As an update, I received an email as a follow up to the removal of the fake listings. It indicated that now I could go ahead and list those domains with them.That was and is not the issue at this point.
Why would I want to list with a company that allows 786 fraudulent listings to be posted...
This is perhaps a new twist to the domain front running scheme. The creative individuals involved might be monitoring auctions for a quick turn around profit with $0 invested up front.
If someone makes an offer on the fraudulent listing at Afternic, the spurious buyer could try to then...