posted on September 23, 2001 09:56:52 PM
eBay Policy 1:
A user left me unfair feedback and put some
stuff about me on his About Me page, so I
put a reply up on my About Me page. I was
told that it had to come down because you
can't list another user's eBay ID. I took
it down and replaced it with a link that
led to my web storage where I made a file
with the same information. I was told that
I would have to remove the link because not
only can't you list it, but you can't link
to it nor can you link to some other page
that then links to it (I asked about that
too). In other words, you can't explain
a "deal gone bad". eBay treats problems
the same way the old Soviet Union did (ie,
we don't have homeless or drug users or...)
eBay Policy 2:
If someone places a bid on your items,
and then requests it, eBay provides them
with your full name, city, state and
phone number. From this information it
is VERY eash to obtain a street address.
This policy puts EVERY eBay user at
risk, as it only takes one nut. A few
years ago I had a death threat while
on Yahoo (because someone didn't like
one of my TOS policies). If Yahoo had
provided the same information that eBay
does, I might not be typing this now.
So on the one hand, you can't list an
eBay user ID (which is attached to each
piece of feedback left on the system),
and on the other hand eBay can provide
your personal information to anyone.
I tried to point this out to eBay, and
you guessed it, form messages and offers
to leave if I don't like it. Wow, they
really care. NOT!
Z
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"Cannot say. Saying, I would know. Do not
know, so cannot say". -- Zathras (Babylon 5)
posted on October 5, 2001 06:22:40 AM
I've been away for awhile. I'm kinda
shocked nobody seems to care about at
least the second part of my post.
Oh well...
Z
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"Cannot say. Saying, I would know. Do not
know, so cannot say". -- Zathras (Babylon 5)
posted on October 5, 2001 06:31:05 AM
welcome to the world of retailing?
how much time are you going to spend on one transaction?
move on with your life-you cant please everyone especially when you deal with individual consumers?
do you really think ebay can afford to get into every piece of petty squabble between buyer and seller?do you know what minimum wage is ?
posted on October 5, 2001 09:17:55 AM
Typical E-Bay business. Nothing new there. As for the second part.... thats what bogus info is for. Old Jow Blow gets a lot of attention.
posted on October 5, 2001 09:36:21 AM
1) he should also have to take down the things on his "about me" page regarding you (assuming he has your user ID on it). Have you requested that eBay suspend his account & remove his "about me" page if he hasn't?
2) You can leave a response to his comment on your feedback. Something like "e-mail me at [email protected] for more info". Including your e-mail address IS legal as best I can tell (and if it isn't, just say "e-mail me for details" and they'll use eBay's mail system to contact you). That's actually "worse" from his standpoint, as he has no way of knowing what you're going to tell people about him (he knows exactly what you're saying if it's on your "about me" page)
FWIW, I don't think those two policies contradict each other.
posted on October 5, 2001 10:51:13 AM
If someone had threatened me, I would tell them in no uncertain terms that
1. They've already violated the law and would be subject to prosecution and should expect same. Report them to safeHarbor, their ISP and their local authorities after pulling their contact info
2. I am ready to save the authorites the considerable time and expense of enforcing such prosecution should they be foolish enough to try and carry out their plan.
