hi, IM Craig, I actually started this post a very long time ago, I still subscribe to it, write on it, and keep up. Amazing stuff going on. One guy below suggested a class action lawsuit. There is one as a matter of fact, there is a book out..All kinds of crazy stuff and horror stories. None of it is funny....well, ok some is. You know, when like a paramedic makes a joke about a dude that was chopped in half by a speeding drunk driver. Not funny, but it a kinda self medication and a buffer to the pain. So, that being said, here's my latest, this is great!
Im selling a distortion pedal, (for those of u not familiar w my story. im a cancer survivor, stage IV squamus cell carcinome in mu sinuses and neck. No insurance, wife left me while I was in chemo/radiation, band w friends of 20+ yrs fired me, couldn't wait around they said) Ok, sad story I know, but IM on the comeback trail..Selling ALL my extra stuff to keep things together, IM just now healthy enough to go back to work. And just in time for this wonderful economy! LOL. Oh ya, I was diagnosed in Jan 08, went thru 5 1/2 months treatment. ok...
so a member asked me if he won the auction, could he pay me a few days later, till he got the money together....i thought no prob, wrote a note hit send....I get this message
"ATTENTION!" EBAY HAS DETERMINED YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT BLAH, BLAH VLAH......So I wrote ebay this letter...hahaha. And they are **bleep**!
THIS IS THE QUESTION I WAS EMAILED BY A "POTENTIAL" BUYER
Hello,
How much time do we have to pay you? I'm asking, because I'll perhaps have to put some more money on my credit card, and that may take a few days after Christmas, so I'm not sure I can bid.
Thanks,
Jérémie
So I try to respond to his question, which could very well be the deciding factor in him buying my item (which has no bids.) and I am a cancer survivor (barely) and trying desperately to make money for food, rent, christmas...ect. I click respond, write the answer...,
"Im sure a few days after the auction ended wouldn’t be a problem. Just jeep open communication while we wait for the money to get to your card. Thanks for your interest. Craig"
. . . Put in the code to insure its authentic eBay member generated communication. And I get this prompt!
Attention!
We have determined you are trying to contact an eBay member with whom you are not currently involved in an open transaction. For the protection of the eBay community, we sometimes block these types of communication. To prevent this occurrence from happening in the future, we recommend the following:
If you are a seller, respond to all bidder questions before the auction ends.
If you are trying to contact the seller of an item that has not yet ended go to the item page and click the “Ask seller a question” link.
If you are the winning buyer of an item go to your my eBay page under the items I’ve Won section. Click the action drop down menu and choose the “contact seller” action.
If you are a seller trying to contact your winning buyer, go to my eBay and under the Items I’ve Sold section, click the action drop down menu. Choose the “contact buyer” action.
Reply to seller/bidder through personal email provider (if the sender has not hidden their email address).
Thank you for your understanding. OH I **bleep**ING UNDERSTAND…DO YOU?
WHAT! Just when I thought I had seen eBay and Papal hit the pinnacle of their keystone cops act. A New nadirs, a new low of absolute contradicting BS.
First of all, 'we have determined that you are trying to contact and eBay...blah blah blah
YOU determined? "You sent me the effing message!
Secondly "I am trying to contact!!!!!!
The message was sent to me, you and you program, along with this members desire to talk to me initiated the conversation! Why do you start this dialog in red and then with ATTENTION!
Like you caught me doing something wrong!
And I just love this part...loll
You advise..."To prevent this occurrence from happening in the future, we recommend the following:
1) If you are a seller, respond to all bidder questions before the auction ends.
LMFAO...isn’t that exactly what was being done?
I could go line by line and pick this apart. But I tell you, you are literally **bleep**ing with my faith in humanity and good will. With 21 day holds of funds, blocking dialog between members that can help make a sale. IImplying that I am up to, or could be, some kind of insider trading equivalent by having a conversation. You are making it so hard on the seller, fees that just get bigger, holding our money, freezing accounts and suspending memberships over nothing. But one thing is being accomplished; the two fat cash cows get bigger and bigger, devouring our nickels at a time. And there is no way to stop your madness. I have NO other options, you make me sick, you make me laugh, you **bleep** me off....but in the end, you make me money...So I guess my hypocrisy knows no bounds either my cash eating chupacabras. So my point? your administration is a joke, you policies work against one another, you red tape could swallow up your own motives if given the chance. I will continue to find a better way to help others and live a nice life with out using the backs of those that support me as stepping stones on my way. You will all go to **bleep**.
ebay responded
I understand that you are frustrated and I would have been more than
happy to help you but due to your use of profanity and unprofessional
communication, I will be sending this over to our Trust and Safety
Department for further review.
Sincerely,
Shannon
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA, she went and told dad on me.
I would have helped you, but you are too upset ny the way you are treated and have an IQ higher than a as;samander and noticed our conflicting policiy. lol anyway. hang in there everyone,
I have started IBid and got a Google checkout, We will se how that goes. Come check me out, buy a little cheap item from me, I can use the help. My IBid store will be running soon.
ebay id: chckn714
ibid id: useD2Ewes ////c'mon, you know its clever!
