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| | eWEEK: EBay: Den of Thieves? |
 | | In the past few years, police have busted at least three major fencing rings on eBay in which burglars and thieves from Boston, Chicago and Jackson, Mich., used the online auction marketplace to sell thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, electronics, coin collections, baseball cards, designer clothes and household goods. |
 | | The thieves stole a slew of pricey items, including $5,000 purses, $3,000 men's suits, $1,500 sweaters, computers, jewelry and even a $450 cashmere baby blanket and then posted the merchandise on eBay's auction site for sale to the highest bidder. |
 | | But before the rise in popularity of online auctions, thieves had few options to dispose of stolen goods quickly. |
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