Arrogant Ebay

I sometimes send email to my ebay customers when I put up a lot of new
stuff at one cent start and no reserve. I have their email addresses from
them writing to ME (not sent through ebay's system.) Got a PHONE CALL from
ebay warning me not to send any more spam email to "their" customers.

I thought "customers" were the ones who pay the money. I pay ebay
$200 to $400 a month in fees. I am THEIR customer. The buyers of my
merchandise are MY customers.

I asked the guy WHAT email was someone complaining about,
WHO was the complainer, WHAT IP address did it originate from,
WHEN was it sent, HOW did they know it was not edited or entirely
fabricated in a text editor...

sorry - that's confidential.

RARE COIN AUCTIONS NO MINIMUMS http://frankcoins.com
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Board member of Texas Coin Dealers Association, Fort Worth Coin Club.
Member: Texas Numismatic Assoc, American Numismatic Assoc.

(Frank Provasek) whines.....

I asked the guy WHAT email was someone complaining about snip ad barfinitum

Chalk it up to Karma Frank, er, uh BrickBoy, HorseManis, Donna,
JonBenet.........

Always here for my fellow syngraphist or oenophile.
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 06:24:04 GMT, (Frank
Provasek) declared:


I sometimes send email to my ebay customers when I put up a lot of new
stuff at one cent start and no reserve. I have their email addresses from
them writing to ME (not sent through ebay's system.) Got a PHONE CALL from
ebay warning me not to send any more spam email to "their" customers.

I thought "customers" were the ones who pay the money. I pay ebay
$200 to $400 a month in fees. I am THEIR customer. The buyers of my
merchandise are MY customers.

didn't you realize ebay owns the world, we are "their" sellers to
"their" bidders.

I asked the guy WHAT email was someone complaining about,
WHO was the complainer, WHAT IP address did it originate from,
WHEN was it sent, HOW did they know it was not edited or entirely
fabricated in a text editor...

sorry - that's confidential.

don't ya just love how someone can file a complaint and then hide from
the effects.

what you need to do frank, is at the bottom of your EOA mail to your
customers ask if they would like to be on your list. if they say yes,
then it's ok in everybodies eyes including ebay.


robert

"I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen"

I wasn't enquiring about what else he had for sale only the item that
was up for auction. A reply of "US only thanks" would have been the
required answer.

MindElec wrote:

On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 06:24:04 GMT, (Frank
Provasek) declared:


I sometimes send email to my ebay customers when I put up a lot of new
stuff at one cent start and no reserve. I have their email addresses from
them writing to ME (not sent through ebay's system.) Got a PHONE CALL from
ebay warning me not to send any more spam email to "their" customers.

I thought "customers" were the ones who pay the money. I pay ebay
$200 to $400 a month in fees. I am THEIR customer. The buyers of my
merchandise are MY customers.

didn't you realize ebay owns the world, we are "their" sellers to
"their" bidders.

John Staines wrote:
I wasn't enquiring about what else he had for sale only the item that
was up for auction. A reply of "US only thanks" would have been the
required answer.

MindElec wrote:



Please dont top post and learn to trim

"RipCurl" wrote
John Staines wrote:
I wasn't enquiring about what else he had for sale only the item that
was up for auction. A reply of "US only thanks" would have been the
required answer.

MindElec wrote:

Please dont top post and learn to trim


Yeah: you tell 'em, RipCurl.

link

MindElec writes:

On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 06:24:04 GMT, (Frank
Provasek) declared:

I asked the guy WHAT email was someone complaining about,
WHO was the complainer, WHAT IP address did it originate from,
WHEN was it sent, HOW did they know it was not edited or entirely
fabricated in a text editor...

sorry - that's confidential.

don't ya just love how someone can file a complaint and then hide from
the effects.

Sorry, I think that's fair. If somebody's already spammed me, there's no
reason to think they'll treat my information ethically.

what you need to do frank, is at the bottom of your EOA mail to your
customers ask if they would like to be on your list. if they say yes,
then it's ok in everybodies eyes including ebay.

Yup.

This way isn't. I don't think there's much point in complaining about
suffering the consequences, which seem to have been pretty mild.

Deborah Stevenson
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Deborah Stevenson,,, wrote in message ...
MindElec writes:

On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 06:24:04 GMT, (Frank
Provasek) declared:

I asked the guy WHAT email was someone complaining about,
WHO was the complainer, WHAT IP address did it originate from,
WHEN was it sent, HOW did they know it was not edited or entirely
fabricated in a text editor...

sorry - that's confidential.

don't ya just love how someone can file a complaint and then hide from
the effects.

Sorry, I think that's fair. If somebody's already spammed me, there's no
reason to think they'll treat my information ethically.

Excuse me, does that also apply to Sharper Image or Sears? After
buying items from them, I've received a STREAM of catalogs and emails
without advance notice. Think Ebay minions got on the phone and made
stern phone calls to THEM, warning them about poaching Ebay's
customers?

"Frank Provasek" wrote

I sometimes send email to my ebay customers when I put up a lot of new
stuff at one cent start and no reserve. I have their email addresses from
them writing to ME (not sent through ebay's system.) Got a PHONE CALL from
ebay warning me not to send any more spam email to "their" customers.
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SPAM mailings cost you more bids than you gain.

None wrote:

"Frank Provasek" wrote

I sometimes send email to my ebay customers when I put up a lot of new
stuff at one cent start and no reserve. I have their email addresses from
them writing to ME (not sent through ebay's system.) Got a PHONE CALL from
ebay warning me not to send any more spam email to "their" customers.
------------
SPAM mailings cost you more bids than you gain.

It's not spam if you have a previous business relationship with
someone.