Ebay Question...

[jgmp123]

So I recently won an item on eBay and within 24 hours received a message from a seller (not the one I purchased from) that said:

Good Morning,
I noticed you bought a 1953 Connie Mack Autographed Postcard/Note on here. I am about to sell a few of my high end signed items from my collection. Babe Ruth Signed Ball, Lou Gehrig Ball, Roger Maris Signed Ball. Mostly players Ruth, Gehrig, Clemente, Wagner, Munson, Robinson, Mathewson, Ott, Cobb, Foxx and Young. All my items come authenticated and with a Certificate of Authenticity each. Let me know which players you are interested in and I will send pictures and prices.

My question is: How did this seller know that I purchased the item since eBay is supposed to know keep the buyers identity private...

Am I missing something? Did anyone else get this message?

[isaac2004]

best guess is if you payed through paypal your email was on the invoice, viewable to the seller

[toyman55]

That doesn't make sense since it was a different seller that contacted him, not the one he bought it from. You might try contacting ebay and ask them how he got your email address because I thought all information was protected too.

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by toyman55

That doesn't make sense since it was a different seller that contacted him, not the one he bought it from. You might try contacting ebay and ask them how he got your email address because I thought all information was protected too.

wow i totally missed that part in the post, maybe different ebay accounts for the same guy, or a friend? i know that you can look in the bids and see the 1st and last character of the bidder with their feedback rating.... im lost after that

[jgmp123]

Guy's ID is out of Maryland...Maybe it may ring a bell eBay ID: loveofbaseball55

Obviously, just making everyone aware, in case it is a scam.

[otismalibu]

Was it a message thru eBay's system or a direct email? If it was an eBay message, they might have found your eBay ID via feedback (left or received) for that item.

[old13man]

Interesting...must be same guy. Mine was out of MD, loveofbaseball54. He sent message through ebay to me.

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by otismalibu

Was it a message thru eBay's system or a direct email? If it was an eBay message, they might have found your eBay ID via feedback (left or received) for that item.

Direct eBay Message...No feedback left yet. Just paid for item yesterday...

[old13man]

I received that message in the past. PM me with the name and I will tell you if it was the same guy. I have no idea how they got my name either?

[Wymers Auction]

[QUOTE=jgmp123;1039829]So I recently won an item on eBay and within 24 hours received a message from a seller (not the one I purchased from) that said:

Good Morning,
I noticed you bought a 1953 Connie Mack Autographed Postcard/Note on here. I am about to sell a few of my high end signed items from my collection. Babe Ruth Signed Ball, Lou Gehrig Ball, Roger Maris Signed Ball. Mostly players Ruth, Gehrig, Clemente, Wagner, Munson, Robinson, Mathewson, Ott, Cobb, Foxx and Young. All my items come authenticated and with a Certificate of Authenticity each. Let me know which players you are interested in and I will send pictures and prices.

My question is: How did this seller know that I purchased the item since eBay is supposed to know keep the buyers identity private...

I don't trust privacy policies of such large companies. When I search for something on ebay these items will show as ads on my search engine browser not always, but often.