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Re: eBay 1600

To: evansg@erols.com
Subject: Re: eBay 1600
From: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@stars.sfsu.edu>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 100 17:24:54 -0800 (PST)
Hey Everyone,
        I don't suppose someone could give me the URL on this thing???
                Daniel
 
> The problem with eBay is it is too easy to get a registered id.  Anyone can
> go to Hotmail, Altavista or any of the countless freemail sites and
> establish an email account in about 15 seconds.  You can go to hotmail or
> whatever, establish 50 different email names, then go to eBay and register
> each of those 50 email addresses as an eBay account.  Then all you have to
> do is use each of them to submit positive feedback to each of the others to
> create 50 ids with good profiles.  Then you can bid on your own auction
> items with a different id to drive the price up.  It is entirely possible
> the guy is bidding on his own stuff.  When it gets close to close of his
> auction, if he is high bidder he just retracts his bid and lets it go to the
> next highest bidder.  He can also use this to establish a minimum bid
> without paying the extra fee to eBay.  All sorts of scams and angles are
> possible.  Bottom line is be careful.
> 
> Graham
> 1968 1600
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Dent <stickerman@home.com>
> To: Mike Poorboy <bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>
> Cc: <Magic1910@aol.com>; <owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>;
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: eBay 1600
> 
> 
> > My guess is americansurfer is a friend of his bidding them up. 2 bids
> > about a minute apart, on 2 totally different cars?
> >
> > Mark
> > Baltimore
> > http://www.datsunroadsters.com
> > 1968 1600
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Poorboy wrote:
> > >
> > > I am not sure on that one, but if you look at his other auctions
> > > the same thing happened there also. try to find the guy who bid on
> > > the Pontiac and the Mercuy. These to guys must really like cars
> > > of different makes.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Magic1910@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > In a message dated 1/8/00 1:36:14 PM, bitterrootprop@nidlink.com
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > <<The mysterious part is the high bidder just got a new User name that
> > > > day, and why would americansurfer be bidding on this guys Roadster
> > > > and is 50 something Mercury.
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > > > So if a person changes his/her eBay user name does their
> positive/negative
> > > > feedback stay with them or do they start with a clean slate?  Just
> wondering.
> > > >  If it's a clean slate that could allow some shifty sellers to keep on
> doing
> > > > their bad deeds.
> > > > Greg
> > > > 67.5 2000 Solex
> > > > Spokane, WA
> 
> 


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