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Thursday, July 23, 2015

eBay Will Send Your Full Name, Location, And Phone Number To Any Auction Bidder Who Asks

Reader A. is a full-time eBay seller, who recently listed and sold a pricey item for a relative, splitting the proceeds. Relatively early in the auction, something happened that surprised and upset A: one of the bidders requested his contact information on file from eBay, which included his phone number and the city and state where he lives. eBay automatically sent it to the bidder without consulting him. Why?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Nothing new about this. I got a po box when I started selling, long before PayPal, when buyers sent checks and money orders.