Do we have to answer all emails?

[rsot]

It means that answering questions on many accounts (if you have them) will take up too much time on the day - worse still if your item is popular

[GhostWhoWalks]

Originally Posted by rsot

It means that answering questions on many accounts (if you have them) will take up too much time on the day - worse still if your item is popular

Yeah true. But this is my main account with no limits. I am unlimited!

It's my baby!

What really takes up my time is re-posting my listings every 3 day for 3 days. It takes 20 minutes for all my stealth accounts. :( 3.3 hours per month. I wish I could cut out some time on it. But you get more views if you list for 3 days. Because it shows as newly listed and also on the last day so it's good.

I'll test it out for 10 days on my 3 dozen newer accounts I'm making this month. And see how that goes. Cause I'll be blowing 10 hours per month with 4 dozen total.

[Lost in the Supermarket]

Originally Posted by GhostWhoWalks

Not after 5 months. They got like 3 month supply 5 months ago.

Block the bidder and report him. Maybe he has a record of being an ass and it will be your report that gets HIM shut down. but then he will probably end up here...so hold that thought.

[GhostWhoWalks]

So comforting to know! lol

Thank you!

[biglouis999]

If the complaint is within the time period when something nasty might happen (eg PP case) and the item is cheap I usually refund them to get rid. Write it off as a tax loss. In the case where something is well out of time I just ignore.

For example I had a buyer purchase a vintage jewelry item with missing rhinestones - accurately described. 6 months later she wanted me to take it back because she had not been able to find rhinestones of the right type! (could not buy rhinestones in the USA? Come on now.) I did not bother to even reply because thats taking the mick.

Why not make up something that looks like an "out of office reply" message and keep booting that back to them?

Sometimes annoying buyers get hold of my personal email address and keep mailing me on that. Simple. All my private email addresses are via my own domains where I have set up a postmaster@mydomain.com for each one. I simply boot the message back from the postmaster as a "mail transmission error/mailbox unobtainable" return with a bit of gobbledegook from a real "unobtainable" pasted into the body. Works every time. Sender assumes their message has not got through. They give up after a couple of tries.

For really evil or annoying messages I set up a block at server level so I dont ever see the messages. Out of sight is out of mind.

[GreenBean]

@biglouis

It's called control.

Must have control to stay ahead.

[GhostWhoWalks]

Originally Posted by biglouis999

If the complaint is within the time period when something nasty might happen (eg PP case) and the item is cheap I usually refund them to get rid. Write it off as a tax loss. In the case where something is well out of time I just ignore.

For example I had a buyer purchase a vintage jewelry item with missing rhinestones - accurately described. 6 months later she wanted me to take it back because she had not been able to find rhinestones of the right type! (could not buy rhinestones in the USA? Come on now.) I did not bother to even reply because thats taking the mick.

Why not make up something that looks like an "out of office reply" message and keep booting that back to them?

Sometimes annoying buyers get hold of my personal email address and keep mailing me on that. Simple. All my private email addresses are via my own domains where I have set up a postmaster@mydomain.com for each one. I simply boot the message back from the postmaster as a "mail transmission error/mailbox unobtainable" return with a bit of gobbledegook from a real "unobtainable" pasted into the body. Works every time. Sender assumes their message has not got through. They give up after a couple of tries.

For really evil or annoying messages I set up a block at server level so I dont ever see the messages. Out of sight is out of mind.

lol I sure did enjoy this one!

[biglouis999]

I get a big boost out of NOT answering annoying messages and booting them back. The nastier they are the more I enjoy frustrating the sender.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Oh yeah!

[GhostWhoWalks]

Originally Posted by biglouis999

I get a big boost out of NOT answering annoying messages and booting them back. The nastier they are the more I enjoy frustrating the sender.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Oh yeah!

lollll

Are you looking for a job in replying to all my stealth emails? If so you are hired! lolll

[RetroRedneck]

Example of a bouncy email - just replace dates, email (yours/theirs):

From: System Administrator

Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:07 AM

To: XXXX

Subject: Undeliverable: tomato accurately

 

our message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

    Subject: tomato accurately

    Sent: 12/3/2007 3:57 AM

The following recipient(s) cannot be reached:

 

XXXXXX@fairfield.k12.ct.us on 12/3/2007 4:07 AM The e-mail address could not be found. Perhaps the recipient moved to a different e-mail organization, or there was a mistake in the address. Check the address and try again.

< isp.att.net #5.1.0MAILFROM:<XXXXXXX@cvs.k12.mi.us> 554REPLY:554_Service_unavailable;_Client_host_[fmailhost03.isp.att.net]_blocked_by_sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org;_ http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=70.154.249.230 smtp; Permanent Failure: Other address status>

 

XXXXXXn@fairfield.k12.ct.us on 12/3/2007 4:07 AM The e-mail address could not be found. Perhaps the recipient moved to a different e-mail organization, or there was a mistake in the address. Check the address and try again.

< isp.att.net #5.1.0MAILFROM:<XXXXXXX@cvs.k12.mi.us>554REPLY:554_Service_unavailable; _Client_host_[fmailhost03.isp.att.net]_blocked_by_sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org;_ http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=70.154.249.230 smtp; Permanent Failure: Other address status>

[GhostWhoWalks]

Originally Posted by RetroRedneck

Example of a bouncy email - just replace dates, email (yours/theirs):

From: System Administrator

Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:07 AM

To: XXXX

Subject: Undeliverable: tomato accurately

 

our message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

    Subject: tomato accurately

    Sent: 12/3/2007 3:57 AM

The following recipient(s) cannot be reached:

 

XXXXXX@fairfield.k12.ct.us on 12/3/2007 4:07 AM The e-mail address could not be found. Perhaps the recipient moved to a different e-mail organization, or there was a mistake in the address. Check the address and try again.

< isp.att.net #5.1.0MAILFROM:<XXXXXXX@cvs.k12.mi.us> 554REPLY:554_Service_unavailable;_Client_host_[fmailhost03.isp.att.net]_blocked_by_sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org;_ http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=70.154.249.230 smtp; Permanent Failure: Other address status>

 

XXXXXXn@fairfield.k12.ct.us on 12/3/2007 4:07 AM The e-mail address could not be found. Perhaps the recipient moved to a different e-mail organization, or there was a mistake in the address. Check the address and try again.

< isp.att.net #5.1.0MAILFROM:<XXXXXXX@cvs.k12.mi.us>554REPLY:554_Service_unavailable; _Client_host_[fmailhost03.isp.att.net]_blocked_by_sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org;_ http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=70.154.249.230 smtp; Permanent Failure: Other address status>

Can I email myself using their info so it shows up on my Ebay account that it really came from the buyer? I don't get what this is really or how to even use it.

Can you explain it more please?

[RetroRedneck]

I answered your PM. This ⊗⊗⊗⊗ message is only ideal if a buyer got hold of your actual email address (don't use this template through ebay!). The buyer then thinks your email address is 'dead', and will hopefully give up harassing you.

[GhostWhoWalks]

Originally Posted by RetroRedneck

I answered your PM. This ⊗⊗⊗⊗ message is only ideal if a buyer got hold of your actual email address (don't use this template through ebay!). The buyer then thinks your email address is 'dead', and will hopefully give up harassing you.

Oh yeah that's for sure. I had maybe 1 or 2 buyers in the last 18 months use real emails.