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Re: ebay auction and 12 years boy
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lugnet.market.auction
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000 06:55:53 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> I'm not sure what opertae means but it seems clear from context.
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> Hmm... I thought eBay was trying to take steps to prevent that. Recent
> new members have to supply a credit card, which of course could be
> nicked from daddy's wallet long enough to copy down the numbers. There's
> no perfect way of determining age yet.
I dunno about that but the first thing that screams at you, written in huge
print on the 'become a member' page is that you must be 18 or older to join.
Personally I took this seriously (ie, didn't join ;) but obviously not all
people (um, kids?) did.
-Shiri
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> I think you have a case against the parents of this child for your
> listing fees, at least, although collecting on such a tiny sum may be
> tough.
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> Have you asked eBay for a listing fee rebate? What did they do?
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> marco berti wrote:
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> > Hi
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> > I just had a problem with an auction I held on ebay and won by a 12 years • boy
> > that logically can not honour his bid!
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> > No, I do not want to be paid by him but I want to be sure this will not • happen
> > in future
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> > So this want to be an appeal to the parents to control the opertae of their
> > kids
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> > Marco
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> --
> Larry Pieniazek - lpieniazek@mercator.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
> http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
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>
> Note: this is a family forum!
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| (...) I don't think there's any question about intent on eBay's part. They don't want members who cannot enter into enforceable contracts. But, just as with a sign that says no trespassing, which shows intent that no one enter the land without (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| I'm not sure what opertae means but it seems clear from context. Hmm... I thought eBay was trying to take steps to prevent that. Recent new members have to supply a credit card, which of course could be nicked from daddy's wallet long enough to copy (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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