eBay seller faces £50,000 fine

Trader Paul Barrett bid for his own items – from cars to pie warmers – on eBay to increase prices A seller on eBay who drove up prices for goods by secretly bidding for them faces fines of up to £50,000. Paul Barrett used a second account on the internet auction site to also post positive feedback. The company said the case, the first prosecution of its kind in the UK, was a clear warning …

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