restlessnomad

guess that answers your question... if you want to make a scalable platform like that (where lower resistance/barrier to listing is important) you cant really rely on humans to check every listing, they all are trying to automate some stuff with various level of success(fb, youtube etc)... the equivalent of brick and mortar will be to accuse your local market of cheating you when one vendor did it. (Not saying such legislation cant be brought in, with enough public pressure or lobbying from rivals.) may be some people are bidding on it just for fun...

Ebay has millions of listing, and dont think they can automate this sort of fraud detection... this needs human intervention

the listing suggests people to buy directly from his site, not bid on ebay... very dodgy indeed. Please report it to ebay.

rental market is pretty good now for londoners(for tenants), rent is generally down and landlords will love a good tenant who pays rent regularly.

welcome... people here love to solve mysteries... start with as little info as possible and slowly reveal your boat... hints with pics are appreciated but dont post them too soon, it spoils the fun..

I am not a boater so cant help you @Tanmim H but all the best... and so nice to see the forum members helping a newbie step by step...(considering we try to rip each other apart in other threads) I just wish you were here before you put the deposit.