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question on the auction side

toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2013 in Ask the Experts
Has the topic of a personal messaging system for GB buyers and sellers ever been brought up? Since I'm not around email much I seem to miss a few questions about my listings even though I list my cell number on all of my auctions but people still tend to email. I think it might be a good option but since it is not available I figured there was a good reason. Thanks.

Todd
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    To much potential for hanky panky, i.e the auction makes their money from the items actually bid and won on the auction. If PM was in use without actually going through the auction, there would be to much temptation for cutting under the table deals, without the auction getting their cut. IMHO.
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    To much potential for hanky panky, i.e the auction makes their money from the items actually bid and won on the auction. If PM was in use without actually going through the auction, there would be to much temptation for cutting under the table deals, without the auction getting their cut. IMHO.


    How would a PM system be any different from a personal email between the buyer and seller? I think that it would be nice to see any messages as soon as you log into GB and not have to deal with being around a certain computer with an email address.

    And don't worry, I am not planning on shill bidding[;)][:D]
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,891 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you have an auction going on GB, a potential bidder can send you a question through GB & you then have the person's email address. So, if both parties want to work the system, you could probably work out a deal "off auction", but both parties would give up GB protection.

    OTOH, ebay makes both parties run all contacts through them, even to the point of using a bot to "read" your communications so that they can bust you for giving out an email address. Apparently Meg Whitman has hired the best of the Stasi.

    The current GB system works pretty well for everyone; personally, I prefer emails because they are documented, so no possibility of a mistaken interpretation later. I'd leave it alone.

    Neal
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  • Joes Custom GunsJoes Custom Guns Member Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What kind of protection does GB give to the Buyer or seller.
    The most that I have gotten is That is what we provide Feedback for.
    I am refering to the auction side, NOT the forum



    What kind of protectionquote:Originally posted by nmyers
    If you have an auction going on GB, a potential bidder can send you a question through GB & you then have the person's email address. So, if both parties want to work the system, you could probably work out a deal "off auction", but both parties would give up GB protection.

    OTOH, ebay makes both parties run all contacts through them, even to the point of using a bot to "read" your communications so that they can bust you for giving out an email address. Apparently Meg Whitman has hired the best of the Stasi.

    The current GB system works pretty well for everyone; personally, I prefer emails because they are documented, so no possibility of a mistaken interpretation later. I'd leave it alone.

    Neal
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I believe that Neal is talking about fraud protection, etc.



    quote:Originally posted by Joes Custom Guns
    What kind of protection does GB give to the Buyer or seller.
    The most that I havr gotten is That is what we provide Feedback for.
    I am refering to the auction side, NOT the forum



    What kind of protectionquote:Originally posted by nmyers
    If you have an auction going on GB, a potential bidder can send you a question through GB & you then have the person's email address. So, if both parties want to work the system, you could probably work out a deal "off auction", but both parties would give up GB protection.

    OTOH, ebay makes both parties run all contacts through them, even to the point of using a bot to "read" your communications so that they can bust you for giving out an email address. Apparently Meg Whitman has hired the best of the Stasi.

    The current GB system works pretty well for everyone; personally, I prefer emails because they are documented, so no possibility of a mistaken interpretation later. I'd leave it alone.

    Neal
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  • armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,490 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nmyers
    If you have an auction going on GB, a potential bidder can send you a question through GB & you then have the person's email address. So, if both parties want to work the system, you could probably work out a deal "off auction", but both parties would give up GB protection.

    OTOH, ebay makes both parties run all contacts through them, even to the point of using a bot to "read" your communications so that they can bust you for giving out an email address. Apparently Meg Whitman has hired the best of the Stasi.

    The current GB system works pretty well for everyone; personally, I prefer emails because they are documented, so no possibility of a mistaken interpretation later. I'd leave it alone.

    Neal



    You can get around that very easily by putting spaces between letters and simply a .c at the end.
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