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gotrice415510
06-24-2008, 06:56 AM
... all these bidders have pretty much the same name
some examples:
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=130231813115
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=290239498818
why does every biider show up as some variation of these..... is it for privacy reasons?
sandman007
06-24-2008, 06:58 AM
... all these bidders have pretty much the same name
some examples:
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=130231813115
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=290239498818
why does every biider show up as some variation of these..... is it for privacy reasons?
Yes, privacy reasons.
coolsteel
06-24-2008, 08:48 AM
Yep privacy, now no one will ever know you bid on those barbie dolls but you and the seller
flasht3
06-24-2008, 09:08 AM
Yep privacy, now no one will ever know you bid on those barbie dolls but you and the seller
...unless you win the auction. Then everyone will know.
Many eBayers have user IDs that match their email addresses. Under the old system, let's say I saw a user named "gotrice415510" on eBay that lost an auction for Barbie dolls. I would just send emails to gotrice415510@yahoo.com, gotrice415510@msn.com, etc... mentioning that the winner of the auction backed out and that you have an opportunity to buy the Barbie dolls.
Maybe you don't fall for it, but there's probably someone else out there that would.
gotrice415510
06-24-2008, 01:58 PM
whats this talk of barbie dolls?:-s[-(
Sharp Katana
06-24-2008, 04:43 PM
...unless you win the auction. Then everyone will know.
Many eBayers have user IDs that match their email addresses. Under the old system, let's say I saw a user named "gotrice415510" on eBay that lost an auction for Barbie dolls. I would just send emails to gotrice415510@yahoo.com, gotrice415510@msn.com, etc... mentioning that the winner of the auction backed out and that you have an opportunity to buy the Barbie dolls.
Maybe you don't fall for it, but there's probably someone else out there that would.
Are you talking about the seller or scammers? Because couldn't the seller just send them a second chance offer through ebay?