niel35
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posted on June 2, 2005 12:55:49 PM new
Do I wanna be? 5 or more Ebay members have picked me as a Favorite Seller. Is this legit?
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fenix03
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posted on June 2, 2005 01:09:04 PM new
Paranoia will destroy ya
What exactly do you think is the harm in having ebay members mark you as a favorite seller so that they can check out your merch.. Do you think they are casing your virtual inventory?
There really is a line behind cautious and overtly paranoid and it's amazing how many people from this board seem to live their lives on the wrong side of it.
Use a little common sense, a bit of logic and your own instincts. Those are the most important tools in recognizing scam artists and for some reason people seem to completely bypass that and rely on the word of strangers.
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No, I'm saying -- I'm merely -- I'm saying what I'm saying. I don't know why I'm always having people say, are you trying to say -- you know what you can do if you want to know what I'm saying is listen to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is what I said ...
- Ann Coulter
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myfavorites4u
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posted on June 2, 2005 01:19:34 PM new
I think it is a spoof.
I received a notice today but it was for a second ID I haven't used in over 2 years. I changed the name of it about 6 months ago so it would be pretty hard to be a "favorite" under that ID.
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popnrock
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posted on June 2, 2005 01:20:46 PM new
I am a favorite too! Just got the email today. Yippee.
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CBlev65252
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posted on June 2, 2005 01:31:21 PM new
It's not a spoof. You've probably been on someone's favorite list for a while. I don't know why, but eBay sends stuff like this out every once in a while. Not everything is a spoof.
Cheryl
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on June 2, 2005 01:39:49 PM new
I got one today also. Maybe it's a new marketing thing they've come up with... and maybe I'm paranoid, but I'm not sure that I'm pressing the button on the email. If it shows up in my Messages at My eBay, I'll look at it.
Claude
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eauctionmgnt
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posted on June 2, 2005 01:44:53 PM new
I got one too... guess I'm not as special as I thought ;^(
It is real... by the way. If you go to "My ebay" and click on the "ebay preferences" link under the "My Account" section, you can then edit your "Top picks" section.
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tOMWiii
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Geez! Ralphie is Mr Popularity too...
"Veeeery interesting..."
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neglus
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posted on June 2, 2005 02:06:31 PM new
I got it too - pretty sure it's not spoof. I think it is to promote the newsletter that store sellers can send out for free - maybe they are going to start charging for it? I couldn't figure out how to use the dang thing when they introduced it.
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toolhound
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posted on June 2, 2005 02:27:53 PM new
I am so disapointed I thought I was special. Guess most of us are Favorite Sellers.
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aintrichyet
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posted on June 2, 2005 02:40:09 PM new
me, too ... I didn't "think" was a spoof, but forwarded it there anyway ... just to keep them busy. LOL
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SuzyQ37
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posted on June 2, 2005 02:49:46 PM new
FEnix: Looooove your tag line. What a piece of work that gal is!
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tOMWiii
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posted on June 2, 2005 03:05:51 PM new
You can say that again! 
"I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it's the Mother in me."Guess Who? Washington D.C., April 14, 2005
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sparkz
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posted on June 2, 2005 03:22:23 PM new
I received it also, and it certainly looked legit, until I read the headers. The part about "may be forged" has me a little concerned. It's in yours too Tom, check the 9th line down from the top.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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MAH645
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posted on June 2, 2005 03:27:26 PM new
I got one too. Does anyone use the E-Bay toolbar? I thought I'd give it a try to see how well the account guard works. It is suppose to alert you if you are clicking on to a fake site claiming to be E-Bay or Paypal.I just wondered if it works on the question to seller e-mails.
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fenix03
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posted on June 2, 2005 03:53:57 PM new
Suzy - thanks - I found came across it today and fell in love 
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No, I'm saying -- I'm merely -- I'm saying what I'm saying. I don't know why I'm always having people say, are you trying to say -- you know what you can do if you want to know what I'm saying is listen to what I'm saying. What I'm saying is what I said ...
