BOSTON -- An Everett, Mass., man who used eBay to buy and sell cars is accused of collecting money and not delivering the vehicles, officials said Friday.

NewsCenter 5's Pam Cross reported that Odilon DeMoura worked from East Boston and sold vehicles on e-Bay. His lawyer says DeMoura was used as a dupe. But, prosecutors claim he knew what he was doing when he kept the money without shipping the cars.

"What he is alleged of doing is he sold cars on eBay, collected money between $7,000 and $9,500 in each case and never delivered the cars," assistant attorney general John Grossman said.

"He's claiming that he really wasn't aware of what was going on. He thought they were all legitimate deals going through a legitimate dealership," defense attorney Michael Cerulli said.

Two cars were involved, and they were sold four times. At one time, they were parked at a Malden, Mass., auto lot.

"Aladdin Auto Sales was the name that was one of two names used on eBay to sell this. We also know that at least two cars did pass through that location in Malden," Grossman said.

"He thought it was all legitimate deals going down through Aladdin. He was involved peripherally," Cerulli said.

There was no comment from managers of Aladdin motors, which is now called Cityline. An eBay spokesman called this type of theft incredibly rare and said eBay offers a vehicle protection program of up to $20,000.