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What does everyone think about this?

RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
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"As the internet evolves, eBay continues to strike a balance between preserving transparency and protecting our Community of members. eBay has decided to change how bid history information is displayed so bad guys cannot target bidders with fake offers using this information. In certain cases, some bidders will no longer be able to view Bidder User IDs on the Bid History page. Your User ID will be shown only to you and the seller of the item you're bidding on. Other members will see an anonymous name, such as Bidder 1, applied consistently to the Bid History page."
Ron Burgundy

Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items

Comments

  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    Not good.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    terrible! I thought it was to prevent second chance offers on ebay motors, where most of the fraud, and high ticket transactions take place. Did you know that ebay motors does NOT have the ID hidden?
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    I think it's awful too, and it's taken away some of the interest in bidding on Ebay. Part of the whole Ebay experience is competing with other bidders that you become familiar with, or even come to know.



    Ron
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • tkd7tkd7 Posts: 1,799 ✭✭
    I think it opens the door wider for shill bidding.

    I don't think online or catalogue auctions show the bidders ID, and there has been acusations for shill bidding there as well.
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