You could be on to something though. How many people have been wronged?!
- List a high-dollar item like a computer with an artificially high buy it now price.
- Allow any type of buyer.
- Wait until it's bought and you get the first scam correspondence.
- File a non-paying buyer report.
- Wait 2 months.
- Call eBay to request a credit.
It IS so much more.
I also like looking at sites which are build with Wordpress, and are not just sites based on content, but also on functionalities.
However, I agree that what you say is certainly true of APIs.