In real life, apparently, a team of six people basically come up with a bunch of ideas that wouldn't be out of place in a prank war between rival college fraternities that's gone a little too far.
If there's any justice (1) people will do time and (2) they will win a huge civil suit against eBay. At least the latter is likely if not the former...
The fact that the police are so trigger happy and bad at assessing the scene for consistency to be a more reliable and safer option than trying to hire a hitman has long been an obvious sign of police reform being desperately needed for years.
Unsolicited porn is mildly embarrassing at best. SWATting almost always results in _at least_ weeks, months or a lifetime of PTSD thereafter, bodily injuries from the force of being physically restrained even if not resisting, and significant property damage running into the thousands of dollars. If you have any dogs that will try to protect their family, the police do not have protocols for containing them, they simply shoot them. SWAT missions can also end in the deaths of suspects due to over-zealous officers or poor communication in the heat of the moment.
I know which one I would take if given the choice.
This situation mirrors that of Enemy of the State(1998) pretty well, except for the end. Irl important wealthy people are never punished.