uaru
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posted on September 7, 2000 12:52:01 AM new
Here's a post I saw over in the Town Square forum from a 'Pinkliner', I'm curious how this will be received.
Dear eBay community:
We understand that many of you are requesting member's contact information to effectively communicate with each other to complete transactions. Currently any member can get your contact information via email upon request. The information includes your name, Country, City, State, Primary Phone Number, email address and User ID. To assist you to make the process more seamless, we are evaluating the recommendation of automatically enclosing your contact information in End-Of-Auction notices between sellers and winning bidders.
Could you let us know your thoughts on this proposal? Please rate each of these elements on a scale of 1-5 ( '5' as extremely support; '1' as totally against)
Your Name (1-5)
Country (1-5)
City (1-5)
State (1-5)
Primary Phone Number (1-5)
Email address (1-5)
User ID (1-5)
Since I include all of that information with my EOA I've no problem with it, just curious how others are going to view this thinking.
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magazine_guy
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posted on September 7, 2000 01:59:53 AM new
I don't really see a need for it. And I suspect that it will result in unnecessary phone calls from winning bidders- something I try to avoid. It's not that I'm not friendly; I just find that phone calls invariably take longer than email.
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hamburgler
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posted on September 7, 2000 03:30:48 AM new
Isn't that so not necessary???? I mean if the seller wants their money isn't it crucial that they send the contact information to the buyer in the EOA notice. I personnally have my computer phone number in the contact info but if that were not so and I got a call from someone in the wee morning hours from some morning person (I am definetly not one) I would be pissed!!!!
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victoria
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posted on September 7, 2000 04:12:32 AM new
They get everything but my phone number now, and that's how I like it.
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EyeOfNute
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posted on September 7, 2000 04:24:00 AM new
victoria
Can I have your phone number?
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debbielennon
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posted on September 7, 2000 06:49:20 AM new
I pay to have an unlisted phone number for a reason. If that policy is instituted I will change my ebay phone number to something other than my home phone.
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debtrek
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posted on September 7, 2000 07:46:19 AM new
debbielennon
I'm with you with regards to the phone # bit...my number,TOO,is unlisted for a reason! however,I will not change it in my contact info,what could I change it to? my butt'd get fired if I changed it to my work #...fortunately,I have Caller I.D. and screen ALL my calls,so I can just ignore more,right? yeah,it'd be a pain but so what?
of course,perhaps if everyone contacted(or at least a majority of)say "no way" and raise heck about it,then there's every chance it'll never happen.
there'll be those who'll disagree with me on this,but if you don't try,it'll be your fault if it happens anyway. :-/
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victoria
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posted on September 7, 2000 08:22:28 AM new
EyeofNute: You can call me, but I'm a retired sailor, and I sound like one too.
Especially if you call during the midwatch.
Victoria
[ edited by victoria on Sep 7, 2000 08:25 AM ]
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debbielennon
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posted on September 7, 2000 08:29:00 AM new
Time to sign up with a free voicemail service!! That way you could supply ebay with a valid phone number without intrusion. I have no problem with an individual bidder pulling my contact info to work through a problem, but there is no way I can let my phone number go out with every EOA.
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Shoshanah
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posted on September 7, 2000 08:59:05 AM new
Leave phone number OUT of it. It should be saved for very specific issues...
No prob with the rest of it.
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Shosh
http://www.oldandsold.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?justdisp&Rifkah
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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Shoshanah
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posted on September 7, 2000 09:00:11 AM new
BTW: some one please post the URL to TownSquare?....Thanks...
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Shosh
http://www.oldandsold.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?justdisp&Rifkah
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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alrad
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posted on September 7, 2000 12:13:03 PM new
<a href=http://remarq.ebay.com/ebay/transcript.asp?g=discuss%2Eebay%2Ethe%2Debay&tn=55183&sh=fee5b9bd4dd3bcd9&idx=0> EOA contact info thread </a href>
[ edited by alrad on Sep 7, 2000 12:14 PM ]
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alrad
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posted on September 7, 2000 12:15:16 PM new
Well that edit went well. You can cut and paste the info:
http://remarq.ebay.com/ebay/transcript.asp?g=discuss%2Eebay%2Ethe%2Debay&tn=55183&sh=fee5b9bd4dd3bcd9&idx=-1
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labbie1
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posted on September 7, 2000 12:46:33 PM new
http://remarq.ebay.com/ebay/transcript.asp?g=discuss%2Eebay%2Ethe%2Debay&tn=55183&sh=fee5b9bd4dd3bcd9&idx=-1
debbielennon Free voicemail service? Where do you find those? If they do this stupid thing, I need one too! Sheesh! What will those idiots come up with next?!
