posted on May 9, 2004 10:03:54 AM new
I have not sold on Ebay in 4 or 5 months and decided that it was time to get in gear and do it. Out of 13 auctions that ended successfully, 2 had returned emails-Sender unknown (both auctions sniped)-and one had the email below.
Has anyone ever clicked on Earhtlink's link? Does anyone have wording in the TOS about the buyer contacting YOU within 3 days if they have not heard from you since there is so much security on emails now?
The email from Earthlink is below.
"This is an automatic reply to your email message to [email protected] This email address is protected by EarthLink spamBlocker. Your email message has been redirected to a "suspect email" folder for [email protected]. In order for your message to be moved to this recipient's Inbox, he or she must add your email address to a list of allowed senders.
Click the link below to request that [email protected] add you to this list.
posted on May 9, 2004 01:36:58 PM new
I use earthlink and the spam blocker- but it's how you set it that matters.
I still get 10-12 spams a day as opposed to the 150 a day I used to get- but I have my spam blocker set so that only KNOWN spammers
are blocked- using keywords, HTML blocks with keywords, etc.
The user you are referring to must have his set up at max to block anything that isnt cleared prior to its arrival- and thats why mine is set where it is, catches the big chunks, the small drool still gets thru along with legitimate email.
BTW, you're not emailing this guy about Vicodin, viagra, hot teens or small manhood are you?
posted on May 9, 2004 02:01:08 PM new
It is how they have their spamblocker set. Earthlink has three different levels, and the most secure only allows mail from people in your address book.
I have used Earthlink for over 4 years and don't have a problem at all - but then I don't have my spamblocker set at the maximum level either.
Not all Earthlink people are idiots.
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[ edited by wgm on May 9, 2004 02:01 PM ]
posted on May 9, 2004 03:58:22 PM new
wgm ... me too with AOL ... if you have a minute amount of intelligence, [that's a tad above moron level], you can easily set your spam filter preferences, AND check your spam catcher every day for the occasional nonspam that ended up in there, and delete the rest! ...
so, let's stop generalizing ... all of the troublespots are people that just DON'T READ.
Not a moron nor an idiot,
Just happen to love my AOL for 10 years now ... but i AintRichYet in Ohio
posted on May 9, 2004 07:16:14 PM new
since AOL members can have up to 7 email addresses,these bidders could be using a secondary email addr and forget to remove some of the spam filters.
i dont understand why cant all the internet service providers get together and say-if you are emailing more than 5 persons or email addr,then you have to pay us extra.
how many of us have something to say to 1000 or 100,000 people??
right now they dont care,if they email 100,000 people and one respond and buy something from them,they think it is worth the efforts.
if they have to pay say one penny per email addr over 5,then 1 c times 99,995 would cost them 100 dollars.
is it still worth it to spend 100 dollars to gain one order of say viagra ??
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posted on May 9, 2004 07:32:27 PM new
I use Earthlink.
99.99% of spam gets blocked.
All Email to me comes through.
I check spamblock daily and there is never anything there I want!
posted on May 9, 2004 07:51:47 PM new
Stop...The main reason they can't get together and discuss the prices they will charge for excess email is because it's illegal to do so. It's called price fixing and none of the CEO's of the ISP's want to go to prison. It's possible to send 10,000 emails to AOL users within a 5 second time frame and AOL will deliver each of them. All you have to do is register the originating URL with AOL and they will review it and approve of it. A good example is Yahoo lists. I'm on a Yahoo list and Yahoo changed the addy and forgot to notify AOL. None of us received any email from that list for about 2 weeks until someone caught on and notified AOL. Then we all began receiving our normal mail again. Each ISP has it's own way of filtering spam, and none of them are perfect. But I feel AOL has about the best game in town at this time and Earthlink's system would work fine if the users would just take the time to read the directions on how to use it. But then again, these are the same people who don't read the auction descriptions, so you can't win. Face to face transactions at swap meets are looking better all the time.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on May 9, 2004 08:06:34 PM new
I have been sitting here trying to figure out how to word the spam blocking issue in my next round of auctions and for some reason I come off sounding "mad". I have only been contacted by one buyer so far and am a bit frustrated with the whole thing. Anyone have any suggestions?
posted on May 9, 2004 08:16:21 PM new
It's frustrating, but at least Earthlink tells the sender when his/her e-mails been blocked, instead of just deleting or moving the message into the recipient's trash folder. From what I've seen, very few other ISP's do this.
Minnie -- I've found that it helps to send an invoice through eBay's Check-Out thingy if someone keeps asking for their total after I've already sent it, or if they haven't responded. Usually those seem to go through. I put a note in my auctions too, that if the bidder hasn't received an e-mail from me within 24 hours, to check their spam filter settings and/or to contact me. It's not fool-proof since not all bidders bother to read (sigh!), but it does seem to help.
Luckily I'm in a position where I can post the shipping rates in my auctions (all of my stuff weighs about the same), and I have Check-Out enabled, so there's really no need for the bidder to wait until they hear from me. They can just hit the "Pay Now" button, fill in the shipping per my auction, and they'll be given all the info they need to send their payment, even if it's a check or money order.
I used to HATE HATE HATE eBay's Check-Out with a PASSION when it was first implemented, but it seems to be one of the few features they've actually improved upon.
posted on May 9, 2004 08:22:42 PM new
What I have been doing for the last 3 years is contacting them from my Yahoo email account if I don't get a response to my AOL email within a few days. Be sure to not include the word "Ebay" or the item number in the subject line. The good thing about Yahoo, aside from it being free, is that it always gets through to the recipient and it has a spam folder you can search for legit emails before you empty it. If you still can't make contact, you can always pull their contact info and give them a call.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on May 10, 2004 06:51:19 AM new
Sometimes making a long distance phone call on a small profit item is not the way to go. I have taken a phone number, did a reverse search on anywho.com to retrieve a mailing address. Then sent the invoice by snail mail. The buyers were glad I took the effort to do this and the transactions were completed.
