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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:09:00 -0600, Bob Niland <email4rjn@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>> sanpablo <invalid@address.none> wrote:
>
>> It's probably none of my business but I e-mailed the
>> winner to let him know to ask some detailed questions
>> before he sends payment. Maybe he can avoid getting taken.
>
>I trust that you did this in a way that can't be traced
>to your eBay account, which presumably you used to obtain
>the email address of the winner (admittedly, they might
>have advertised it on their About-Me page, in which case
>anyone can see it).
>
>Even when you are 100% certain that an auction is a scam,
>sending warnings to other buyers is "auction interference"
><http

/pages.ebay.com/help/policies/transaction-interference.html>
>It is definitely a violation of eBay policy, and may even
>be illegal in your locale (under UCC).
>
>The risk is that your eBay account could end up NARU,
>temporarily or permanently, and there are at least three
>ways this could happen:
>
> 1. Winning bidder assumes you are a disgruntled underbidder
> trying to sabotage the sale and get the seller to sell
> to you - so they report you.
>
> 2. Seller sees your admission in netnews and reports you.
>
> 3. Some other vigilante sees your admission, etc.
>
>Chances are, however, that the winner will recognize your
>good-faith intentions, and be grateful. Unfortunately, they
>are still the winner, and obliged to complete the deal.
>
>However, they have recourse (and you might so advise them
>if you continue communications).
>
>They need to propose to the seller to no-sale the deal,
>where the seller files NPB/FVFc, using the
>"mutually agreed option". Failing that ..
>
>If the buyer and deal meet the PayPal buyer protection
>requirements, they have a legit "significantly not as
>described" dispute.
>
>If they fund the buy thru PayPal with a credit card, they
>have a charge-back option under U.S. FCBA.
>
>Leave feedback entirely out of it until the dust settles.
There was an option to hide my e-mail address when I sent the e-mail.
I am not worried about any retaliation as my feedbacjk is 100% on a
couple of hundred transactions and I don't use Ebay that much anymore
anyway but I appreciate your points.