[asphaltgambler]

Yes I think so. A while back some people were able to hack into their database and hijack good profiles.

The scam: They would 'find' a profile that had, say 150 or more transactions with at or near 100% positive feedback. Then the 'hacker' would redirect the profile's link to their email address.
The item for auction would be a high ticket ride like a late model Harley or SUV at a "Buy-it-now price" about half of what it would normally sell for.

The 'seller' would explain in detail that the reason for the 'fire sale' was a family emergency, maybe medical or the company they worked for was transfering them outside the states immediately.

The bidding was also private and for pre-approved bidders only to seperate the men from the boys. The 'winner' then sent his money via Paypal or other secure funds to the sellers 'escrow' account while the seller made arrangements for shipping.............................yeah, right. You can guess the rest.

Ebay since then has really stepped up security to gaurd against these guys.