question for experienced ebay sellers

[MikeGarcia]

He may have set it it to that 14 years ago , when there was , in his mind , a positive reason. And just forgot , because HE as the seller CAN SEE ALL THAT.
.****** Or he may also sell "adult " photos and those successful bidders almost always do not want their E-Bay ID visible . Ask any veteran divorce attorney about the value of a background check when it comes to child visitation arrangements when the mother wants moooooore child support.
. Or so I've overheard out in the lobby smoke breaks at intermissions.
I would not give the situation a second thought nowadays . Bid and buy it. E-Bay has you covered nowadays. They really do.

[ClementeFanOh]

MikeGarcia-

Thank you for replying. Even if someone was buying "adult" items, however,
their identity is in no way- at all- at risk to onlookers. Other members see
only a feedback rating, nothing more. For an interested bidder in a true
auction, however, that ID can tell him something about that bidder. How
many times has that bidder placed a bid on the item? Are they a "nickel and
dime" bidder, or someone who is making a real play to win? Their identity is
still not at risk, it's merely information for someone like me to gauge my
chances of winning the auction.

Regarding ebay having me covered, we will have to agree to disagree. Ebay
cares only about ebay. The company wouldn't be my concern in any case;
instead, my concern would be about bidding patterns and my odds of
winning.

Finally, the comic in question hammered at over $1k and I didn't bid.

Trent King

[Exhibitman]

Private listings are an intentional setting; not a default, ever. He knew exactly what he was doing. Best practice as a bidder is to assume a shill and pop for a subscription to a sniping service, then snipe at the number you would be happy to pay. I use Auction Stealer. Drops in my max bid too late for a shiller to react.

One more bit of wisdom courtesy of our Peerless Leader (Leon) when I was mulling over an expensive Zeenut purchase: don't let a hundred bucks keep you from getting something you really want.

[ClementeFanOh]

Hey Adam-

Thank you for stating so bluntly, what I suspected. My ebay usage has
plummeted to the extent I thought there was a teeny, tiny chance those
clowns were hiding feedback ratings (!) in the name of some indefinable
"safety" to protect an already safe identity. Now I know that's not the case.

Trent King

[Exhibitman]

My pleasure; I aim to disappoint at least one person every day.