[GreenKeys] No More Bidder Names

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

I haven't checked the official rules but someone on another list said that 
the bidder ID's only get hidden when the high bid goes over $200.  I can't say 
I'm too happy with the new rule, either, as being more a seller than a buyer I 
usually check the bidder list on radio items and try to avoid bidding against 
my better customers.  :-)  However, most items I would bid on would be little 
items I was looking for to complete a radio set, and most wouldn't go over 
$200.  From the boiler plate eBay displayed on one over $200 item I was looking 
at, if you are a bidder, the other bidders wouldn't be hidden from you.

Plus teletype, Teletype and RATT related items seldom go very high anyway.

In a message dated 1/13/2007 10:06:48 AM Central Standard Time, 
ueoguy at yahoo.com writes: 
> Not to mention, open season for "shill" bidders and bidding!
> 
> I tried to send an email to Don H. about an item we were both
> bidding on, and after I went through all the crap they put you
> through to contact a "member", they said, "we have detected that
> you are trying contact an ebay member with which you have no
> current transactions, ebay sometimes will not allow this communication"
> 
> Ebay's dictatorial "policies" are starting to make the NAZI's look like
> Pretty good guy's!   As they say, Absolute power.....
> 
> Just Bob!  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry Tighe
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 10:51 AM
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [GreenKeys] No More Bidder Names
> 
> WOW, eBay now blocks the "handles" of bidders and just posts "Bidder 3" and 
> the like.  I guess they lost too much money to hustlers doing follow up 
> sales.  It was nice to see who was doing what over the back yard 
> fence....while it lasted :>)
> 

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