With all the millions of eBay auctions, it's impossible for eBay to police them all, even though they reportedly have hundreds of employees to do just that. So eBay relies on its users to help it with this garguantan job.

Naturally, it's always been possible to report an auction but now it's easier to help stop eBay scams with a report button at the bottom of every auction listing. The button is at the bottom of the page, directly after the "Ready to buy?" section.

Is this a 100% positive action? No. There are people on eBay who seem to spend their days roaming the site looking for any kind of infraction to report. And there are those who are envious of the competition who small-mindedly report them on a constant basis. Those folks must be rubbing their hands in glee.

Still, the positive benefits outweigh the negative ones and hopefully this will make auctions safer for everyone. That is the eBay intent, anyway.