Warning from eBay:

[Tabe]

If you REALLY need to send your email address in an Ebay message to someone, create an image of it and send that instead.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Tabe

If you REALLY need to send your email address in an Ebay message to someone, create an image of it and send that instead.

And now you just completely ruined that avenue for all of us who already use it. Ebay will immediately start reconfiguring their bots to 'catch' us.

Thanks.

Edited to add: This was supposed to be taken somewhat humorously. They were probably on to us already.

[1952boyntoncollector]

I like when i make a token bid on a high grade Mantle 1952 Topps just so keep tabs to see how much they go for and ebay emails me and says 'you just missed this one' (card sells for 175k) yeah i missed by about 174k

[mybuddyinc]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

And now you just completely ruined that avenue for all of us who already use it. Ebay will immediately start reconfiguring their bots to 'catch' us.

Thanks.

Edited to add: This was supposed to be taken somewhat humorously. They were probably on to us already.

YES, they do this NOW. If you go to post an image in the message, they will "remind" you it has to be within ebay laws. Also I just got a message from a ebay member that had an image attached. ebay asked it if was within their guidelines.

Not to be paranoid, but ebay can look at images in messages.

BTW I have gotten a few "warnings." Just have to be careful.

[nat]

The bidder "may" retract a bid. What if they permitted bid retractions, but charged a $10,000,000 fee (or whatever) to do it? Could you argue that the bidder "may" retract the bid, in that it is possible for him to do so, and the statute doesn't prohibit putting obstacles in the way of doing it, or would a judge nix this idea?