I have to say the most amusing thing over the past few days are the faux-items on Target and Amazon (reviews are a must-read). This could be viewed as half-baked incursions by disgruntled engineers, a PR Crisis, or an opportunity. Are these not the Fakesters of retail?
I'm only partially kidding. If e-Tailers could enclose user-created faux-goods in a category that side-steps decency issues, these hacks would have commercial purpose. More people-centric commerce sites like craigslist already get this benefit, and their community is all the richer. This is but a pipe dream, as decency is an issue of the day and trusting your customers is alien to the enterprise.