posted on September 5, 2000 04:04:21 PM new
(I would just like to say that I typed this whole thing in once already, and before I could post it, I got booted off of my ISP!!!)
OK, with that said, here goes:
Being new here, and I promise, I am new and NOT a reincarnation, I am wondering what all the fuss is about eBay seller names, and what people sell on eBay. Why wouldn't you want anyone to know who you are? Call me naieve or gullible, but I'm wondering what the harm is. For all I know, there are legitimate reasons that I just don't get. This is a serious question, I am not being sarcastic. Anyway, I have really enjoyed reading a lot of the threads here, and have jumped in on quite a few. It has become apparent to me that there is a close knit group of posters who do not always get along, but continue to communicate with one another. For the most part, the sparring is lively, to say the least, and it really saddened me when things took a turn, and people were personally attacked. To this group that I speak of, and you know who you are, I say, "Hat's off to you, and Cheers!" You are a very likable bunch (well, most of the time). I'm not trying to be a cheerleader here, but I thought I'd just put my 2 cents in, even though nobody asked for it.
Here's a little something I got in an email a while ago:
What I've learned in life:
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you.
> All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.
I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just a@@holes.
I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
> After that, you'd better have a big .... or huge .....
I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more
messed up than you think.
I've learned that you can keep puking long after you think you're finished.
I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities.
I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at
first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place.
I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones who do.
I've learned that we don't have to ditch bad friends, because their dysfunction makes us feel better about ourselves.
I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.
I've learned to say ".... 'em if they can't take a joke" in 6 languages.
I hope I made at least one person smile with this tonight...it was very sincere.
posted on September 5, 2000 04:41:58 PM new
Hiya...
I think this is a delicate matter for some (I see this thread's been sitting here for a half hour and no one has tried to tackle it yet).
It goes a little bit like this (for me, at least). These message boards sometimes spark passionate discussion, passionate debate, and then it sometimes devolves further into personal territory. As people get to "know" each other, people find out which posters they like and sometimes which ones they dislike. Although I'm not what you would call a 'controversial' poster; pretty tepid actually and in all likelihood I'll never say anything that would majorly piss anyone else off (I hope), I've chosen to keep my business apart from these boards. We've all seen things get heated to the point where you get the feeling that if poster A and poster B were to meet in real life there would be some real a@@ kicking going on (probably more like embaressed nods and half smiles). I know the "golden rule" (spoken of openly sometimes) is that these board fights must not cross over into each other's business, but little things (or maybe not such little things) have occurred. To some, my type of approach is an act of cowardice. To others this is merely being pragmatic. I think it's a very good question and I hope I've shed a little light.
posted on September 5, 2000 04:49:49 PM new
Hi shellsputer....sorry, just got online myself and didnt see your thread til just now. First off, welcome to RT! And what James said makes alot of sense to me. "Our" jamesoblivion is well liked by many...including me. Anyway, I couldnt say it better than he could.
Glad youre here shellsputer (I would call you shell, but theres another poster here that I already nicknamed that. Hows about shellspc?)
posted on September 5, 2000 04:53:38 PM new
BTW shellspc....Im mauimoods here, and on ebay. There is fuss sometimes, about mixing pleasure with business, but so far, no probs. Then again, I dont go out of my way to cause a ruckus either
posted on September 5, 2000 05:02:45 PM new
shell...there has been some history where posters have gone and wrecked a little havoc with another poster's eBay account. While it does not happen often, why take any chances? Besides, for every poster, there may be a dozen lurkers and you wouldn't want someone to take one of your innocent comments and blow it out of proportion and take it out on your auctions.
When dealing online, it is better to be safe than sorry.
************************
That's Flunky Gerbiltush to you!
posted on September 5, 2000 05:06:39 PM new
Hi Maui, and thank you! shellspc sounds good to me! There do seem to be a few that thrive on causing sparks and a few who fan their flames, and the rest, that try to put out the fire.
Do you realize how much listing time I've pissed away by coming here so much? It's almost laughable! (Good thing eBay isn't my only income)I wonder if I have any active auctions at this point?
