But Mr Parry said police enquiries revealed that the bike had been sold through the eBay account of Darch's girlfriend.

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You, of course, need an eBay account.

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So far, no evidence had emerged proving that Prokopi had spent time in Mongolia digging for the T. bataar or other dinosaurs, although his eBay account featured more than a hundred items from the country, and he had sold higher-end Gobi pieces at auction.

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The company used to vet companies based on their eBay sales account and other information.

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"You received this notice from eBay because it has come to our attention that your current account has caused interruptions with other eBay members and eBay requires immediate verification for your account, " the email said.

BBC: eBay shadow site

Dealers account for about half of Ebay Motors' listings, individual sellers the rest.

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For the time being, Ms Turner said only US residents will be able to make investments on the site via eBay's paypal service or through a regular bank account.

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The fraudulent eBay site not only asks for users' eBay identification, password and email address but also credit card, bank account, drivers license and social security numbers.

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