[GreenKeys] Re: eBay...

[Don Robert House]

Most of you have probably noticed that eBay has put all bidders IDs in  
a private status when you bid on something.  No one but the individual  
bidding and the seller sees the actual ID.
I make it a policy to never bid against a Greenkeyer, but this makes  
it very difficult.  The only way to keep from bidding against one  
another is to send a message to the list stating what you are bidding  
on.

Example,  I placed the first bid on a recent auction for a M28  
Transmitter distributor but, in short order, I was out bid.  I had  
previously changed my ID to drhouse42 so that people would know that  
it was me bidding, but to no avail.  With this new system you cannot  
tell that I was the first bidder until the auction is over.  I have  
not placed another bid as I am assuming that another one of you is the  
current high bidder.

Some Greenkeyers, I suppose, will like this as they do not want the  
rest of us knowing what they are bidding on, but sigh, it was a nice  
honorable system we were using that seems to hit a roadblock.

Don
K9TTY



On 1 Jun 2008, at 5:30 PM, Randy or Sherry Guttery wrote:

First - I must note that I'm a bit overwhelmed by the interest - and  
reactions to the project - I've tried to answer every email, but if I  
missed someone - it wasn't intentional - and thanks!.

Second - I've added a "side order" of Riceguy to the pages... If you  
want to be impressed with something - take a look at what he's done in  
a VERY short amount of time. Words fail me, so just look at (drool  
over) the pictures.

http://www.comcents.com/tty/tty.php

Last item - there a whirly-gig tty test set on ebay - with them  
playing "game" (IMHO) with bidder's ID, etc. - I can't tell if the one  
bidder is a Greenkeyer - or???  I'd thought about picking it up to go  
along with *the project* - but it's more of a whim - so if someone  
here is the bidder - let me know...

best to all!
-- 
randy guttery

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