Hairdresser guilty of eBay scam

by Sue Bailey

The Daily Record reports that a bald hairdresser made £63,000 selling hair straighteners he stole from his employer. Between December 2004 and September 2006, the 37 year old Midlothian man used two accounts on eBay to sell GHD straighteners and luxury shampoos and conditioners, and even created his eBay listings from the salon’s computer.

His employer originally hired private detectives to track down missing stock; when investigating police tried to find the 946 missing straighteners, they were unable to do so, despite the fact that six of them were still listed on eBay. The hairdresser claimed he had bought them in bulk from other eBay users.

He was found guilty of theft and fraud at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday and will be sentenced next month.

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Author: Sue Bailey
Posted at: Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
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Comments

7 Responses to “Hairdresser guilty of eBay scam”

  1. Stuart on July 24th, 2008 7:24 pm

    ummmmm 946???? didn’t they notice after like 10!!! lol

  2. hitch on July 24th, 2008 7:40 pm

    Probably the only seller selling genuine GHDs on Ebay, and theyre stolen !

  3. northumbrian on July 24th, 2008 8:18 pm

    what is really worrying about this,

    my wife and daughters get their hair done at this salon :shock:

  4. Super Max on July 24th, 2008 9:14 pm

    #3 - Did they pick up any cheap hair straighteners ?

  5. northumbrian on July 24th, 2008 9:45 pm

    no they just stiff my wallet rigid

  6. Rober on July 25th, 2008 11:48 am

    This is another proof how easily and without any suspicion anyone can make extra cash on eBay! :-)

  7. vzaar Jamie on July 25th, 2008 1:52 pm

    Bad hair day…?

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