NearTheSea
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posted on October 17, 2003 04:52:09 PM
I keep getting the popup to change my ebay ID from my email address to a 'user name'.
I've had this same email as my user ID on ebay since it started.
I have another ID only going back 4 years, and I hate it  but the main one is what is bugging me
I don't have a clue as to what I would use.
The question is, ebay says they will change it for you if you don't come Jan 2004. What do you think they would 'assign' you? user01 or something?
I hate thinking up a name. Thats one reason I kept my email as my ID for so long.
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horsey88
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posted on October 17, 2003 05:32:39 PM
Ihatethinkingupaname User ID invalid
The User ID you entered was not found. Please check the User ID and try again.
It's still available
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kiara
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posted on October 17, 2003 05:41:19 PM
WannaTakeaRide
User ID invalid
The User ID you entered was not found. Please check the User ID and try again.
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NearTheSea
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posted on October 17, 2003 05:47:01 PM
LOL! maybe...
I've seen some.... one went something like this
I_tried_thinking_up_the_longest_name_I_could
I've even seen
I_am_Not_a_registered_user
woaw kiara the wannatakearide sounds kinda racy LOL! (when they don't know its Art Bells 'signature' )
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 17, 2003 05:54:47 PM
Most of the oldtimers that I know that had email addresses as ebay IDs are just dropping the .com or whatever suffix their ISP enail was.
I can see ebay giving someone a random generated id like 22zpk712. Better to not gamble with their assigned id and pick your own or drop the .com part of the current id.
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Dragonmom
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posted on October 17, 2003 07:18:20 PM
I used my URL and changed the "dots" to "dashes" and it went through no problem.
like this www-yourdomain-com
you could use katy-at-aol-com (or whatever you are)
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NearTheSea
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posted on October 17, 2003 07:42:21 PM
Thanks all
I'll probably either go with what AuctionAce or Dragonmom suggested
I could see if NearTheSea is available...
naaaaaa 
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NearTheSea
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posted on October 17, 2003 07:44:32 PM
I just checked and nearthesea is taken, and its not me
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wgm
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posted on October 17, 2003 07:46:24 PM
near-the-sea isn't
The User ID you entered was not found. Please check the User ID and try again.
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sparkz
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posted on October 17, 2003 07:51:58 PM
No need to beat yourself to death trying to come up with a new id. Just use your social security or credit card number.
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gousainc-07
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posted on October 17, 2003 10:12:26 PM
Here is one: seethetide (SEETHETIDE)
You would be surprised how many great user ID's are still available.
Many are taken, but many are left.
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 17, 2003 11:05:47 PM
I was just looking at the top 500 ebay feedback page
http://www.nortica.com/UserArea/ebay500_2.asp
and several of the sellers with email ids now have 'invalid ids' so they must have changed to other ids over a month ago. Several are still holding out with their email ids. Of the top 100 there are 3 are narued ( #17, #54 & #72 ) and 6 have stop listing.
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Dragonmom
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posted on October 18, 2003 09:39:53 AM
Sparkz., ROFLMAO!
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NearTheSea
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posted on October 18, 2003 10:15:24 AM
Thanks gousainc, I'll have to think about these.
sparkz
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sanmar
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posted on October 18, 2003 02:06:32 PM
Use your street name or your house number, both would be easy to remember. Before I moved, email address was sanmar1095. SANtaMARia & 1095 was my house number.
[ edited by sanmar on Oct 18, 2003 04:28 PM ]
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