Availabilty of ebay ids, feedback, and results on ebay safety

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

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Message: From my past experiences on ebay, I wish to offer the following suggestions which I feel will help to make ebay a safer place to do business.

1. It is much too easy for ebayers to have many multiple ids on ebay. All a person needs is another email address which are quite easy to get, and or another credit card etc and they are on there way with a new fresh ebay id.

The availability of these ids undermines the already small protection that feedback offers. While I believe the ebay feedback system is a fine idea, the major fault of it is the ability to get another id.

My experiences on ebay have led me to know many ebayers use a lot of ids. People engaged in less than enjoyable activity, are the main people that use many multiple ids.

Recently I opened up another ebay id for Buying purposes only, electing to have a seperate id for most sales. This was to protect my ability to leave appropriate feedback when buying without damaging my selling rating. The same benefits I get from this other id, also give the less desirables an extra chance to do less than honest activity on ebay.

If it was only possible for ebayers to get a maximum of two ebay ids, etc, it would lead to a much better use of the feedback system for all ebayers.

As it stands now, If i wanted too, I can open 10 ebay ids right now without any problem whatsoever! Even 20. All I need is another family member or freind with an shaw isp account and unused available email addresses, and I can open ebay ids like crazy, and access all this email on my own home computer.

Seeing as almost anyone can be twenty different people right now on ebay, the integrety of all ebay activity is greatly hampered.

I know you people at ebay know, i am very right here, so if you want to get more bad people away, you need to at least limit each person to two ebay ids. Let them have one for selling and one for buying, and only let them use one email address.

Those that have many ebay ids could be given the one time opportunity to have all these ebay ids merged, to the new limit.

Dave in Canada.

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

Dont see where i said "i know you are but what am I" havent heard that line since i was in grade 5

[whoscloset]

Okay, I answer your question and get attacked for giving an intelligent, concise reason for multiple ids.

Still think I'm the bully here u-deserve-it?

And by the way, I don't know Bill at all. hehehe
Monique

Himalayan Salt Lamps - A Guide to Purchasing

[treasure-pot]

Post #1

People engaged in less than enjoyable activity, are the main people that use many multiple ids. What do you mean by "main" people? Substantiate this comment.

Recently I opened up another ebay id for Buying purposes only, electing to have a seperate id for most sales. This was to protect my ability to leave appropriate feedback when buying without damaging my selling rating. The same benefits I get from this other id, also give the less desirables an extra chance to do less than honest activity on ebay. Why is it OK for you to have a second ID and not others? What makes you so honourable and others dishonourable. Substantiate.

That's only your first post. How's that for starters?

Bill treasure-pot

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

Ever seen the movie the American President.

Always liked the speach where the president says , you want a debate bob you better stick with me, cause sydney allan rhodes is way out of your league.

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

run bill run

[treasure-pot]

go home monique your posts always follow bills and you have already demonstrated your intelligence and demeanor to other ebayers. Bill is your king, and you are his queen.

You really are low, you know that? You cry foul because you think someone is supressing your ideas and if anyone else comments you attack them.

Fortunately, trolls always starve themselves if they cannot be fed.

Bill treasure-pot

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

I dont believe it is ok for me to have another id bill.

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

gotta treat foul with foul, unfortunately you guys dont give up even with constant reminders. Sorry.

[treasure-pot]

I prefer "It's difficult to do a battle of wits with an unarmed man". You still choose not to substantiate any of your claims so I gotta leave you to your ramblings.

Bill treasure-pot

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

what the next problem you want substantiated that you feel is inaccurate about other ids, and show me why its not accurate before you ask please.

[whoscloset]

go home monique

I AM at home...in my PJ's...enjoying my coffee. It's why I left the executive ranks at "Canada's largest retailer" to start my own on-line business. LOL
Monique

Himalayan Salt Lamps - A Guide to Purchasing

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

keep going monique.

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

So whats the next inaccurate post i made bill that i must substantiate for your benefit. Tell me why it is inaccurate before you ask please.

[u-deserv-it]

Still think I'm the bully here u-deserve-it?

well..i never said bully..but a little challenged to assume that no one can argue a point with someone just because they're 'writing a book'. does that mean if bill says something YOU disagree with, in your mind, you must be wrong because he's 'writing a book'?

would you be too afraid to argue your point because after all, he's 'writing a book', obviously he's right..or smarter than you..

nonsense

[zarzuella]

Always liked the speach(sic) where the president says , you want a debate bob you better stick with me, cause sydney allan rhodes is way out of your league.





Agreed. You are way out of your league here.

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

Your opinion, I dont think so! 🙂

[tobyshitzu]

I believe our 3000+fb "never found a policy he couldn't misquote" friend on the seller board mentioned hes working on a book too 🙂

The fb numbers aren't all that telling on knowledge or business acumen. Glacierbay looked to be brilliant getting to #1 on ebay at one point....only for them end up unable to pay the bills. Huge sales volume, but no one would want to have taken ebay business advice from them. There are piles of people on the messageboards with large numbers who make inaccurate statements regularly.

Since op here was just stating opinion (shared by many) that ebay allowing unlimited ids is causing a lot of problems i'm not sure how the thread ended up as it has.

[thegreatcanadiannorthernstar]

good post toby, Thanks for your input.

[whoscloset]

Since op here was just stating opinion (shared by many) that ebay allowing unlimited ids is causing a lot of problems i'm not sure how the thread ended up as it has.

Upon review, I believe it was because the OP didn't like the answers to his questions. Look at his responses to my explanations for multiple selling id's including "go home".



well..i never said bully..but a little challenged to assume that no one can argue a point with someone just because they're 'writing a book'. does that mean if bill says something YOU disagree with, in your mind, you must be wrong because he's 'writing a book'?

Nope, never said that...at least it was not meant to be taken in that context. It was just a little advise to make sure you know what you are talking about prior to spouting it from the rooftops as gospel. I, myself made an error when posting about the collection of GST on shipping a while ago. Maybe someone could dig up that thread as a reminder to people that it is possible to gracefully accept that you are wrong on a position you have taken in a post.
Monique

Himalayan Salt Lamps - A Guide to Purchasing

[u-deserv-it]

...point taken..however..again..this isn't a black or white issue..wrong/right issue...its one of opinion..and truly it is..there's arguments on either side-fraud with or without multiple id's...solutions..etc...its a never ending subject with lots of different viewpoints...some will be in favour of one and not the other..