Reaching out to potential new members (ebay) good/bad idea?

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:31 am

Ok, so I was perusing Ebay and had this sudden stroke of genius :idea:

(or maybe just a stroke

). Since ebay nicely lists a contact link for anyone that's bidding on an item, wouldn't it be easy to just send anyone bidding on Libby parts a "Come join us at lost." email? Or would this be in violation of some kind of ebay terms of service? We would not actually be soliciting anything for sale. I tried to weed through the legal stuff on the site :shock:

but gave up.

The alternative (and sneakier way) would be to send a potential buyer an email saying something like this:

"Hi there, I see u r bidding on xxx xxxxx. I was interested in something like that too. What's ure opinion on it? Oh, and by the way, have u ever heard of this Liberty Owner's Group called "lost" or something like that? I hear they are real knowledgeable about Libertys."

Whatta u think, genius or aneurism?

pixeldzn · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:48 am

Cacher123 wrote:

Ok, so I was perusing Ebay and had this sudden stroke of genius :idea:

(or maybe just a stroke

). Since ebay nicely lists a contact link for anyone that's bidding on an item, wouldn't it be easy to just send anyone bidding on Libby parts a "Come join us at "LOST"." email? Or would this be in violation of some kind of ebay terms of service? We would not actually be soliciting anything for sale. I tried to weed through the legal stuff on the site :shock:

but gave up.

The alternative (and sneakier way) would be to send a potential buyer an email saying something like this:

"Hi there, I see u r bidding on xxx xxxxx. I was interested in something like that too. What's ure opinion on it? Oh, and by the way, have u ever heard of this Liberty Owner's Group called ""LOST"" or something like that? I hear they are real knowledgeable about Libertys."

Whatta u think?

Thats kinda stalkerish if you ask me. :shock:

jpzkj · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:52 am

X's 2

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:56 am

ok, 2 votes for "come up with something else".

Allthough I did find this on the Ebay site:

Quote:

Most private communication, including email correspondence, is not regulated by eBay. With this in mind, eBay policy is to encourage members to be courteous and respectful when sending email.

I am both of those.
and

Quote:

Spam is not permitted on eBay.

Spam is email that is both unsolicited and commercial in nature.

Unsolicited: The email has been sent without the permission of the person who received it

Commercial: The email discusses buying, selling or trading of goods or services

Since my post would be non commercial,
looks like by Ebay's standards what I discussed would actually be ok with them.

kickit_in4wheel · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:37 am

If only we could warn the innocent uneducated off-roaders who are dropping a couple hundred dollars on 3" spacer lifts that their CVs are gonna be toast...

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:05 am

Cacher123 wrote:

Ok, so I was perusing Ebay and had this sudden stroke of genius :idea:

(or maybe just a stroke

). Since ebay nicely lists a contact link for anyone that's bidding on an item, wouldn't it be easy to just send anyone bidding on Libby parts a "Come join us at "LOST"." email? Or would this be in violation of some kind of ebay terms of service? We would not actually be soliciting anything for sale. I tried to weed through the legal stuff on the site :shock:

but gave up.

The alternative (and sneakier way) would be to send a potential buyer an email saying something like this:

"Hi there, I see u r bidding on xxx xxxxx. I was interested in something like that too. What's ure opinion on it? Oh, and by the way, have u ever heard of this Liberty Owner's Group called ""LOST"" or something like that? I hear they are real knowledgeable about Libertys."

Whatta u think, genius or aneurism?

OOhh-more unsolicited emails!! I call that spam.

bennybmn · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:44 am

Probly kinda spamish...

What about selling bumper stickers or tokens or something for real cheap? Then post the link there.

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:21 am

Hmmm......... another 3 am idea that doesn't survive the harsh light of day! :lol:

Reaching out to potential new members (ebay) good/bad idea?

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