Not Mine What's with Private listing - bidders identities protected (1 Viewer)

[ovo]

So what is the idea behind this ? You've all seen this in bids before.

 

[BGinGA]

Not being an eBay seller, I have no idea how to set it up, or why one would want to. Bidder identities are already protected, at least until after the sale.

 

[ovo]

Not being an eBay seller, I have no idea how to set it up, or why one would want to. Bidder identities are already protected, at least until after the sale.

That's what I thought

 

[dew4au]

That's what I thought

Maybe they mean bidder identities are protected from seller? Normally sellers can see full username of bidders a some more info.

 

[ovo]

Maybe they mean bidder identities are protected from seller? Normally sellers can see full username of bidders a some more info.

maybe that is it

 

[RainmanTrail]

Sellers can see it, it's just blocked from the public. Before eBay changed it, anyone could see the full buyers name. This was problematic for a lot of buyers. So eBay offered to allow sellers to make their listings with buyer identity protection (anyone can do this). So if you're buying a gift for someone, they can't figure out what you bought ahead of time. Also, dildos... Who wants their name publicly tied to dildo purchases?

 

[ovo]

A dildo as a gift just about covers this topic

 

[arch3r]

And who's buying a used dildo on eBay anyway?