aintrichyet
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posted on May 14, 2003 03:24:31 AM new
How can this happen?
This morning i got this:
<b>Subj: Re: Question from eBay Member
Date: 5/13/2003
Time 9:00:23 PM Eastern Standard
From: [email protected] xxx
To: xxxxmexxx
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Do you still have the old store entry bell?</b>
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[This is a person who has been trying to talk me down occasionally on a really neat piece we have] ........... my question is this ... their [real] email address, i go to check what their ebay activity is, and it comes up as not a registered member or user ID ........... how can they contact us with a 'question from EBAY member' if they're not a member???? ........ hmmph
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zircon4
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posted on May 14, 2003 03:40:07 AM new
Hi Aintrichyet,
I have been looking at my 'Question from ebay member' emails and the Re: that is at the start of yours is not there. Perhaps he is simply opening a previous email from you and hitting the reply button. They may have been a member previously or with another email address. Not sure if this helps but this is JMHO.
Cheers,
Adrian
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baylor45
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posted on May 14, 2003 05:34:18 AM new
I have gotten several emails lately to my "mailstep" vedio address from ebay members trying to buy items that have closed on Ebay without a bid. MY same question, how in the world did they get that email address? It is not my user name. I wonder if it is through paypal?
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fetish128
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posted on May 14, 2003 05:40:41 AM new
There is a hole in the boat.
SSSSSSSnap! Crackle and Pop!
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aintrichyet
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posted on May 14, 2003 06:03:11 AM new
LOL fetish! ... that is so profound and concise of you!!!
Ain't
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auctionace
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posted on May 14, 2003 08:40:12 AM new
Ebayers can use seller's current auctions " ask seller a question " function to contact sellers about other auctions or closed auctions. Ebay must be very confusing to many ebay buyers because that seems to be a very common method of buyers asking if their auction win was mailed, did they receive payment yet, etc.
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neglus
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posted on May 14, 2003 11:13:33 AM new
OK here's a weird question from eBay member i got today ( the RE: line is in spanish..the footers in german) I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THIS IS ABOUT!!!! ANY IDEAS?
Subj: Pregunta de un usuario de eBay
Date: 5/14/2003 11:58:05 AM Central Standard Time
From: [email protected]
To: XXXXXX
Sent from the Internet (Details)
An Mitglied: neglus
Von Mitglied: redfield281280
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Hello,
i am an ebayer and i make transaction with va_bid. I have big problem we don't make the transaction over ebay.
And now va_bid have my money (995 USD). Can you please tell me his correct Adress. I know he lives in Malaga. He told me that his name is Steven Snell, is it correct?
If you help me, i will be so happy, because i want my money back.
Thank you very much!!!!
Best regards redfield281280
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Diese E-Mail wurde von einem eBay-Mitglied über das Weiterleitungssystem von eBay gesendet.
Wenn Sie auf die E-Mail antworten, wird Ihre Antwort direkt an das Mitglied und nicht
über eBay gesendet.
eBay toleriert kein Spam (d. h. unerwünschte kommerzielle E-Mails) und ergreift Maßnahmen zum Schutz seiner Mitglieder gegen diesen Missbrauch. Darüber hinaus verstoßen
Aufforderungen zum Kauf oder Verkauf von Artikeln außerhalb von eBay gegen unsere Regeln und unterliegen nicht den
Serviceleistungen zum Mitgliederschutz wie Bewertung, Versicherung, Treuhand-Service und Streitfallschlichtung. Falls es sich bei dieser Mail um ein Angebot handelt, außerhalb von eBay zu kaufen/verkaufen,
gehen Sie nicht darauf ein. Geben Sie den folgenden Link in Ihren Browser ein, um weitere Informationen zu erhalten. Link: http://pages.ebay.de/help/email_info.html
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neonmania
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posted on May 14, 2003 11:30:50 AM new
They are in Denmark - or at least their email address is and they are using one of the german language ebays. Are they asking you about a customer or seller that you also have dealt with?
They are definately nnot a native english speaker. Perhaps spanish is their native language. Looks like they used a translation program.
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neglus
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posted on May 14, 2003 11:39:00 AM new
i don't know if that person is a customer of mine..I know I don't have any customers in Malaga!!!! I am afraid to answer and ask for more information for fear that it will give away my email address if it's some kind of hoax!
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neonmania
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posted on May 14, 2003 11:43:09 AM new
What do you think that this person is going to do with your email adress that the penis enlargement, naughty school girl, send this to all your friends and save the heart wrenching child of the week people can't?
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neglus
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posted on May 14, 2003 12:00:33 PM new
well i never answer those either!!!!!
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auctionace
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posted on May 14, 2003 03:03:02 PM new
i don't know if that person is a customer of mine..
It's probably not a former buyer of yours but apparently there is a connection to you through an auction buyer or seller that you dealt with in the past ( maybe info was garnered from feedbacks? )
You can just choose to ignore the email as it would be too much hassle to communicate and anyway ebay gets paid to help these guys. 
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neonmania
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posted on May 14, 2003 03:08:03 PM new
Neglus - my point was that this person having your email address is not a danger to you.
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neonmania
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posted on May 14, 2003 03:13:59 PM new
::i don't know if that person is a customer of mine..::
I do, they are, you've even left them feedback : )
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neglus
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posted on May 14, 2003 05:30:19 PM new
i checked it out and found that he was a customer of mine...I even answered the weird email....said I didnt remember the guys name but knew i had never shipped anything to Malaga ..wished him luck getting his money back but as far as I could tell my buyer was not even an eBay seller..perhaps he had the wrong eBay ID....i guess i am getting too paranoid after reading these boards about people trying to harvest ebay id's..thanks
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neglus
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posted on May 14, 2003 05:33:57 PM new
about earlier parts of this thread...I posted a similar question about a week ago..had am ebay member contact my email directly (not through question to seller) about an item that did not sell....someone pointed out that my email address was in my Vendio store if you looked for it..and sure enough..it is! Perhaps that's the hole in the boat?
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beatnikera
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posted on May 14, 2003 10:21:19 PM new
Whenever I get a "Ask seller a Question"
email, I never ever reply via my eBay registered address. Instead, I copy the email of the sender and then switch right over to my free Yahoo junk email account. Since doing this, my busy main selling account (as registered on eBay) has gotten alot less spam. I've learned the hard way that some "bidders" just want to harvest sellers emails and then barrage their in-box with annoying, unsolicited spam. That does not happen anymore since I've opted to reply using the Yahoo junk account.
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neonmania
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posted on May 14, 2003 11:05:32 PM new
I guess spammers just don't like me. I answer all of my Ask a Question mails from my registered address and yet all three associated accounts remain spam free.
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