Yes, I use my email address as my handle, as THEY suggested. I read they
will be asking people to change to a non-email handle. GOOD LUCK. They
can't force people to change it, can they?
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT ebay
| At 08:34 AM 2/22/01 -0500, John Hermanson wrote:
| >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.
|
| There's an easy way around that. Instead of having cute "handles" or
| nicknames, use your *real* e-mail address as your name when you list
| something. You can also list your e-mail address directly in the text you
| post.
|
| I've always been 'garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' on eBay. Can't see why people
| shouldn't be able to contact me directly, and I'm more than willing to put
| up with the few d*ckheads that'll undoubtedly abuse it.
|
| Garth
|
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