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soolin

forgotmyname wrote: »

If you supply tea and bikkies im at a loose end and can be your personal stalker

Maybe i should start a stalker vetting service? They will carry a card with a rating system from safe to lock your doors and dial 999 now.

Joking aside, I imagine there are many nutters on ebay, maybe they are given free accounts on being released back into the community from their padded room?

I know how easy it can be to find data on the internet, I used to be on AOL in the early days and so many people putting personal data into their profiles.
One person was being a PITA in a chat room so i did a little digging and found just 2 people in the area they put both very close so i assume related.

So i mention a few names and a little more digging finds neighbours who applied for planning permission, one right next door. That freaked them out enough to stop being a PITA.

Oddly millions of people now give all this information away freely? on Facebook etc. Madness.

Then you get some people that accidently post their details to public forums. Copying letters etc. Even though i consider myself very careful i have almost done that myself. About to post a letter with my details edited out and spotted my name and address in the letter itself..

Ah yes, oversharing- something I worry about on other MSE boards, I wince sometimes when I see what people are prepared to post. I tend to be on the paranoid secretive side of the fence, hence me not posting up links to these buyers as I know it is possible to dig through and find my account- likewise I will never actually state what I sell (except for the books as that is very non specific).

Just because I have a long blocked buyer list doesn't mean I'm paranoid- does it :eek:

forgotmyname

nah your not paranoid and im not hiding in the bush outside waiting for my teas and bikkies

But when selling to pay bills then you need to keep your account safe from people like me that have moments and mark sellers down for not leaving me feedback or because i didnt like the colour of the envelope it arrived in etc.

soolin

forgotmyname wrote: »

nah your not paranoid and im not hiding in the bush outside waiting for my teas and bikkies

But when selling to pay bills then you need to keep your account safe from people like me that have moments and mark sellers down for not leaving me feedback or because i didnt like the colour of the envelope it arrived in etc.

I have some very nice gluten free 'Jaffa cakes' - and that is a 'very' small bit of shrubbery you are hiding behind

forgotmyname

Yeah i can hide behind smaller bushes these days, stalking isnt what it used to be. The last few refused to feed me.

I thought that downright rude and stopped stalking them, that will teach them.

Due to this though i have lost a bit of weight, are you feeling sorry for me? Please leave a sample jaffacake near the 3rd leaf on the left

oliveoyl

Haha, there are some real superstars on ebay, I had one a few weeks ago, I was away for one night and came back to this:

1st message - on item with BIN & best offer (no offer made)
Please could you tell me your best price for your beautiful *item of clothing*? Ps..is it like a mustard yellow Please? Xx
Please be kind to me with the offer
Kind regards, x


2nd message sent 4 hours later
Hello,asked a few times now & frightened of losing your beautiful *item of clothing* -What's your bestest price/offer for me(be kind-ha-ha!!
Thanks again regards,x


3rd message - another few hours later
Please can you let me know about an offer Please before it sells-panicking-Sorry to trouble you!
Kind regards,x



4th message - less than 24 hours since her first message

Been trying to get hold of you for days now! Can't get hold of you I'm afraid! I want your beautiful *item of clothing* to owe myself but I keep asking for your best offer but nothing back? Sorry don't want to come across rude just telling you how it is! Please get back to me Please?
Kind regards, x


Thankfully I also received an offer from a non fruit loop so accepted that.

forgotmyname

oliveoyl, please edit your signature, add a dollop of hot stuff chilli....

I ate it all which I never do with a pot noodle

oliveoyl

Haha, noooooo - on both counts.