#online-resale

#online-resale

Every time they hung out, her massive collection of Pokemon cards seemed to get a little smaller. Then, on Jan. 8, the 73-year-old Alameda woman came up with a ruse, police say. She faked going to the bathroom and rushed back into her room, catching her 52-year-old supposed friend in the act of stealing some of her cards, according to police. That's when the woman called authorities.

Since its inception, online resale has been about the art of the hunt. For the last decade, shoppers on sites like The RealReal, Poshmark or Depop didn't mind scavenging endless feeds of pre-owned products if it meant potentially scoring a vintage Armani tuxedo blazer or a Tom Ford-era Gucci bag. The resellers, in turn, enabled this behaviour by continually flooding their marketplaces with treasures.

SAN JOSE - South Bay law enforcement officials announced they have arrested a half-dozen people and recovered more than $1 million in merchandise stolen from major regional retailers, including Home Depot and Target, as part of an organized theft outfit that trafficked the goods online. In addition to finding houses in the area filled to the brim with pilfered items including power tools and various housewares, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office say they uncovered an accompanying phone and internet scam