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Didnt win an auction last night - which was fair enough, someone else was prepared to pay more than I was however, on looking at the bid history it seems Ebay is now 'protecting' its users by showing other bidders just as, "Bidder1", "Bidder2" etc

I quote:

"As online shopping evolves, eBay continues to focus on preserving our marketplace's open and level playingfield whilst protecting our Community of members. We have decided to change how bid history information is displayed so unscrupulous people cannot target bidders with fake offers using this information. In certain cases, some bidders will no longer be able to see other bidder's User IDs on the listing page. Your User ID will be shown only to you and the seller of the item you're bidding on. Other members will see an anonymous name, such as Bidder 1, Bidder 2 etc."

Nothing to do with Ebay trying to stop users contacting each other with alternative offers on identical items easily, of course.

As an aside - I think I've now reached the point with Ebay that I'm not going to pay for an item unless I've established some sort of personal contact with seller, even if its via Ebay and can pay via credit card.

Any other tips for avoiding being ripped off on Ebay are much appreciated!

Cheers - Frank