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| Thread Admin: AuctionArmsCeo (6-0-0) (Last 10 Posts) | Posted: 02/20/2009 at 17:47:30 |
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Thread Title: "Additional Security Measures"
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| Thread Admin: AuctionArmsCeo (6-0-0) (Last 10 Posts) | Posted: 02/20/2009 at 17:47:30 |
| Total Posts: 87 |
Thread Title: "Additional Security Measures"
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| Former Seller: WILLIE TA(1461-0-1) | Post#78 - Posted: 03/13/2009 at 13:49:57 |
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MANNY....THANKS FOR GETTING BACK... AS FAR AS THE OTHER THING WE TALKED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I WOULD STILL LIKE TO DISCUSS IT WITH YOU..ALSO I HAVE MORE MONEY MAKING IDEAS FOR YOU....THANKS AGAIN..HERB |
| Buyer: ODOTER(77-0-1) | Post#79 - Posted: 03/13/2009 at 13:55:46 |
| (no avatar) | Manny: I'm not sure how logging in will stop anything as it pertains to the scammers. Maybe you could explain it a little more, because I am thinking like this. Let's say the scammer gets an account, logs in, looks at the bidding history, and gets the name of the second bidder. He then logs off and sends a notice to the second bidder. Let's also say that 20 other people logged in and looked at the bidding history. If the scammer makes his contact, inititates his scam, and walks away with his money, what trail did he leave for AA to pick up and find him? How does AA identify him among the other 20 lookers? |
| Former Seller: Bubba J(65-0-0) | Post#80 - Posted: 03/13/2009 at 15:28:44 |
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Manny: Since many, if not most of all, my listings and sales are of a consignment type, I provide the actual owner of the item the site location where it is listed for auction/sale, my user name in order that they may search for their item and any others that I may have for auction/sale, as well as the auction/sale number in order that they can track the auction/sale progress if they wish. Buy only allowing a registered user to view a closed auction would prevent my clients from viewing their item once it is won/sold. Please reconsider the system option of requiring user names to not match e-mail addresses. There should not ba an issue with remembering passwords since they would only change if the user wished to change them. I have a list on paper and on a CD of all my many, many accounts with user names and passwords since I can not remember all of them either. These lists are well hidden and my wife and I only know how to access them. They are encryped as to make no sense at all to anyone but us.
Thanks, |
| Former Seller: babun(101-1-0) | Post#81 - Posted: 03/13/2009 at 16:25:50 |
| (no avatar) | Here are some questions that I have for the Staff at AA. I do not NOT want the answers. 1] How many sellers/buyers dislike the new system?___________. 2] How many sellers/buyers does AA have active?_______________. 3] How many sellers/buyers came from or still use EBAY, where this bidder hiding is prevailing?____________. 4]Has hiding done what was expected of it?_________. Just some things for you "underworked" guys at AA to think about. bob |
| Seller: AA-bob(3-0-0) | Post#82 - Posted: 03/13/2009 at 17:48:55 |
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1. Unknown 2. Proprietary information. 3. Unknown 4. Yes. Reports of the attempted scams have gone from 5 to 10 a day on my email and phone alone to zero since we instituted the change. It has been effective for it's intended purpose. That said, understand these miserable .... (fill in the blank with your favorite invective) are moving targets. They will continue to poke around the edges looking for a feature or security flaw they can use. As they bring out new strategies, be assured we'll continue to counter them to continue to keep AuctionArms the safe and secure site it is. |
| Former Seller: Hagrid(34-0-0) | Post#83 - Posted: 03/13/2009 at 18:50:11 |
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Bob, I have e-mailed twice and left a message on Manny's machine that I wish to change bugmantrap1 to something a little less simple. Think you can get me started. trapper |
| Seller: AA-bob(3-0-0) | Post#84 - Posted: 03/14/2009 at 10:45:24 |
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Send me an email with a few choices of new nicknames, have a bit of patience. |
| Former Seller: Petesguns(1004-0-0) | Post#85 - Posted: 03/15/2009 at 17:49:08 |
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Manny, your idea of having to have an account to get info is a good one, BUT, anyone with ANY name or personal info, even Elmer Fudd, can create an acccount with bogus info. SO.......with that in mind, unless you also institute a screening mechanism for new accounts, nothing will improve. |
| Former Seller: Hagrid(34-0-0) | Post#86 - Posted: 03/15/2009 at 18:05:56 |
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Got the name change thanks Bob |
| Thread Admin: AuctionArmsCeo(7-0-0) | Post#87 - Posted: 03/15/2009 at 21:08:46 |
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We screen all new users. That's why requiring registration is a good idea. Without tipping our hand about what we look for, we also have the ability to block entire countries from completing their registration - without relying on what they tell us. Yeah, it's awesome. -manny |
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