Michael Coslo wrote:


No, I am just working with what you posted. You said that you were on
ebay
twice, and got your CC info stolen.


Negative, Chuck.


I posted on Apr 10, 8:52 pm:

Start Mike Post:

I've had two personal experiences with Ebay. 1 buy, and 1 sell. Both
bad. And a friend's fiancé had her credit card info stolen from Ebay,
and the card was maxed out by the lowlife that stole it. Offshore to
boot - what a mess!

I stand corrected.


Its all in Google groups.

And I still stand by what I said I did have two bad experiences, she
did have her CC info stolen, I still believe that their scheme is
fatally flawed, and that they will probably be taken to court eventually
about it.

And there is not a shed of doubt that at least one ebay apologist is
chiming in.

What on earth is an ebay apologist? Someone who is employed by ebay?



That's true, but suppose that you post as yourself, and you **** off
one of the truly obsessive nutcases that lurk on usenet. El'fruitcake
would have to search through the thousands of people with the same name
as you inorder to find your sorry ass and make some trouble.


That could happen by a person walking down the sidewalk, or driving
to and from work, or simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Not the same at all! The IRL example that would be more appropriate would
be walking down the street with $100 bills threaded on a string around
your neck, and being surprised when you got held up.

People are so fearful these days. If you want to live in fear, BMG.

Not at all. But I suppose that you are so calm and serene that you don't
own any fire extinguishers, or have homeowner's insurance. Odds are good
that you will never use either, so why not get rid of them?

Not exposing yourself more than necessary is more like the insurance thing,
it's a prudent thing to do, only much cheaper.

-Chuck