It's basically ebay's way of saying the auction was a scam. I've had
more than a few in my time...
Brian Swale wrote:
>Hi all
>
>Today I have been looking at a new Linhof Technorama S III in Hong Kong at
>an amazingly good price. A one-day auction. I sent the seller a couple of e-
>mails, and had no reply. He also had about 10 Leica M7 advertised. Seller
>located in Germany.
>
>I was about to check on the auction a few minutes ago, but before I could I
>received this notice from ePay (and now the auction has been deleted).
>Brian.
>
>
>>To: bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>From: moreinfo@xxxxxxxx
>>Subject: SP NOTICE: eBay Ask Seller a Question or Contact eBay
>>Member
>>Alert Date sent: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:10:14 PDT
>>
>>Dear bj_van (bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx):
>>
>>Our records indicate that you recently sent an email to or received an email
>>from falcon-pc through the eBay email system (for example, you may have sent
>>an
>>email to this member through Ask Seller a Question or received an email from
>>this member through Contact eBay Member).
>>
>>Sometimes eBay accounts are used to send email solicitations for transactions
>>outside of eBay, or to send unrelated questions in hopes that you will respond
>>so that the other party can obtain your email address. We wanted you to be
>>aware
>>of the potential fraud risk these solicitations pose and encourage you to be
>>cautious about the email you received from this member.
>>
>>Please keep in mind, sales that take place outside of eBay are not eligible
>>for
>>any eBay or PayPal protective services and you run the risk of losing your
>>money
>>or your item if you complete these transactions. We would encourage you to
>>review the eBay pages related to Fraud Protection at the address provided
>>below
>>for information on steps you can take to ensure that your transactions are
>>successful:
>>
>> http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/isgw-buyer-protection-steps.html
>>
>>If you have already sent the item or sent payment for the item, please reply
>>to
>>this email and we will send you additional information about how to protect
>>yourself.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Trust & Safety Department
>>
>>
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