(sorry folks, one of those days!  And it isn't getting better yet! )
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debbielennon
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posted on September 7, 2000 01:10:11 PM new
onebox.com offers one---I'm still looking into options before I sign up.
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labbie1
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posted on September 7, 2000 01:12:42 PM new
debbielennon Thanks! I may be looking into one as well! Sheesh!
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debbielennon
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posted on September 7, 2000 01:20:06 PM new
Here's some comparisons:
http://www.dailyedeals.com/connect/voicemail.htm
Some use your personal phone number & some give you a new number just for voicemail.
The link on the comparison page to onebox was not working for me...
http://www.onebox.com/
[ edited by debbielennon on Sep 7, 2000 01:25 PM ]
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dannkim
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posted on September 7, 2000 01:27:43 PM new
I really only have a problem with the phone number part, otherwise let them send the info, then again, it's kind of a mute point, when I am still waiting for EOA's that I have received payment for and the buyer has the item already.
If they can't get them out timely I see no point in providing that information.
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rawbunzel
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posted on September 7, 2000 01:34:11 PM new
I too only care about the phone number part. I also have mine unlisted and it is for a very good reason!
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labbie1
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posted on September 7, 2000 01:52:01 PM new
Someone on TownSquare had a good point. Couldn't people use the info with phone number to add to telemarketing/spamming lists?
I think this will just lead to a lot of people getting "anonymous" addresses like P.O. boxes or MBE boxes and voicemail boxes that would be useless in trying to make contact in the event of a real problem. JMHO
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jake
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posted on September 7, 2000 01:53:10 PM new
Well it's kind of pointless for ebay to do this if they aren't going to include a person's full mailing address. What good is the name, city and state?
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spazmodeus
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posted on September 7, 2000 02:00:22 PM new
What a STUPID STUPID STUPID idea.
One reason I like selling from home is that I don't have to deal with the public. I don't even want to talk to them on the phone. I don't know about you, but I don't want eBay to make it more convenient for everybody with a question -- that could very well be asked and answered in e-mail -- to be phoning me at all hours of the day and night. These people are too lazy to include their name, address and item number with their payments, yet eBay is going to give them my phone number so that they no longer have to bother with e-mail, they can go straight to the phone and ask me stupid questions any time of the day?
What dickhead came up with this idea?
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toyamy
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posted on September 8, 2000 01:25:27 PM new
I have to say I absolutely agree with Jake. Just city and state is like a compromise, watered down version of the whole address and as a result is absolutely useless.
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dejavu
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posted on September 8, 2000 01:32:25 PM new
Ok Changing MY contact number to my cell phone, LEAVE A MESSAGE~ thanks I will get back to you via email!
[ edited by dejavu on Sep 8, 2000 01:33 PM ]
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Meya
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posted on September 8, 2000 02:02:18 PM new
dejavu, using my cell phone isn't a great idea either. It costs me 15 cents each time someone leaves a voice mail message. Geezzzoooww, no way eBay. I said it on the other thread, the day eBay starts putting my home phone number in EOA emails is the day I pull my registration.
This might not bother someone who has a "business", but eBay is still made up of many small sellers who operate out of their private homes. My phone number is not part of the equation.
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abingdoncomputers
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posted on September 8, 2000 02:11:18 PM new
spazmodeus:
What dickhead came up with this idea?
Don't hold back now. Tell us how you really feel. lol
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spazmodeus
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posted on September 8, 2000 02:16:34 PM new
This might not bother someone who has a "business", but eBay is still made up of many small sellers who operate out of their private homes. My phone number is not part of the equation.
Meya,
Exactly!
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chum
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posted on September 8, 2000 02:22:44 PM new
If eBay doensnt want us small sellers, then why not just say so? It seems to me they are trying to eliminate us by dishing out the stupidest features. I read where Yahoo is requiring all bidders to have a valid credit card on file which will protect sellers from kids, and all other deadbeats. Seems like Yahoo is trying to help sellers, while eBay want rid of theirs.
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Shoshanah
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posted on September 8, 2000 02:43:45 PM new
Eh! Thanks, alrad and labbie1...
Looks as if we might be more vocal over HERE...
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Shosh
http://www.oldandsold.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?justdisp&Rifkah
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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reddeer
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posted on September 8, 2000 02:57:04 PM new
What dickhead came up with this idea?
Pick a number Spaz.
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