For the record, Chris did not access the seller's information by any backdoor means. The information is freely available once a transaction is completed, which is how he got the info:
Any buyer or seller can request the contact information for the buyer or seller after a transaction is complete. That is what I did. I did not "hack" or use internal methods to acquire his information. I clicked a button on our website.
This is what you use to contact a buyer.. notice the bottom part:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/contact.html
To request your seller's contact information:
1. Click the Advanced search link at the top of most pages.
2. Click the Find contact information link in the Members section on the left side of the page.
3. Enter the seller's user ID and item number.
4. Click the Search button.
Thought I'd set the record straight.
Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org
saguaroastro@cox.net
K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452
-----Original Message----- From: John [mailto:ns1zjohn@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 1:36 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; Rick Tejera Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FunCube Dongle on Ebay
It's good to know that a members personal information is never released
by unethical employees. Is this the way you would want your information
broadcast? There are processes in place for deceptive sellers which
should have been used. I know I won't be relying on eBays privacy policy
any longer. I will forward your email to eBay along with my request for
flushing my info thanks to you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Tejera" saguaroastro@cox.net
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 7:22 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] FunCube Dongle on Ebay
All, A few days ago I warned of a seller on Ebay who, after not
getting his
hoped for price from my friend, sent him the dongle, but only after
taking a
hammer to it. Just happens Chris works as a senior systems engineer
for
Ebay. He gave me the guys details to post here so you can avoid him if
you
are bidding on a FCD:
User ID: aaronm10000
Name: Aaron D. McClure
City: Fremont
State:CA
Country: US
Phone: (510) 366-8710
Registered Since: Saturday, Jun 10, 2000 22:47:28 PDT
Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org http://www.saguaroastro.org/
saguaroastro@cox.net
K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452
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