posted on January 11, 2007 05:27:50 AM new
I just noticed this on my auction and an auction of a friend. Clicked on it and it gave a lot of information about the bidder. But is it necessary information? Have I missed something here or is it new? Opinions please?
posted on January 11, 2007 06:36:10 AM new
What a bunch of junk!! Now you can't even tell if it is a repeat bidder or if the bidder is bidding on more than one of your items. Ebay is a little too neurotic!!
posted on January 11, 2007 07:28:58 AM new
The other day, eBay mentioned that this "Bidder 1, Bidder 2" nonsense would only apply to auctions that were $200.00
or higher. Well, this morning, I noticed
"Bidder 1" on one of my auction listings
that was only $9.99 with no reserve.
Merrie, I was signed in, and the bidder
ID of the potential buyer did NOT appear.
From what I understand on eBay's web site,
the user ID of the winning bidder
will be visible to the seller when the auction concludes (but NOT the under bidders).
Another day in eBay land, another day the
sellers are pissed off at eBay for another
new "feature." If eBay wants to make a change, how about putting stores back in search?
posted on January 11, 2007 07:46:45 AM new
"The other day, eBay mentioned that this "Bidder 1, Bidder 2" nonsense would only apply to auctions that were $200.00
or higher."
You are right, Northwoodsguy.
What they said is....."The bid information for listings where the bid is lower than $200 will display as it does today."
Bidder numbers are showing up on three of my auctions and the current bids are $9.00, $43.00 and $29.00.
But I can see ID's when I sign in so I probably shouldn't whine too much or they'll "fix" that too.
posted on January 11, 2007 09:37:31 AM new
Interesting side note: I just signed out of eBay, and then immediately signed back in.
When I did this, the user ID of my $9.99 bidder appeared. Even though I was signed in earlier, the first time I looked at my seller list showed the bidder as "Bidder 1."
I guess the key is to sign out and then sign back in if your bidder's user IDs are not showing.
posted on January 11, 2007 09:42:54 AM new
northwoodsguy
That's what I did.(Signed out and then back in again) The interesting thing is when I did a "completed" search for items not my own, I got all of the bidders IDs. I guess this is a work in progress.
posted on January 11, 2007 10:53:36 AM new
Bidder search seems to be having other problems, as well. Only pulling up closed auctions, not ones currently they are currently bidding on.
posted on January 11, 2007 11:57:46 AM new
As buyer, I love this... and Hate it. I have 3 or 4 people who used to watch what I bid on to see what I was able to dig up. This is the main reason I started using sniping sites. I love that I can now bid early if I want, and no one can profit from my leg work.
On the other side of the coin, how will I be able to tell what sidmarantz is bidding on. I usually like the stuff he bids on, and regularly search his name.
posted on January 11, 2007 12:04:12 PM new
tonimar Thanks for the link, I looked but couldn't see it. Now, I just clicked on my Bidder 1 and got the page with all the junk on it. Then I clicked on the auction number and there appeared the bidders ID. I was not signed in. Tried it again with my being signed in and there was no difference.
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Trying to figure out how this benefits the sellers and it sure has me stymied. Looks like a lot of busy work for the sellers and some hidden agenda for Ebay.
posted on January 11, 2007 12:15:31 PM new
Ebay is afraid you will find out buyer's interests, etc and sell to them off auction. That is why they have tried to hide IDs and email addresses. Don't they realize a little trust and helpfulness goes a lot further than intrique and trying to wring the lst dime out of everyone!!
The best companies are those that give their clients the benefit of the doubt and work with them.
posted on January 11, 2007 12:42:44 PM new
eBay management saw their lower earnings (due to various factors) so they remembered back to the good old days when shills would boost the closing prices of auctions... thus artificially increasing eBay's earnings.
So some of eBay's ivy league MBAs devised a cunning plan! This latest New, Improved Feature is supposed to protect bidders from phony Second Chance Offers, but in reality it's designed to increase shilling and bring more coin of the realm into eBay's sagging coffers. It will protect something - eBay's bottom line.
In a similar move eBay Buyer Protection was removed and "replaced" by PayPal Buyer Protection. This forces buyers to use PayPal if they want any "protection" on eBay. The end result should bolster profits at the eBay subsidiary.
