I am not sure the new mail system can prevent the prevailing practice.
There are simply too many ways to get around the restriction - the
seller/buyer can give his email address to the other side in the mail that
is sent through ebay, or the seller can include his email/icq# in the
description of the item, or, before the auction ends, the buyer may give his
contact to the seller by asking a question ... If ebay is thinking of
grabbing more money, a more easy way out is to charge a small admission fee.
Regards,
Kam
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT ebay
> Ebay is coming out with a new email system that prevents bidders and
sellers
> communicating directly, email has to be sent to ebay and then they forward
> it.
>
> They're trying to end the awful practice of the seller completing a
> transaction with a high bidder when the reserve price isn't reached.
>
> John Hermanson
>
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