People on Ebay piss me off
I don't know about the auctions my Grandfather and Uncle used to buy writeoffs at auction to repair them and sell them after an inspection. Of course they had to say it was a write off to the buyer they also had to get licenced to even by the writeoffs. Least in Alberta no one in Alberta can just buy it.
I still think I'll send e-bay a message. Least if they stop this its one place to make this sort of thing easier