View Full Version : Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your keyboard: Ebay's watched items
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02-13-2007, 08:15 AM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Perhaps others received an email, ostensibly from ebay, stating that one of your watched items from a vendor had been relisted. When I checked one of these emails I received, I noted that I had not added Five Little Peppers and How They Grew to my Watch List (and I certainly wouldn't admit it here if I had <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> ) but I had been watching another closed item from that vendor. <br /><br />I do as ebay suggests and I check my ebay messages. No such relisting email.Another phish? Scam? For sure, I am thinking. I email ebay's security and receive the following email back:<br /><br /><i>Thank you for writing eBay in regard to the email you received regarding your "Watched Item." <br /><br />The notice we sent to you incorrectly referred to an item that is not on the "Items I'm Watching" list for your account. <br /><br />Although this notice is an authentic email from eBay, it was mistakenly sent by our system. We apologize for any inconvenience or concern this might have caused you. <br /><br />Other members have also reported receiving notices for items they are not watching. We appreciate your patience with us as we work to correct this problem as soon as possible.</i><br /><br />Somehow, this does not inspire great confidence.<br /><br />Max
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02-13-2007, 08:19 AM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I get these notices on occasion too from people that are in my watch list, but items I am not watching....I had always assumed the person was skirting ebay fees somehow revising the auction by completely changing it to another item.
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02-13-2007, 08:30 AM
Posted By: <b>robert</b><p>Max.<br /><br />Ebay is clearly not secure.<br /><br />Rob
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02-13-2007, 09:23 AM
Posted By: <b>Todd Schultz</b><p>I just got an email from paypal--looks legit on design, layout, etc.--saying I need to confirm or cancel my payment of $1599.00 for a Sony Vaio computer that I of course never bought.
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02-13-2007, 09:25 AM
Posted By: <b>mark</b><p>That is a scam as you know. I forward stuff like that to ebay.
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02-13-2007, 11:02 AM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Todd<br /><br />The email you received was a scam. However, the email I (and others) received from ebay was legitimately from ebay. It was sent in error by ebay, as there is somehow a glitch in their software indicating we were watching items we weren't watching.<br /><br />Max
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02-13-2007, 11:24 AM
Posted By: <b>Mark Burke</b><p>this happens frequently and it is legitimate. It happens so much to me that I am sure ebay does it on purpose.
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02-13-2007, 12:49 PM
Posted By: <b>Russ Bright</b><p>it's legit, it's just an ebay mess-up - click on that item, look at sellers other items and you'll find whatever you WERE watching.<br /><br />and if you WERE looking for 5 little peppers, i think i have all three volumes first print somewhere around here...