posted on January 26, 2001 07:26:30 AM new
Is this right?
I recently was "snipped" by a bidder for an item and when I went to search on this bidder I realized they were a seller and so selected the seller search and was provided their "history" I THOUGHT!!!!
What is interesting is that this particular item the seller successfully bid on DID NOT SHOW on their history list!! I checked their feedback and found some comments about fast payment, therefore deducing they were items they had bid on, and when I again checked the seller's history these items were not displayed.
Does this mean that as a bidder, anyone can see what I've bid on, whether I succeeded or not, but as a seller there is privacy provided by ebay and what is bid on is kept hidden from general view?
posted on January 26, 2001 07:31:42 AM new
The two lists are separate.
YOu would see the items they BID on by doing a search for their ID as a BIDDER HISTORY and their items they have sold in a search for their SEELLER HISTORY.
posted on January 26, 2001 07:34:13 AM new
Last I knew anyone could search what a seller was bidding on or past items that the seller has sold. I think the "privacy" is the same for bidders and sellers..
Maybe the reason this did not show up is because it was a "private" auction which means bidder's ID's are not made public. ??
posted on January 26, 2001 07:34:28 AM new
Look up the same ID under "Bidder" and you'll see the same info. If you want to see what a user sells look under the seller search, if you want to look a user bids look under the bidder search.
posted on January 26, 2001 07:38:03 AM new
The only users that enjoy extra privacy are some of the international users. On some of them you can't see their bidding history. I'm not sure how eBay justifies a one way street, they can see my history, but I can't see their's.
