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 Mikecol
 
posted on March 21, 2001 11:17:30 AM
Spammed today or do you think this is ebay approved. Below is the top half of the message looks like it is from ebay. This was sent using their ask the seller a question feature.

I removed the bottom which contained just auction details and the ebay links. The persons user ID was also there. Their phone number is also there, they seem to be from Ohio. Just signed up today.

Return-Path: <[email protected]>
Delivered-To: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Received: (qmail 2626 invoked from network); 21 Mar 2001 15:38:38 -0000
Received: from keiko.ebay.com (HELO bashir.ebay.com) (216.33.156.139)
by uranium.xxx xxx with SMTP; 21 Mar 2001 15:38:38 -0000
Received: from marge.sjc.ebay.com (marge.sjc.ebay.com [10.1.29.24])
by bashir.ebay.com (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f2LFbKG21655
for <xxxxxxxxxxx>; Wed, 21 Mar 2001 07:37:20 -0800
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: [email protected]
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Subject: Question for seller -- Item #xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 07:37:20 PST

Hi I like your furniture. I was wondering if you would like your own .com website designed for you to sell all your items online? All you do is let us know what .com name youd like and we set it all up. Just let me know if you would like to see some examples.
Email me at [email protected]
(513) xxx-xxxx ext.1206

ebay can't aprove of this, should I turn them in or give them a call


 
 Pocono
 
posted on March 21, 2001 11:43:36 AM
I have a new hobby with the "Ask a seller a question" feature.

I collect "can I buy now" and "do I have to bid" and "i missed your auction" emails.

It is incredible! I went from getting 2-3 a week before this feature, to 5-6 a DAY now!

The ONLY time people use this feature is to ask me those questions?!

Everyone else with REAL questions clic on one of my many email links on the auction page.

This is soooooo funny!

It is somehow causing people to come out in droves to use the feature exactly for what ebay meant it to prevent!

At least these extra sales make up for all the deadbeats though, who are ALSO out in record numbers.

And they are NOT all newbies either.


 
 
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