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garadama
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 ebay question Hi,
May I ask why the bidders name cannot be seen on ebay for some particular items.
It only appear "bidder1", "bidder2" instead of username ?
Thx
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JHOTTROD
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I saw that auction and wondered the same thing..
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| Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:35 am |
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garadama
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For this one. You can see the bidder's name
http://cgi.ebay.com/Marmit-Para-Baby-cr ... dZViewItem
But for this one, you cannot see anything! How do we know it is not shill bidded by the seller ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-LIONEL-BALT ... dZViewItem
Strange.
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| Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:39 am |
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JHOTTROD
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There was another one for a Bemon i believe that all the names were hidden-Gotta be either the seller wants them masked or 3 bidders want them hidden-lol-I'd have to assume if you do enough business w/Ebay they'll do whatever you want them to do..
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onibaba5
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Here is more info on the cloaked bidder's names on ebay.
http://forums.ebay.com/db1/thread.jspa? ... 8535650861
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| Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:03 am |
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futureplastik
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Joined: Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:39 pm
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ebay have started a new system to help prevent people contacting losing bidders after an auction and offering the item to them.
The greed factor really kicked in for ebay and they must of figured that they lose $'s in revenue when this happens, so its just a preventative measure to stop this happening.
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JHOTTROD
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Thats good on a personal level too-My girl had someone calling her on the phone after losing an auction and offering it to her-how the hell they got her number besides an internet search is beyond me-had her a little rattled so i called the lady back and told her to never call again...
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vinylglowaddict
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thats nuts John!! so are the prices on those Bemon auctions.
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Anti Social Andy
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JHOTTROD wrote: Thats good on a personal level too-My girl had someone calling her on the phone after losing an auction and offering it to her-how the hell they got her number besides an internet search is beyond me-had her a little rattled so i called the lady back and told her to never call again... Frickin' stalker! 
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M500
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Quote: As the internet evolves, eBay continues to strike a balance between preserving transparency and protecting our Community of members. eBay has decided to change how bid history information is displayed so bad guys cannot target bidders with fake offers using this information. In certain cases, some bidders will no longer be able to view Bidder User IDs on the Bid History page. Your User ID will be shown only to you and the seller of the item you're bidding on. Other members will see an anonymous name, such as Bidder 1, applied consistently to the Bid History page
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JHOTTROD
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The best part is the lady had an attitude after My girl lost the auction-Had to be a shill in the works but noone here-It was for an Elmo toy for Xmas-lol
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Mutonismyfriend
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I am not into not seeing who's bidding - and I think ebay make enough money as it is. After having lost hundreds of dollars a few years ago, and getting ZERO help or recompense from ebay, I am of the opinion that anything they do is to guard their revenue, not teh users well being. Besides, shill biidding only boosts their revenue.
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