posted on August 30, 2000 07:47:44 AM new
I just have a simple question for all of you. Last night I started an auction that is time sensitive and was wondering how one would world an email to a newbie that registered early this morning and bid on my auction. I don't want to appear rude in my email so any help wold be appreciated.
posted on August 30, 2000 07:51:49 AM new
Don't want to sound harsh but I don't get the question. Why do you want to send this bidder an email? What do you want to ask or tell this bidder?
posted on August 30, 2000 08:11:47 AM new
I wouldn't worry about it, but just a polite hey here's the lowdown if you should win....
and do you have a problem with that.
If you are uncomfortable with a bid, you can cancel it.
posted on August 30, 2000 08:22:34 AM new
I wouldn't send this person any message. If I had a good reason to doubt that a bid would be honored I would cancel the bid.
Is there reason to suspect that this person won't honor the bid? Is it a new bidder who has bid on hundreds of auctions in one day?
I don't think that a bid by a newly registered bidder automatically makes the bid suspect. I would wait and treat it like any other other auction. This person could be outbid too.
(Personally If I were a newly registered bidder and got an email asking me if I am going to honor the bid I would be insulted. I would cancel my bid and not bid on other eBay auctions either.)
posted on August 30, 2000 08:25:18 AM new
What do the email addresses look like for the 2 users with similar ID's? Is the new users email addy one of those easy to get "free" ones?
posted on August 30, 2000 11:24:59 AM new
I don't really see the point of emailing the bidder. If he created a fake account to screw up your auction, he's not going to admit it. He just say, "Sure, I intend to honor my bid." If he's a serious bidder, then you'll probably just annoy him with your email. I see nothing to gain in either case.
