posted on December 30, 2000 10:04:42 AM new
I don't think you have any choice on this.
When you put in your personal info to yahoo, it of course asks for full address, and then I am presuming they pick from that the city and state, and it's not a choice on your part.
posted on December 30, 2000 10:57:51 AM new
As Joan said, you have no choice now. CC verification changed that technique from being used. You used to be able to leave out the city and/or city and state, (if you knew how to get around it, which was simple). You can't do that anymore. You try to leave one or the other out now, it will not let you 'submit' this type of informational deletion from your contact file.
posted on December 30, 2000 12:20:34 PM new
I don't like it either. Don't want my city shown to the whole auction world. Who has the 'pull' to get this changed? I'm too 'new' to Yahoo to get anyone to listen.
Goingslow
Edit: How does Ebay do it? I can have So. MN on my auctions there...
[ edited by dana71 on Dec 30, 2000 12:24 PM ]
posted on December 30, 2000 07:26:59 PM new
I don't understand why the fear of having your town included in the listings along with state.
Actually it works well for me,I find people asking about the area, or say I've lived there or been thru there.
Sort of makes it a bit more personal to me.
And gee I have nothing to hide.
Joan
posted on December 31, 2000 11:41:00 AM newmorprozk & dana71
I considered not making any further comments on this thread, as many think being cautious about your location, is not necessary. I do not critize their opinions, I just have personal reasons for looking at this from another perspective. I was reluctant to post them here. Since it seems to be bothering both of you, and I know what can happen, I will post these remarks. I do not want to think my silence may have brought about a situation I could have helped someone avoid. Only a few people on Sellers Zone know of what I am about to type, as I confided in them.
I can understand your concerns. I once had a cyber stalker trying to find out my physical address. An unbalanced, disgruntled bidder, who placed a bid that I canceled. The auction wasn't the real problem, it was this persons mental instability. This person made very serious bodily threats in e-mails aimed at me and my family, (I kept them all, for evidence if needed). He was unrelenting in his attempts to locate me, even had his relatives in my state involved. At that time your location could be removed, and left blank on your auction page, as I mentioned above. Thankfully.
There is one option you have. You can get a P.O. Box in a city bordering the city you live in. If you have more than one, pick the largest one. It makes finding you even harder, especially since you don't actually physically live in that city. Your physical address can only be obtained by legal documents. Usually law enforcement, or the IRS. Individuals can not get your physical address, without a lot of proof to the authorities that it is absolutely necessary. Maybe, not even then.
I think with CC verification, the card used has to be tied to the address from which it is obtained. Which then becomes part of your contact file, and is stated on your auction pages. Whether or not that actually applies anymore, or stops anything, is doubtful. However, if it does apply, once you are CC verified, you can change your contact information. People do move, that's why the CC 'address of issue' requirement is dropped after CC verification. Just change it to the P.O. Box city name.
Buyers will not question this if they notice that your auction page city location, and your address for payment is different. Many people have P.O. Boxes for other matters. I use this method, with no problem at all. Keep the P.O. Box strictly for personal contact concerning Yahoo! Auctions. That way you don't have to go check it very often, except for junk mail cleanout. Yahoo has never mailed me anything, except when I signed up for PayDirect. Which I no longer use. All that is required in your contact information, is that you can be contacted by mail, and you can.
It is worth the $44.00 per year to me, (current charge), to make avoiding those I mentioned above easier to do. The vast majority of buyers are nice people. But, there is also a small percentage of whackos on the Internet. The odds are you will avoid them. However, my odds were the same, and it happened to me. I am now more cautious about giving out personal information. I got the P.O. Box, abandoned an established seller ID, and started with a new ID. I now srutinize FB very carefully for any signs of irrational behavior. I advise others to do the same. I didn't, I and my wife, paid for that oversight.
Those of you who may think letting everyone know where you are, should not be a problem, (especially if you live in a small town, and easily locatable). May want to reconsider the impact, to you and your family, if you ran into one of these deranged persons. It could happen. It is very stressful, for you and your family, should you be the unfortunate target of one of these unbalanced individuals. When these types fixate on someone, they don't let go, until they find someone else they want more. Again, for some irrational, unbalanced reason.
