After receiving threats that were traced back to eBay employees, David and Ina Steiner say they are now fighting for justice in a civil case against eBay and its former executives. To date, the Fortune 500 company has not been charged with any crimes.
The online auction site eBay launched the e-commerce revolution when it was founded more than 20 years ago. Over the decades, it's drawn in 134 million users from mom-and-pop collectors on the hunt for bargains to small business owners.
We met Ina and David Steiner in Natick, Massachusetts, a quaint Boston suburb where the couple had enjoyed a quiet life until the summer of 2019.Ina Steiner: It-- it-- it felt like corporate terrorism, because we were terrorized. And it was very calculated. It was very vicious. Ina Steiner: Industry observers would contact us with questions, as there were certain things going on. And Wall Street was very interested, because these were public companies. And they needed to know.Ina Steiner: Well, we were getting bombarded-- with-- with sign-ups to crazy newsletters.Newsletters the Steiners never signed up for…Sin City Fetish Night, the Satanic Temple, The Communist Party and dozens of others.
Ina Steiner: After the police officer took the report, he-- he stepped outside and said,"There's a package here." So, he waited. And when I opened up the package, it looked like-- it looked like flesh and hair. and-- I kind of yelled, or shrieked, David Steiner: It was a death threat. And to be followed up a few short days later with a funeral wreath, an expensive funeral wreath, it-- it-- it-- it only confirmed that these people were going to hurt or kill Ina.David Steiner: I-- I was terrified I was gonna lose her.
Sgt. Jason Sutherland: I said-- 'Are you familiar with the name?' They weren't. And while I was saying that, I think-- Mrs. Steiner did the-- her own little search and said, 'Oh, my God-- she works for eBay.' Zea left town without talking to police. But Detective Haswell had been chasing down another lead. He learned the funeral wreath sent to the Steiners was bought with a gift card from a grocery store in Silicon Valley not far from eBay headquarters.
Just a few days later, investigators say Baugh set up a meeting with his security staff at eBay's California headquarters, posted a map of Natick on the wall, and then dispatched a team to Boston.
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