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Re: Heads-up: eBay Preferences Page
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lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 2 Mar 2000 07:23:07 GMT
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Troy Cefaratti <mnementh@nacs/ihatespam/.net>
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Convienient how the notify about changes in the terms of use adn the privacy
statement boxes were checked "no" as well....
Troy
----- Original Message -----
From: Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu>
Newsgroups: lugnet.market.auction
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 11:51 PM
Subject: Heads-up: eBay Preferences Page
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm posting this in .market.auction so that it reaches the most
> auctioneers.
>
> Sneaky wabbits, they are. I just got an email from eBay about
> "reviewing my options and preferences"--to ensure that they're right,
> because something hairy apparently happened in November. I have a
> feeling eBay is hoping lots of people won't check or will put it off,
> because when I went to the page, all the "yes" marks for accepting
> solicitous email, snail mail, and *shudder* telemarketing were ticked!
> Any eBay LUGNETter who doesn't want these things, check your preferences
> now:
>
> http://pages.ebay.com/services/myebay/optin-login.html
>
> They're saying that "past settings may no longer be reflected," and boy
> are they correct. At least they're notifying us, anyhow. I'll forward
> the whole email to any interested parties. Unfortunately it does say
> that it might take "14 days for changes to take effect."
> (And I got my first eBay-related spam today, in fact.)
>
> (BTW, I know all about eBay being paid for in part by this advertising,
> and if you really feel like it's your *duty* to accept it, go right
> ahead--but I get enough spam from other places, and enough telemarketers
> when I'm trying to sleep, so any chance I can get to minimise the
> number...go ahead, raise the fees!)
>
> best
>
> Lindsay
Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
news:38BB5043.662E8EA8@pilot.msu.edu...
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm posting this in .market.auction so that it reaches the most
> auctioneers.
>
> Sneaky wabbits, they are. I just got an email from eBay about
> "reviewing my options and preferences"--to ensure that they're right,
> because something hairy apparently happened in November. I have a
> feeling eBay is hoping lots of people won't check or will put it off,
> because when I went to the page, all the "yes" marks for accepting
> solicitous email, snail mail, and *shudder* telemarketing were ticked!
> Any eBay LUGNETter who doesn't want these things, check your preferences
> now:
>
> http://pages.ebay.com/services/myebay/optin-login.html
>
> They're saying that "past settings may no longer be reflected," and boy
> are they correct. At least they're notifying us, anyhow. I'll forward
> the whole email to any interested parties. Unfortunately it does say
> that it might take "14 days for changes to take effect."
> (And I got my first eBay-related spam today, in fact.)
>
> (BTW, I know all about eBay being paid for in part by this advertising,
> and if you really feel like it's your *duty* to accept it, go right
> ahead--but I get enough spam from other places, and enough telemarketers
> when I'm trying to sleep, so any chance I can get to minimise the
> number...go ahead, raise the fees!)
>
> best
>
> Lindsay
>
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