I think ebay is getting scarier to deal with. Man oh man I wonder how many people are gettin screwed. And with no recourse. Be careful John
Sorry, when I posted this thread, I should have put it in the ebay section...
Speaking of it being scary to deal with Ebay, here's a little-known fact:
feel free to verify this info, it is an experience I had about a year ago, they may have fixed the problem by now???
Don't think messages in ebay's "My Messages" are safe. I was online with an ebay rep about my father's account and this is coming straight from her...someone can send you a spoof message in your "my messages" folder even AFTER you have signed into "my ebay" here's the scenario:
you go to ebay website
you click on "my ebay"
you sign in with your ID and password
you click on "my messages"
you have a few questions on an item that you are selling, so you open one
you read it, and click on the big yellow "Respond Now" button
everything is cool right? WRONG
This ebay rep tells me that in an actual ebay message, after you click the yellow "respond now" button you are taken to a question response screen. There are fake messages going around that will make you log in again. DON'T DO IT. This is how they get your ID and password, empty your paypal account, and start selling fake stuff to cheat other people.
I was instructed to always use the gray "Respond" button at the top of the screen which the bad people cannot fake.
She told me that ebay will not ask for your password again when responding to messages...but seriously, how many times does ebay ask you to log in? You have to log in during certain advanced searches, you have to log in to change your account even if you are already logged in. We're used to logging in multiple times after visiting the site. Where's the warning? Why are there still yellow buttons in "my messages" scary stuff indeed.
Also, in the original post, these auctions were pulled 1 day, and 3 days respectively after I first reported them. They were definitely fakes, yet after reports from many people it took 3 days to take down the second auction. Ebay does the minimum to protect buyers, but the maximum to protect their power sellers...ever see the ones with 99.9% positive feedback yet they average 30 negatives per MONTH? Be very careful, please.
Tom