Allegedly
Easy to spot
Usually have odd starting prices and want direct comms outside of ebay
I wonder how many got caught out . Not just landies

I report dodgy ones when I spot them and e-bay are getitng better at takign them down, but its a battle. I got one taken down and it came back under a "different" seller 2 days later. When I looked the same "seller" has listed over 1200 items in 2 days so its hard for e-bay to keep up. Don't ever do a deal outside e-bay, never do bank transfers and never ever do escro, its like giving your pin over the phone or transferring your money to a "safe account" because someone with a Nigerian accent says it will be safer. NO!

There's hundreds or thousands doing it. Ebay problem, if you are sensible and cautious probably not yours.