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Auction Inquisitor(TM)

  • Version: 1.0.0.6
  • Downloads Count: 2,012
  • License Type: Free
  • Price: Free
  • Date Added: Jan 9, 2008
  • Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP
  • Requirements: 300 Mhz CPU, 512 Meg memory or better
  • File Size: 1.966 MB
  • Author: Elite Minds

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Editorial Review of Auction Inquisitor(TM)

It looks like such a steal--a hot new car on eBay for only a few thousand dollars! Eagerly, you bid and win, and send in your money dutifully...only to find out, weeks later, you were the victim of a scam. Can Auction Inquisitor prevent that? No--but it can help make it less likely.

Auction Inquisitor's premise is simple--it analyzes an auction for common signs of fraud, such as new accounts, sudden shifts in sales patterns (for example, someone who previously sold odd knick-knacks suddenly begins selling high-ticket items, indicating a hijacked account), poorly defined return policies, and so on. Auction Inquisitor presents the information to the user and the user then judges it.

The system used is based on probabilities, not certainties, and not every red flag is proof of a scammer. An auction in ALL CAPS is obnoxious, but not necessarily criminal. New accounts selling expensive items might have been created solely to offload an unwanted car. Negative feedback can be from unreasonable customers. The greater the number of warnings, though, the better the odds that something is up.

Auction Inquisitor is free and fast. Even if you don't put your faith in its heuristics, it does do a lot of legwork to gather and consolidate information on an auction for you, and since the price is right, it's worth it as a quick "second opinion" on whether or not to bid on an item.

--Ian Harac

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