posted on February 10, 2004 04:32:38 AM
never thought I'd be posting a supposed spoof, but just got one that says from
[email protected]
for an auction I was bidding on and lost, but I thought this auction went off two days ago?
posted on February 10, 2004 09:38:30 AM
Actually I marvel at their ingenuity of the hackers. To a novice or infrequent ebay bidder that may seem like a real ebay email and they may hit on the "phish" and the hacker may get a credit card number or identity. It's ebay's challenge to slow down these emails somehow as they have many new bidders every month. There's not much ebay can do and I wouldn't be surprised if ebay's strategy is to merely let the press report it over and over to make the public aware of the scams.
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posted on February 10, 2004 10:00:16 AM
Ace, I am not a novice and I almost didnt catch it. Get so many emails endofauction as buyer and seller - and the item title referenced was the item I was bidding on!
I was wondering if this is something new they are doing?
Kind of catchy how they don't say anywhere that you can't sell an HU 3 Football Card and Satellite receiver until they end your auction.
'The item you have listed does not appear to be consistent with eBay guidelines.
eBay does not permit the sale of items that can be used to facilitate access to cable or satellite television programming without authorization or payment.
This includes: cable/satellite descramblers; programmed DSS cards (including programming services); smart card programmers/unloopers (or the software necessary to program a DSS card): and related items. We also will no longer permit the sale of items such as the DirecTV P3 card, otherwise known as the HU card or the football player card that have no use other than to facilitate access to cable or satellite television programming without authorization or payment. Stating that the item is for educational or test purposes will not legitimize a product that is otherwise inappropriate. Although these items may be perfectly legal for sale outside of eBay, they are still not permitted for sale on eBay.
Information on "how to" descramble or gain access to cable or satellite television programming without authorization or payment is similarly not allowed. eBay policy also prohibits the "encouragement" of this type of activity. If your item is marketed in such a manner, the auction may be ended early by eBay. Stating the information is for educational or test purposes will not legitimize a product that is otherwise inappropriate.
posted on February 10, 2004 10:15:04 AM
It's usually junk mail from eBay directing you to other, supposedly similar to the item you did not win but generally not even close, current auction you may be interested in.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on February 10, 2004 10:29:43 AM
Glass - your "Football Card" is a programmed smart card. By using that term they cover all the satelite cards without having to keep up with terminology for new ones coming out.
Ebay used to allow you to sell a smart card but only if you included the reciever so sellers did an end run by auctioning the card and tossing in the reciever free for a shipping fee of anywhere from $50 to $100 which you could opt out of if you wished.
Try xhackers.com to sell your cards.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on February 10, 2004 10:39:31 AM
somebody had already used the buy it now feature on it so it was moot. But here's the odd thing...even though they had deleted the auction I still got to leave feedback for the buyer.
smart card. huh. still don't have a clue. but I did sell the receiver also with it.