- Ann Coulter
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replaymedia
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posted on June 2, 2005 03:59:42 PM new
I sell tons on my main account and didn't get one of these. I have a secondary account that I RARELY use, and it did get one of these noticed. While I can believe the little account got one, I cannot believe that my big account didn't.
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Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum sonatur.
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estatesalestuff
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posted on June 2, 2005 04:05:52 PM new
When we got ours today, I was thinkin' "Oh boy! Been on ebay for a decade and we have 5 whole members in our fan club???? ... sheesh."
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agitprop
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posted on June 2, 2005 04:15:16 PM new
Pay no attention to all the Picked as a Favorite Seller hoopla! We got the same eBay emailed congratulations on several eBay seller accounts that have been dormant for two+ years... looks like it's some new eBay marketing ploy. Also there is no mention if the buyers are active or dormant (like those seller accounts).
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SuzyQ37
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posted on June 2, 2005 04:20:09 PM new
Fenix: All that's missing is that annoying nasal voice.
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sthoemke
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posted on June 2, 2005 05:07:02 PM new
It looks like a spoof. Forward it to [email protected]
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cletusray
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posted on June 2, 2005 06:53:09 PM new
I got it on 3 of my id's today. I don't think it's a spoof.
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local
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posted on June 2, 2005 10:05:14 PM new
And I thought I was special! Oddly - I only got it on one seller id.
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estatesalestuff
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posted on June 3, 2005 02:01:29 AM new
Here's our reply from [email protected]:
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Hello,
Thank you for writing eBay.
I can confirm that the message you received was an official email
message sent on behalf of eBay. This message was sent because you
indicated in your preferences that you wished to receive these types of
messages.
If you do not wish to receive messages such as these in the future, you
may want to change your notification preferences. In order to view and
update the notification preferences to your account, please follow the
steps below:
1. Click the "site map" link at the top of any eBay page.
2. On the Site Map page, click the "Change my notification preferences"
link. You may be asked to login.
This link is located under the "My eBay" heading near the middle of the
center column.
3. On the following page, you will see a list of check boxes. A checked
box means you will receive a notification, and you can click on the
checkbox to turn the notification off.
To help you better protect yourself from fake eBay and PayPal Web sites,
we have developed a feature for the eBay Toolbar called "Account Guard."
Account Guard includes an indicator of when you are on an eBay or PayPal
Web site or a known spoof (or "phishing" site, buttons to report fake
eBay Web sites, and a password notification feature that warns you when
you may be entering your eBay password on an unverified site.
To learn more about the eBay Toolbar with Account Guard go to
www.ebay.com, click on "Downloads" at the bottom of the page, and then
click on the "eBay Toolbar" link.
Regards,
Ande
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
______________________________
eBay
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EclecticClutter
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posted on June 3, 2005 06:51:31 AM new
Spoof or not still seems weird to recieve it on dormant accounts. I haven't sold listed bought or nuttin on the one account and still got the email?
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gina50
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posted on June 3, 2005 07:47:55 AM new
I got one yesterday too but thought it was a spoof.
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neglus
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posted on June 3, 2005 07:56:42 AM new
For sure not a spoof but it sure was a STUPID idea to send them out like they did!! Wonder what brilliant soul at ebay thought up this campaign? The ebay chat boards are full of threads about this - probably more work for Trust & Safety than any gains ebay could hope to harvest from this!! Maybe Trust and Safety isn't busy enough? LOL
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Roadsmith
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posted on June 3, 2005 08:54:50 AM new
I wish we could SEE who the buyers are that have listed us as a favorite seller. As some of you know, I was stalked for about a year by a paranoid relative.
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stonecold613
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posted on June 3, 2005 02:03:17 PM new
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That is legite from ebay. I received it too. Looks like they are allowing us to use key words now. My guess is they are going to allow internet search engine searches.
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Vickrose
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posted on June 3, 2005 06:33:24 PM new
I recieved this email also. I also thought I was special. I guess we all are..
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