EBAY Private messages

nesty · #1 03-04-2015

I am not naive in thinking that EBAY will not see private messages on their system.

I assume they don't have humans sitting at a PC reading through every single message. However, have bots to highlight anything sinister in the content to bring it to their attention? For example another weblink to a external or another online auction website!

I have some products on EBAY on Stealth. Though often get silly offers. Sadly can't oblige on EBAY, as the fees way too high. However, I can oblige on another auction site where my shop is and the fees are far lower & profit margins the same.

I am not stupid enough to put a direct link in as the bots will probably pick that up.

However, if I put in the private message in text google (name of my store) then click the google link.

Would that get picked up by the bots you think?

wtfebay · #2 03-04-2015

All sorts of variations get picked up by the bots. This is why it is so damn hard to even put your email address in a message to someone. Even putting [dot] [com] or dot kom or d.0t k0mm or some crazy thing like that, it's still a struggle.

rsot · #3 03-04-2015

You can experiment all you like but it is a pretty rough violation of eb policy if you are caught....

jakobrockz · #4 03-04-2015

I hate how eBay doesn't allow you to put your email. It pisses me off man.

Dmshark25 · #5 03-04-2015

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Originally Posted by jakobrockz

I hate how eBay doesn't allow you to put your email. It pisses me off man.

They want to make sure that you don't steal the buyer and just send them a invoice from PayPal or completely cut them out and direct them to your website if you have

wtfebay · #6 03-05-2015

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Originally Posted by Dmshark25

They want to make sure that you don't steal the buyer and just send them a invoice from PayPal or completely cut them out and direct them to your website if you have

Of course...why would they want to lose their 10% cut!?

nesty · #7 03-05-2015

Oh yes I acknowledge probably the ultimate suspension as I'll be doing them out of their money!

Then again if they wasn't so greedy with fees then maybe I wouldn't be thinking of these ideas in the first place!

nghtshd88 · #8 03-05-2015

Been abusing the messaging system for a longtime never had one problem.