posted on January 20, 2004 06:30:07 AM new
Well, new one for me. I had an email this morning via Ebay "Question for Seller" and item number. Well when I opened it, it read: "F you and then the N word." I have a couple of items in Black Americana and this was one of them. I'm a little old white lady but still offended by use of F and N word. Do you just block the sender (on both email and ebay bidder list) or send it to someone at Ebay?
Beth
www.vintageAds4U.com
posted on January 20, 2004 06:49:02 AM new
Beth, that is horrible! I would definitely send it to eBay and block the idiot! Some people!
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posted on January 20, 2004 08:39:36 AM new
Beth, do you really think the person that sent you this email, sent it with the name they use on ebay. I sincerely doubt that. I find even when people sometime send a legitimate ask this seller a question they do not use their ebay name.
Reenie
I don't get even....I get even better Jimmy Hoffa
posted on January 21, 2004 04:04:58 PM new
Latte: When you use the Ebay "ask seller a question" don't you have to log in? Isn't it ebay that provides your id? Anyway, this email had not only the id (which I checked, they had sold in the past but were not selling now) but a return email. I blocked and deleted. I feel sorry for someone like that.
Very sad.
Beth
www.vintageAds4U.com
posted on January 21, 2004 04:19:47 PM new
Hi Beth, Yes you do have to log in, but some people have a couple names on ebay some like to use one name strictly for selling and one name for buying, and some sellers who sell mainly in 2-3 categories may use a different names so they can keep track better. I just thought that if someone sent you something as tasteless as that they did not use their name that they buy or sell under, and maybe used a name that they keep to send a question, be vicious or maybe even shill with.
reenie
I don't get even....I get even better Jimmy Hoffa
posted on January 21, 2004 04:37:16 PM new
A lot of people have multiple user names on eBay, but they are all tied to one ISP address. If the email is sent through eBay, it can be cross-referenced for associated ISP addresses. The ISPs of all emails sent through eBay are logged, as well as the user name. An eBay rep explained this to me not even a month ago when I had problems with a nasty, nasty jerk emailing me through eBay. He said they can cross-reference the ISP from sign-in logs, and pull out all the eBay accounts linked to a particular ISP address in a matter of minutes.
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"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to the people who sleep under the very blanket of freedom I provide, and then question the manner in which I provide it. I'd rather you just said 'thank you' and went on your way." - A Few Good Men
