Ebay blocks seller from providing pdf manual from potential buyer

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[George from New England]

I've been an ebay'er since 1998. Never have I encountered so much censoring and blockage from ebay as there is now.

I ask the seller for an install manual, iow in pdf form. Ebay blocks my message. Seller wants my email address, ebay blocks. Seller wants to post it in the listing, ebay blocks.

There is no way that I can see to learn more about this product and its application for me.

So I cannot buy.

Any freeper have a suggestion ?

[George from New England]

Thanks in advance.

[Dr. Sivana]

If it is the teacher’s edition of a school book, that’s a longstanding policy. Otherwise, ???.

[Red Badger]

What is the ‘device’?................................

[Sacajaweau]

Chances are it is on line.

[nh1]

Did you try sending your email in non email form?

ie. bill -at- microsoft -dot- com

[MikeyB806]

Yes, sounds like a copyright issue, not censorship. Blocking the email address seems odd unless there’s a history of some sort.

[Repeat Offender]

post your email in a "question to the seller".....but disguise it as:

myemail at y#hoo d0t c.om

or

give the seller your phone # such as:

txt me at:

123?

456?

7890?

And then text them your email.

[proxy_user]

EBay does not want the seller to have your email address, or you to have the seller’s email address, because they want to prevent direct sales that don’t go through eBay. It is a purely automated function.

[PAR35]

Sounds like copyright concerns.

Or you are on big tech’s ban list.

[Kipp]

ebay doesn’t want sellers to communicate in any way other than through their messaging system. It’s the same way on amazon. Like many other rules and procedures, it came about because sellers were abusing the privilege of free communication (for example, a potential buyer would ask a question of a seller and the seller would tell the prospect he’d sell it to him directly).

In any case, if the seller is willing, he can photograph pages of the manual you’re interested in and attach those to the ebay emails.

[Repeat Offender]

Ebay tries to limit your ability to use their platform to communicate outside their control......

You may list an item, and then arrange to sell it "off eBay." Ergo, the seller would only pay the minimal listing fee and eBay wouldn't get their cut from the sale. In order to establish communication, you have to be creative.

[RoosterRedux]

Just a little ole 50 cal MG with truck bed mount.

What’s the prob?

[pingman]

Intentionally distort the spelling of your email address and put each character on a new line, but make the meaning obvious:

Joe @ gmail.com becomes:
Juliet
Oscar
Echo
atttt
Golf
Mike
Alpha
India
Lima
.
Khom

[polymuser]

“All your ebay communications are belonging to us.”

[George from New England]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/312684990374?ul_noapp=true

2A Balancer Active Equalizer 2S ~24S BMS APP For Li-ion Lipo Lifepo4 LTO Battery

The pdf will help me to figure out how I can implement and use this bms unit. Please copy it to sara#d$ot!j(
at)em$bar$qm%ail^do$t^com Thanks a buncho.

Comes back ...

We can’t send your message because it may include contact info. We review all messages and repeat attempts could lead to an account restriction.

[pingman]

Another method is to take a picture of your email address all typed out, and attach it to your message. Screw Ebay.

[Kipp]

Chances are attempts at disguising emails/phone #s would get by ebay but if not, that’s a good way to get kicked off the site.

[Red Badger]

https://www.amazon.com/Equalizer-Battery-Balancer-Capacitors-Continuous/dp/B07SFCY36G?th=1

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61S1hUfGmWL._AC_SL1124_.jpg

[ShadowAce]

Create another account with your e-mail address as the user name.

[Buttons12]

Well...seller makes a second listing for the item, local pickup only. Provides address. Instead of local pickup you look up his address, phone him and get an email addy.
Or...seller provides an image of his addy or other info. But if you try that kind of work-around and they are monitoring, you get flagged, flogged, banned or whatever they do now.
There’s always Facebook marketplace, etsy, and other venues.

FB marketplace is free. Ebay shows you where, approximately, a seller is located. Go to FB marketplace and search his area, after telling him what you are going to do. He can then just list it there. Nobody gives a rip what you message each other.

Personally I don’t see why anyone would sell on ebay. You get shafted regularly. Fees are ridiculous. Paypal is something unprintable.