Let the FUN begin - shiller heaven
seateddime
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Keeping eBay your trusted source for great deals and truly unique finds is important to all of us. Toward this end, we're making an important change:
Soon we will no longer display the complete user IDs of people bidding on any auction-style listing. Instead, we'll use asterisks such as x***y to protect our members' identities. Sellers will continue to see complete user IDs on their listings and the winning bidder's ID will be visible to everyone after the auction ends.
We haven't provided this information on listings of $200 or higher for some time and it's been a very effective fraud deterrent for those items. For safety reasons, we're now expanding this protection to all auction-style listings.
We know many of you like to see who you're bidding against. But displaying this information makes it too easy for scammers to send out fake offers that include convincing details of your actual bidding activity on a specific listing, such as the item number, description and exact amount you bid.
In recent weeks fraudulent email offers targeting listings under $200 has surged unacceptably. To keep eBay a top shopping destination we must choose safety over visibility and nip this in the bud. We recognize for some of you this may be an unwelcome limitation but we hope you'll support our putting more muscle into fraud prevention
Soon we will no longer display the complete user IDs of people bidding on any auction-style listing. Instead, we'll use asterisks such as x***y to protect our members' identities. Sellers will continue to see complete user IDs on their listings and the winning bidder's ID will be visible to everyone after the auction ends.
We haven't provided this information on listings of $200 or higher for some time and it's been a very effective fraud deterrent for those items. For safety reasons, we're now expanding this protection to all auction-style listings.
We know many of you like to see who you're bidding against. But displaying this information makes it too easy for scammers to send out fake offers that include convincing details of your actual bidding activity on a specific listing, such as the item number, description and exact amount you bid.
In recent weeks fraudulent email offers targeting listings under $200 has surged unacceptably. To keep eBay a top shopping destination we must choose safety over visibility and nip this in the bud. We recognize for some of you this may be an unwelcome limitation but we hope you'll support our putting more muscle into fraud prevention
I seldom check PM's but do check emails often jason@seated.org
Buying top quality Seated Dimes in Gem BU and Proof.
Buying great coins - monster eye appeal only.
Buying top quality Seated Dimes in Gem BU and Proof.
Buying great coins - monster eye appeal only.
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<< <i>In recent weeks fraudulent email offers targeting listings under $200 has surged unacceptably. >>
Regardless of how one feels about the change, the above statement is absolutely factual. There has been a huge increase in bogus second chance offers for lower dollar stuff.
Russ, NCNE
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<< <i>In recent weeks fraudulent email offers targeting listings under $200 has surged unacceptably. >>
Regardless of how one feels about the change, the above statement is absolutely factual. There has been a huge increase in bogus second chance offers for lower dollar stuff.
Russ, NCNE >>
This is true
Buying top quality Seated Dimes in Gem BU and Proof.
Buying great coins - monster eye appeal only.
eBay should simply eliminate the second chance offer. End of story.
The name is LEE!
They do after all shut down all the illegal auctions they come across or that are pointed out to them, you just trust them that you're not being shilled!
(like those 180,000+ bogus auctions
The name is LEE!
<< <i>Being serious, isn't this an absolute open season on shilling. So you trade one surge in fraud for another? >>
One surge will benefit them (eBay). The other sours buyers and feebay needs and wants eyes.
<< <i>eBay should simply eliminate the second chance offer. End of story. >>
I agree, there's no reason for a second chance offer unless the winning bidder doesn't pay. In case of an NPB, seller should be able to relist (with final value fees and original listing fees refunded as is currently the case). If the seller has multiples of the same item he should be forced to pay for a second listing. eBay actually makes more $ this way or so it would seem.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!