eBay telemarkets now?

[Mindfield]

So the other day someone from eBay tries to call me. I'm at work of course so Angel informs them of that fact, and the woman says she will simply send an E-Mail instead. At this point she doesn't know what it's about, but sure enough my inbox receives the following:

 

Hello retrogaming.dude,

 

I spoke with someone at your number who said you were unavailable. I wanted to send you a follow-up email about the benefits of our selling tool, Turbo Lister. As you migh

With Turbo Lister you are able to:

- List more in less time

- Quickly manage & organize your listings

- Upload multiple items in bulk.

 

Using Turbo Lister can save you time and allow you spend more time managing other critical aspects of your eBay sales.

 

Some of Turbo Lister's features include:

- Pre-designed templates and layouts

- Preview Panel

- One-Page Listing Edit Panel

- Listing Scheduler

- Bulk Edit Ability

 

I encourage you to take advantage of this free service provided by eBay to ensure your selling success.

 

For more information please visit:

http://pages.ebay.ca/turbo_lister/

 

Regards,

 

JOY

eBay Seller Development

 

So let me get this straight -- they initially phoned me to pimp Turbo Lister? Spam no longer effective enough? I mean, I tried Turbo Lister and wasn't particularly impressed -- I can't list in US funds from eBay.ca, and I can't choose Canadian shipping options if I list from eBay.com. Meh. I'm just surprised they're pushing this thing as hard as they are.

[deathtrappomegranate]

I mean, I tried Turbo Lister and wasn't particularly impressed -- I can't list in US funds from eBay.ca, and I can't choose Canadian shipping options if I list from eBay.com. Meh. I'm just surprised they're pushing this thing as hard as they are.

 

I don't particularly like the new incarnation of Turbo Lister, although I think that the last one is OK. You're right though, it isn't well set-up for non-US sellers.

 

It seems odd that they're calling you about it. With "My Messages" they have, pretty much, a captive audience anyway.

[SimonTemplar]

I received the same call from ebay last week. I think that is the first time ebay ever called me on the phone.

[taxman]

I'm surprised EBAY would do something that doesn't generate them extra money.

[holygrailvideogames.com]

I received a call from eBay several months ago. It surprised me. I really don't care for telemarketing calls so I told them I wasn't interested. The wierd thing was they didn't call about my stlouisrams2006 account but rather some account that I had forgotten about.

[+remowilliams]

So that's who left the answering machine message about the newly available wide range of opportunities to be ripped off by Nigerian scammers!