Checkmend – preventing stolen goods on online auction sites
Published July 8th, 2006
UK Auction Info
The culture of faceless selling via online auction sites is dramatically increasing the availability of stolen goods such as mobile phones, iPods, laptops, bicycles and satellite navigation systems, according to property identification company Checkmend.
“Due to the growing popularity of online auction sites, more and more people are now buying and selling goods ’second-hand’,” said Adrian Portlock, managing director of Checkmend.
“It has created a world where the buyer rarely sees the seller’s face. This has been an ideal scenario for criminals, who can sell stolen goods without being identified.”
Commander Steve Allen, head of the violent crime directorate at the Metropolitan Police, added: “In the eyes of the law, ignorance has never been bliss.
