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Post subject: EBay Usernames  Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:03 pm |
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Just occured to me Ive never listed myself in this thread...
...it possibly isnt needed as my ebay username is the same my forum handle... Reaversbane.
And if anyone wonders, I have a very low feedback as my old account ( alanceley ) was closed by ebay for reasons I still dont entirely understand 
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:50 pm |
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| Quote (Reaversbane @ 15 2005 Aug.,18:03) | | And if anyone wonders, I have a very low feedback as my old account ( alanceley ) was closed by ebay for reasons I still dont entirely understand |
I might have the answer to this one - remember my comments on the ebay emails hinting my account would be closed? Apparently, they were genuine. If you do not use your account for some time, or update it when they ask you to, your account is closed. I am therefore currently out of ebay. I guess the same might have happened to you, R-bane. could this be the case?
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:31 pm |
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Bummer I never knew that... obviously such a thing wont probably occur for me but I didnt know you would be terminated from the account.
Thats a shame cos you lose all your feedback and stuff
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:54 pm |
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Hi Guys,
Don't ever respond to those "verify your account" e-mails.
Just log on and look around E-bay.
I called E-bay and ALL of those E-mails are scams.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:01 am |
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My getting kicked off was odd, as the stuff ebay sent me said there had been unusual activity on my account, but I couldnt find any when I searched, so they might have been fake.
I suspect you may have hit on something there Vanvlak, because there were some emails about updating...
I dunno, it did kinda suck, and was also very difficult to get a new account. You can use the same name, but not address or email address, which makes it tricky as they seem to cross-reference a little. The only way I could do it was when I moved... If it helps you seem to be able to change the address back once you are signed up (as I did when I moved back home...).
By heck its complicated...
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:13 am |
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| Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 17 2005 Aug.,19:54) | Hi Guys,
Don't ever respond to those "verify your account" e-mails.
Just log on and look around E-bay.
I called E-bay and ALL of those E-mails are scams.
Shalom,
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True enough, Maksim, but it seems the emails I received did have effect. Mty account WAS terminated.
Going through the ebay website is the thing to do, as you said.
the email I was sent is all 'clickable', anywhere on the text, although I refrained from doing so.
I took offense to the wording which states that
"Due to the suspension of this account, you are prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering of a new account."
As I have always completed all my deals and have only had positive feedback, I found this text a dash offensive. Now I'm usually thickskinned to just about evrything, but an unjustified corporation 'prohibted' notice leaves me 
Of course, this, as Maksim said, could be an elaborate fraud, in which case, ebay would have any blame. The thing to do would be to try to register again and see what happens.
Anyways, just for info.
Cheers all. 
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:07 pm |
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| Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 17 2005 Aug.,13:54) | Hi Guys,
Don't ever respond to those "verify your account" e-mails.
Just log on and look around E-bay.
I called E-bay and ALL of those E-mails are scams.
Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. |
Guys -
FWIW, I get one or two 'Phishing' emails (purporting to be from eBay or PayPal) per day! ?
I've learned to just trash them, but if I'm in doubt, I'll forward the email to either
"Spoof@ebay.com" or "Spoof@paypal.com" They'll reply and tell you if it's legit or not.
To date, I've yet to see a legit one. Another good way to tell - if the email's salutation
("Hello blah") in the text of the email isn't personalized to you, it's probably a spoof.
One last warning on this - the one Phishing email that nearly fooled me recently was
a very legit-looking email telling me that somebody has sent me a payment.
I didn't recognize the payer nor the amount, but I'm doing enough eBay (buying & selling)
that I started to assume that it'd slipped my mind. I nearly used the link in the email...
then wised-up and forwarded it to spoof@paypal. Sure enough....Phish!! 
So, let's be careful out there... ? ?
Larry
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:35 pm |
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:37 pm |
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:34 am |
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:59 am |
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My ebay ID is ragashthereaver as my old account also went the way of the dinosaurs.
I'm bidding on a few things on ebay currently please be nice to me!
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:29 pm |
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:47 pm |
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:52 pm |
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Post subject: EBay Usernames Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 8:40 pm |
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Tycho96. Good luck to all you folks.
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