I am starting to understand about the ID crisis that's been going on here. Now that I think about what James said, and apply it to recent threads, it makes perfect sense.
posted on September 5, 2000 05:15:48 PM new
njrazd...Thank you for the advice. I kinda thought I would keep everything simple by using the same name with whatever I get into on the web. Hehe, my eBay name is REALLY creative That just seems like such a shame that people would get upset enough with what someone posts to actually take the TIME to go mess with their livelyhood. I thought we all left that behind in highschool.
posted on September 5, 2000 06:25:01 PM new
Let's not forget the ruckus our posting here on the topic of My Little Pony's caused on a newsgroup for MLP collectors? I posted about finding MLP's at a Good Will, and what good auction items they made. The folks on the collectors group took issue with some of the comments, and I suppose they could have caused trouble on the auctions if they choose to.
I think keeping our auction names and our AW names seperate is basically a good idea. Most do, some don't. To each his/her own.
As nzrajd has already said, there have been problems for sellers who shared their eBay names here, it is a possibility worth considering.
posted on September 5, 2000 06:48:57 PM new there has been some history where posters have gone and wrecked a little havoc with another poster's eBay account
I've been posting on AW for 16 months. I don't recall any instance of havoc on a seller's account related to postings here on the message board. Actually, the only instance I recall at all was one person leaving bad feedback on JT's seller's account. I think (and perhaps JT could correct me if I'm wrong) that this was done before the rules were changed that allowed transactional feedback only.
posted on September 7, 2000 01:59:59 AM new
Actually there is another very good reason to keep your ebay ID separate.
If you come here and say "I just bid on a wooden widget, and you would not believe what the seller wants.....", it will take approximately two and a half minutes for someone to look up your bidding history, check out the specific auction, and then come back and make a rude comment about the seller's feedback. At this point a moderator will show up, lecture about CGs and inviting the seller, etc., and then promptly lock the thread.
If you keep your IDs separate this is much less likely to happen, and gives you more leeway in your postings especially if you like to vent about those &$@*^# bidders, (or $&^%# sellers, if you happen to be a bidder).
[ edited by BlondeSense on Sep 7, 2000 02:04 AM ]
posted on September 8, 2000 05:56:41 PM new
Thank you, to you all, for responding to my question, and for the warm welcome!!
I showed my husband my post, and all of the responses, thinking it was GREAT, and he rolled his eyes, with an "I told you so" look on his face, cuz I used my shellsputer name (again) and he said, "I KNOW you!! You are gonna get sucked into this message board, and you're gonna become one OF THEM!!"
posted on September 9, 2000 12:49:33 PM new
Being new here, and I promise, I am new and NOT a reincarnation, I am wondering what all the fuss is about eBay seller names, and what people sell on eBay. Why wouldn't you want anyone to know who you are?
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The username came into play on eBay a couple or so years ago because spammers were harvesting our email addresses and user info. So eBay set there program where we could go ahead an use a username with divluging out email address. On the user info they remove our street or home or P.O. box address so spammers couldn't harvest this information with a piece of software. We were being bombarded in our mailboxes and in our emails.
It has nothing to do with folks knowing our real identity. Software programs that spammers use harvests email and user info to SPAM folks with unsolicited email and snail mail.
Even if we use usernames now we can as sellers and bidders find out each others email addresses and names individually but a spammer likes to use programs to get literally millions of names of the internet.
It's not hiding our identities in a bad sense but just from SPAMMERS.
posted on September 9, 2000 12:54:41 PM new
I think it bears repeating..... LOL.....
Thanks to the person that posted it....
Here's a little something I got in an email a while ago:
What I've learned in life:
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you.
> All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.
I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just a@@holes.
I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
> After that, you'd better have a big .... or huge .....
I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more
messed up than you think.
I've learned that you can keep puking long after you think you're finished.
I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities.
I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at
first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place.
I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones who do.
I've learned that we don't have to ditch bad friends, because their dysfunction makes us feel better about ourselves.
I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.
I've learned to say ".... 'em if they can't take a joke" in 6 languages.
I hope I made at least one person smile with this tonight...it was very sincere.
That just seems like such a shame that people would get upset enough with what someone posts to actually take the TIME to go mess with their livelyhood. I thought we all left that behind in highschool.