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I just received this after answering a bidders question which only asked for more information on the item. There was plenty of info Ã*n the auction and they were not specific about what they need more info about. I replied with a link to a page that had reviews of the product since there is no more info to give that is not in the auction.
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Would you verify yourself? Do you know anything about this? With all the scams out there I am hesitant to give out any information and the email question was so obscure.
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I had one of those a couple of weeks ago. Really pi$$ed me off. Figured I had to answer it - it was the only way I could make contact with my buyer. Sheesh, I hate spam too, but that is ridiculous!
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Melinda
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I recently got caught up in the Earthlink spam blocker. I couldn't contact my winning bidder until I'd "verified" myself.
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I've gotten a few of those. So far it hasn't been important enough to verify myself. I think its stupid, when a bit of common sense usage will keep spams down to non-existent.
I figure if the time ever comes when it is important enough to do so, I will verify myself. But I will not be happy.......
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When you do verify yourself to them what information do they ask for?
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I think some of those verification emails are legit, but it worries me that this person didn't seem to have a real question for the seller.
Wasn't there some sort of email harvesting going on at ebay a few months ago using a variation of this?
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