not so ex directory

tightrs

i purchased an item off e bay and was most surprised when the vendor contacted me straight after the aution closed on my home phone number,now this number is ex directory and so i am baffled as to how he got this information.
i suppose you can find anything on the internet anyone any ideas ?

TalkTalkBoy

Theres 3 types of durectory listing:

Ex Directory (Phone Book)
Ex Directory Online + Phone Book
Visable on Both

It may be you are only excluded from the phone book.

Tallymanjohn

Or you supplied your phone number as part of your contact details on EBay without even thinking about it. Buyers/sellers can then pull your details if needed.

normanmark

Tallymanjohn wrote: »

Or you supplied your phone number as part of your contact details on EBay without even thinking about it. Buyers/sellers can then pull your details if needed.

haha yeah was going to say Ebay requires you to put in a contact number when you sign up for them :rolleyes:

tightrs

thanks guys i was baffled

Jemma-T

The number I gave Ebay: 00000000000

That's the same number I gave to almost anyone (except my banks). Ebay cannot be trusted with your info (obviously) and they have a record of dodgy security and even dodgier scamming which is partly Ebay's fault.

If you must give a number to an Ebayer give them a number for one of the free SIMs around and that's once you've checked their Feedback.

The advantage of limiting your number is when you do get a scam call you know straight away if it's a bit dodgy.

Carl.

The only numbers I give out online are an 070 personal number (35p/min) routed to my mobile or an 0871 (10p/min) number routed to my ATA. These are the only numbers I give to companies also, and they both come with free anonymous caller reject. When I receive a call on either number the persons number gets emailed to me.

The only exceptions are friends, family and companies who provide me with an 01/02 number to contact them on.

esuhl

Where did you get the 070 number from, Carl? I thought these had all been discontinued.

More and more companies (like Post Office credit card) have a geographical number that either disconnects you or tells you to dial an 0845/0870 number if you call from the UK - even if you withold the CLI. Grr! I'd love to make them pay even more to contact me!!!

SemperFi

https://www.flextel.com do them

esuhl

Cheers SemperFi - I remember now: personal numbers weren't banned, but Ofcom ruled against revenue sharing. I think I'll grab one anyway, though.

Carl.

Yeah it was flextel where I got mine from, the calls you receive earn you vouchers that you can use against more memorable numbers but there is no revenue sharing on them.

To be honest, I don't want to make any money from them, I just want those who make me pay to have to pay more.