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Bo8a_Fett
Jun 9, '08, 4:18 PM
Just checked my ebay account as I won an auction last thursday....4 days ago and this has come up!!!
Welcome back!
Because your account has been inactive for a while, we've locked it for your security. To unlock it, all you have to do is receive an automated confirmation call at the phone number registered on the account. Click here to begin the process.

If, for some reason, you no longer have access to the registered phone number, please contact Customer Support.

Sincerely,

eBay Trust & Safety

4 DAYS!!!!!!! Inactive for a while...they've gotta be kidding right...anyone else had this?:7::14::wall::7:

toys2cool
Jun 9, '08, 4:22 PM
lol! nope :smiley1:

Overkill
Jun 9, '08, 4:25 PM
I bet ebay's trying out yet another aggravating feature on their site in order to keep people logging in everyday. I wouldn't put it past them..

BlackKnight
Jun 9, '08, 4:26 PM
lol! nope :smiley1:


Yeah,.. Me either. :smiley1:

Seeker
Jun 9, '08, 4:31 PM
Not here either.:smiley1:

Bo8a_Fett
Jun 9, '08, 4:36 PM
I'm gonna have a cup of tea then try again....

thunderbolt
Jun 9, '08, 4:59 PM
Hmmm, I haven't logged into ebay for a bit and no problems.

monkey tennis
Jun 9, '08, 5:01 PM
I got a message on my account...it said that Roger has to but me a beer :grin:

Bo8a_Fett
Jun 9, '08, 5:30 PM
yay the power of a cup of tea....my ebay is back

palitoy
Jun 9, '08, 5:49 PM
I got the same thing, had to give them my phone number.

Meule
Jun 9, '08, 5:58 PM
Huh? Hasn't happened to me either

monkey tennis
Jun 9, '08, 6:27 PM
Gremlins...Gremlins I tells ya...

toys2cool
Jun 9, '08, 6:31 PM
make sure that email isn't some sort of scam

Bo8a_Fett
Jun 9, '08, 6:36 PM
Wasn't an email...the page just came up after I signed in

monkey tennis
Jun 9, '08, 6:39 PM
Gremlins....oh I said that already...I forgot....Gremlins

toys2cool
Jun 9, '08, 6:43 PM
Wasn't an email...the page just came up after I signed in

oh ok,did you do it already then? and does it work now?

Bo8a_Fett
Jun 9, '08, 8:54 PM
it works now...was extreamly strange though...

mitchedwards
Jun 9, '08, 9:06 PM
I got a message from E-bay where they are going to start tracking what PC you normally sell from. If you sell from a different PC you will have to let them call you and give you a PIN before you can sell.

The Toyroom
Jun 14, '08, 7:09 AM
^ Same here:


We would like to tell you about a new security initiative that will help keep your account secure. Later this summer, eBay will begin checking to ensure you are signing in from a computer you have successfully used previously. If you attempt to list an item from a different computer – for example, from a PC you are borrowing in a hotel or library – we will ask you to confirm your identity.

Confirming your identity is simple. When prompted, you can choose an automated call to one of the numbers you have registered with us. If this is not possible, we will provide alternative methods, such as confirmation through Live Chat, or an automated call to a new number. These alternate methods will require you to provide additional information, such as the correct answer to your secret question.

Please take a minute toupdate your contact information.

To help identity confirmation work quickly for you, we recommend that you have a current phone number and a secret question and answer on file with eBay. If you have a mobile phone, we strongly encourage you to add this to your registration details as a secondary phone number, so that you can confirm your identity while away from your home or business.

cjefferys
Jun 14, '08, 10:23 AM
Yeah, I heard this was coming. So if you are away from home, try to access your account, and ebay has your home phone number on file as your contact number, it looks like it will be a PITA just to use your ebay account. Don't they realize that people like their online experiences to be as seamless and hassle free as possible these days (I just read a study on this)? Stuff like this is doing the exact opposite of that. There are plenty of other possible, less intrusive ways to do identity confirmation, this is just ridiculous. :no:

grayhank
Jun 14, '08, 1:08 PM
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batgirl
Jun 16, '08, 7:50 AM
Over here they have just changed payment options on listings to make paypal a COMPULSORY thing. Which is crap, cause you get charged for the priveledge as a seller or a buyer, whenever you use paypal.:sarky: