New Bidder With Strange Id!!!!!

ACID

WELL I LISTED AN ITEM THIS MORNING

AND A BIDDER HAS COME ON AND PLACED A BID

IT LOOK FISH BUT S/HE HAS PLACED BIDS ACROSS VARIOUS AUCTION AFTER I DID SOME SEARCHING

WHAT YOU LOT THINK??

http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidItems&userid=0101010101010101010101010101010&completed=1&all=1&rows=25&sort=3

pug_in_a_bed

can anyone read binary? perhaps its a secret code which will reveal all about the bidders ebay identity?

do you specify that new bidders need to contact you first or anything?

there doesnt seem a particular suspicious pattern to me, for instance like you get with western union scams bidding on phones and stuff...

oh well the binary just means UUU, so much for my treasure hunt...lol

ACID

NAH its not that, i welcoem new biders as some new bidders just bi one for an item so 0 feedback i welcome so is minuses i suppose as logn as they pay

his id just freaked me out as you can see
try to imagine loggin on daily with that id, its not easy

theadore_2

more than likely (s)he newly joined and had about 20 attempts at finding a unique username before hammering the keyboard in frustration, hence...

snaveuk

smam21 wrote:

can anyone read binary? perhaps its a secret code which will reveal all about the bidders ebay identity?

Ok, can't belive I did this.... but here goes....

0101010101010101010101010101010
=536870012 + 134217728 + 33554432 + 8388608 + 2097152 + 524288 + 131072 + 32768 + 8192 + 2048 + 512 + 128 + 32 + 8 + 2

=715709882

As for what it means, who knows? With a little imagination, it's could be a phone number. (the star represents a missing digit).

07157 098 82*

Maybe it does mean something, maybe I've too much time on my hands. You decide

JPS

snaveuk wrote:

Maybe it does mean something, maybe I've too much time on my hands. You decide

I'll go for the latter :rolleyes:

carlachloe

I dont think you have anything to worry about they have got good feedback for paying for 1 item which was not too cheap so you will probably be ok. (They have bid on a lot of things but it looks like most of it is all the same thing they are maybe just making sure they get it!) However I could be totally wrong. I can see why you are a bit concerned it is a stupid user name ha ha.

julescuk

They have been a member since august 17 2004 so you never know I hope it works out ok for you

amateur_saver

It looks like nothing more than someone who really couldn't think of a decent name for themselves... and was bored, possibly mathematical....?!

NMc106

Ye, i know what you mean its not the most common of usernames is it

Stuck it into Google, the reslults are mad!

http://!!!!!!.com/3o9lm

liz_uk

ACID wrote:

WELL I LISTED AN ITEM THIS MORNING

AND A BIDDER HAS COME ON AND PLACED A BID

IT LOOK FISH BUT S/HE HAS PLACED BIDS ACROSS VARIOUS AUCTION AFTER I DID SOME SEARCHING

WHAT YOU LOT THINK??

http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidItems&userid=0101010101010101010101010101010&completed=1&all=1&rows=25&sort=3

How do you go about searching for there bidding activity like you did on your link?? Still can`t work it out !!

Cheers

Liz x