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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Why is the contact number listed as a photo ?
philward:
May be that if you put a telephone number in the text body, eBay removes it (I think) - its a way round that maybe
Still something not right about the listing though
juitz:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on July 03, 2023, 08:41:01 PM ---A nice looking bike in the photo, that is far too cheap so there must be a catch or a con somewhere - no one gives stuff away these days.
Somehow it looks too good to be true ?
--- End quote ---
Yeah my thought as well as priced very low.
Account has 100% feedback from 700ish transactions, but something doesn't feel right.
Seller responded and said no issues on bike and runs. Even offered a viewing to check the bike.
MCTID:
E Bay are simply paranoid about Sellers showing contact details in their adverts......they think that it will potentially cut E Bay out of future sales ! That's why Private Sellers show their phone number in a photo. Strangely, Dealers clearly show their contact details - showing that E Bay obviously suffers from 'Elbow and arse disease !
Continual 'breaking' of their rules can lead to Sellers being barred from E Bay in the future, but if you are an infrequent Seller this probably won't bother you.
I have just bought some Furniture on E Bay and the amount of 'faffing about' was a real pain as I'm using a Courier to collect......all Couriers want/ need an E Mail address - so they can send advance warning about the collection AND the delivery dates, and they need a Mobile number so they can send advance warnings about the time slot they propose for collection and delivery. Having to send numerous messages on E Bay to the Seller to ascertain this info and 'skirting round the E Bay rules' is just a PITA and probably one of the biggest self inflicted examples of an organisation pis*ing off it's Customers !
I have 'reluctantly' just posted a couple of bike parts for sale on E Bay........just waiting now to get a raft of 'stoopid' questions from the people who can't read, can't work simple things out for themselves, and can't be ar*ed to read the advert properly. Thankfully, most decent E Bayers don't fall into these categories - and they make up for those who do.
Laverdaroo:
0I generally message the buyer/seller and 7explain that on the start of every line in the 8message there will be a number. All the 4numbers put together in a line will equate 3to my phone number, eBay don’t seem to
5 have cottoned on to that snide yet.
Written as above.
The eBay computer can’t fathom it and means you can get your number over with minimum fuss and no telling off
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