If eBay and the British judicial system do what they should, I will miss those almost perfect, unpublished viking swords
, until the next Eftis appears (and it won't be long).
While this confirms what we already know - that eBay is full of crooks, I personally do not find it so shocking. We go to eBay in order to get bargains, assuming plenty of risk - it is part of the deal. And, I do not think people ever bid higher than the maximum they are prepared to pay for an item, and if this maximum is reached, they are usually still happy.