CBlev65252
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posted on April 16, 2003 10:45:00 AM new
This is the third time I have received an email from those of you who choose to interfer in other's auctions. Your emails are NOT appreciated and they ARE handed over to EBay. You not only damage the other's seller's reputation but you also scare off potential bidders who may just decide they would rather not buy on EBay than to put up with this nonsense. I KNOW what it is I'm buying and if I get ripped off, it's MY own fault and none of your concern. I am also a seller and cannot afford to have any bidder's frightened away from Ebay due to your lack of good judgment.
That said. . .I wonder how many other sellers and bidders are sick and tired of this kind of childish, outrageous behavior. I cannot be the only one.
Thanks for letting me vent.
 Cheryl
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Libra63
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posted on April 16, 2003 11:21:40 AM new
Whew Cheryl. I hope you feel better. 
What happened? Did you bid on an item and someone emailed you that you could get it cheaper somewhere else.
I very seldom bid so I have never received an email like that and I hope I never so. In fact I have never received a negative email from a buyer either. I guess I am just lucky.
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pointy
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posted on April 16, 2003 11:29:30 AM new
I rarely bid so I haven't received any of these e-mails. I do think that they hurt Ebay. In some categories people won't bid, because they'll be inundated with a mailbox full of offers. The e-mails that "alert" a bidder to a "problem" with the item they're bidding on scare people away. .
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.I'm curious the percentage of bidders that receive auction interference e-mail. Could we have a show of hands, and an estimate of what the percentage is. Say, if you bid in 10 auctions, how many e-mails would you normally receive.
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CBlev65252
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posted on April 16, 2003 11:36:36 AM new
I bid on something and I got an email telling me that what I was bidding on was not as the seller described and was in fact junk. In other words, the seller was either lying or too stupid to know what she was selling. This seller has a feedback rating of 1947 (13 neutrals, 1 neg) with a 99.9% rating, which I don't consider shabby at all. I knew what it was so that's why I bid on it. I have to wonder how many of us as sellers are actually hurt by this kind of behavior?
Cheryl
[ edited by CBlev65252 on Apr 16, 2003 11:38 AM ]
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auctionace
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posted on April 16, 2003 11:48:26 AM new
Auction interference is a serious ebay no-no and I believe that ebay pursues many of the cases reported to them. Of course it can only punish those auction interferers that use their ebay email address and IDs and not the crafty ones.
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rarriffle
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posted on April 16, 2003 02:33:00 PM new
I was selling a toy car and named the model wrong...I received an email asking what kind of Opium i was smoking...
I answered back that accusing a grandma of smoking opium was rather rude, we only smoke Pall Malls
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CBlev65252
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posted on April 16, 2003 03:03:00 PM new
rarriffle
 This grandmas only smokes Dorals. Hee, hee.
Cheryl
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neonmania
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posted on April 16, 2003 03:11:55 PM new
Ya know... sometimes it just must be said....... Y'all ain't right..... 
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ihula
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posted on April 16, 2003 03:25:53 PM new
I bid on things occasionally but usually it's not until the end so maybe there isn't enough time for anyone to send me an email. I have received emails about errors in my listing - most of which are correct and I thank the person for pointing it out to me. I have noticed a few bid retractions in my auctions that say "item not as described" or "seller changed auction terms" (which I didn't). I wonder how many of those are due to auction interference?
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CBlev65252
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posted on April 16, 2003 03:28:15 PM new
I wonder how many of those are due to auction interference?
Probably more than you think.
Cheryl
[ edited by CBlev65252 on Apr 16, 2003 04:59 PM ]
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jensmome
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posted on April 16, 2003 04:49:58 PM new
I have had auctions interfered with. Fortunately, in the latest incident the high bidder e-mailed me and I got the satisfaction of sending the interfering e-mail with headers to eBay. The slime ball was suspended and still is. They were also seller and I think they wanted a big bargain for re-sale. I made a hefty profit and didn't charge the high bidder for postage as a thank you.
These people are malicious and need to be WOMDed.
JMHO
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Roadsmith
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posted on April 16, 2003 10:59:14 PM new
I've never experienced bidding interference on an item I'm bidding on. However, once I had three identical items to sell; sold the first, got a know-it-all buyer for big dollars and I was happy. Put the second one up and she e-mailed me to tell me what I was doing wrong; I thanked her and corrected my description, but she couldn't let it go--kept e-mailing me with scolding words, etc. etc. I asked a friend to place a bid on the second item early in the game so that, if that buyer tried to interfere with the selling of the second and third items by e-mailing bidders, I'd know. Didn't happen, but I felt better.
Of course I blocked her from ever bidding again.
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auctionace
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posted on April 16, 2003 11:27:49 PM new
Some of the auction interference you will never even see. If you're selling something on ebay then another ebayer can email your top bidder ( if they are also a seller with current listings ) and may derail your bidder with BS about your auction. Some ebayers still have their email address as their auction ID as well.
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CBlev65252
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posted on April 17, 2003 03:53:19 AM new
I don't like it that anyone other than the seller is able to obtain my email address. I had this happen at the flea market last Sunday. I was looking at a piece of jewelry and had the lady standing next to me tell me that I shouldn't buy that item because the seller wanted too much money for it. Like He**. It was a huge bargain and I knew it. Apparently, so did she. Needless to say, I got it and she didn't. The dealer (I guess to make up for my experience) allowed me to view the items in his truck that he hadn't put out yet. Got some great bargains there, too. The most gratifying thing? That woman was standing at his table the whole time! With my sunglasses on I couldn't be sure, but I think her face might have been a bit green. LOL.
If I make a mistake in a description, I don't mind those emails advising me about it. But, like Roadsmith experienced, some will not let it go. An auction shouldn't turn into a battle before it's even over. Sometimes it a big enough battle to get the high bidder to pay.
Cheryl
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auctionace
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posted on April 17, 2003 08:19:18 AM new
I love watching both pro buyers and sellers in action at a swap meet.
I've seen buyers find a very minor defect on something and blow it all out of proportion to the seller, especially if the seller doesn't know about the thing he is selling.
Pro sellers lie through their teeth to get you to buy their stuff. "Does this work?" , "Is this a copy of the Mona Lisa or the real one?" , "Is this solid silver or just plated?" , etc. The answer is always "yes!". Many sellers act like suave used car salesman and compliment the potential buyers on their appearance with lies like "That necklace was made for a beautiful neck like yours".
You can catch the liars easily because they always slip up and say something like "This widget sells for at least $25 on ebay".
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sanmar
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posted on April 17, 2003 09:37:45 AM new
auctionace: Saying that "the necklace would look great on your lovely neck" isn't a lie, it is known as "fluff" As you say it is akin to a used car salesman
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