Boy, I sure wish the name of this thread would change. Each time I see a message with the word "Outbid" pop into my mailbox I feel a little panic.
Good discussion nonetheless. Have a good one, Gordon -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of franc david Martarella Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay Outbid Notice: k220 UNINVITED 8x10 still '44 Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey (130144596423) Agreed. Ebay however is not about protecting the seller. It's about protecting Ebay's fees and commissions. FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 1:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay Outbid Notice: k220 UNINVITED 8x10 still '44 Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey (130144596423) Yes, Bruce, I agree. I think this is one of the worst ideas (getting rid of the bidders identity) that ebay has ever had. And they have had some bad ones over the years. Kirby On Aug 21, 2007, at 2:27 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > Judith > > I understand your frustration at being outbid on this still, > especially after going so high! I have no doubt the new high > bidder, who has a 1409 feedback rating (2,756 overall) is equally > puzzled as to who YOU are, and is no doubt wondering if you are > some sort of shill bidder! > > I wish eBay would get rid of their idiotic "protection" for bidders > on $200+ items, since it protects no one, and since I am fine with > everyone seeing every bid history on my items (I DID have "private" > auctions for a year and a half, but that was because eBay assured > everyone that doing so kept your bidding info secret from all the > scammers, when actually they were giving that info to 15,000 > "developers". > > After the auction, assuming the bidding stays the same, you can see > who the high bidder was, and learn what kinds of items he buys (and > for how much), and yet he can't learn the slightest thing about > you, the underbidder, and that is totally FUBAR! > > eBay keeps taking steps in the wrong direction. One of these days > you will be finding eMoviePoster.com auctions on another venue, and > hopefully most of my 27,000+ existing customers will not only move > along with me, but breathe a sign of relief that I am not longer > involved with that bumbling multi-billion dollar outfit who just > happened to be "in the right place at the right time"! > > Bruce > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
