posted on February 10, 2001 09:22:58 AM
libra63 ... "It is not that people are addicted, some need this venue to make their living."
You're right. I just wonder how all of these people survived before eBay. This, too is an addiction. Apart from the very few people who cannot work due to disabilities, I suspect the majority of the big-time sellers have improved their life styles considerably by using eBay. That's like an addition, isn't it?
posted on February 10, 2001 09:33:34 AM
I just won an auction and it was on my e-mail from ebay. I assumed (wrongly) that this had something to do with the seller and had decided not to bid on anymore auctions by this seller. If I want advertisements I'll buy a news paper. I don't want them on my e-mails from ebay or anyone else!
posted on February 10, 2001 10:22:01 AM
Well RB I am listing on Bidville and Yahoo trying to support other auctions and make a buck, but the reality is my money comes from eBay. Just because they are where the action is does not mean I have to roll over and take anything they dish out. And yes I am disabled with very bad arthritis and almost deaf but that does not mean I am stupid and spineless. I will also list in the co-op some are proposing if they can keep the argueing down to a level where it is possible to agree on anything. I survived before eBay working 12 hour days in a machine shop and am not able physically to do that anymore. And if it
becomes impossible to do eBay I will do whatever I have to to survive. I am writting a book right now as a possible new way to make a living. And yes I know that can be tough also.
posted on February 10, 2001 11:06:50 AM
I just got this spam (grrrr) today as a buyer. I can see how auntieb might have thought the seller was involved in this, and I'm concerned that other buyers might, too. Would putting a line in my own EOA to my customers (something like "the advertisements in eBay's official end of auction notice are eBay's responsibility; I am not affiliated in any way with UPS or FTD" ) be considered "spam interference"? I'm only half-kidding...really not sure what to expect from eBay these days!
(edited to delete stray smiley...how did that get there?)
[ edited by AndieBelle on Feb 10, 2001 11:08 AM ]
posted on February 10, 2001 12:10:20 PM
<b> dc9a320</b> mentioned Double-Click. Here is a new partnership I was wondering if anyone had seen. I found this paragraph interesting.<br><i>For eBay's purposes, the similarity search engine looks behind the various pseudonyms and online identities users take on to determine if the user has been previously kicked off the site for fraudulent activity.<b> It can also track the user's bidding activities</b> and match it with bidding patterns of other users to determine if they are one in the same person</i>.
That paragraph was take from this article:<p><A HREF="http://www.infoglide.com/articles2.html">Click here: INFOGLIDE -
Articles</A>
posted on February 10, 2001 04:07:47 PM
RB ~ Sorry I didn't respond earlier but I was out doing my thrift shopping. Isn't changing life styles the American Way. We are always looking for new ways to make money. No I wouldn't call that an addiction. I would just love to change my life style but I do not see that in my future. To old to change it. I guess ebay is using the advertising on our EOA to change their life style also. I am glad I am good for something. I hope I did that right
I hope I did that right