to be a good amount of stolen objects being sold for cheap prices, and this is a problem.
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