topic Re: Followers in Selling

Followers

collect247 — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:01:06 GMT

I understand that a seller does have people following them,but why would someone want to follow a buyer? What would this person have to gain from following a buyer?

Re: Followers

imastawka — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:05:26 GMT

Maybe they know each other and it's the simplest way to find

them when you want to send a message through the ebay system?

Re: Followers

collect247 — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:07:02 GMT

Not the case as I'm being followed on my buying account,so stawka do you think that I'm being stalked?

Re: Followers

imastawka — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:14:15 GMT

Hmmm.....send 'em a message and ask 'what the?'

Have you looked at what they buy? Does it add up?

Other than that...I'm out

Re: Followers

horizon1907 — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:59:17 GMT

It's nothing sinister. It usually means that they like you or have bought from you at some time, or they like what you sell etc etc You follow people too !

Re: Followers

imastawka — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:09:08 GMT

But it's the buying account. And that spells weird to (even) me

Re: Followers

horizon1907 — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:14:54 GMT

hahahahahahaha maybe it is Sinister then ? look behind ya !!!

Re: Followers

imastawka — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:37:49 GMT

Someone took offence to me yesterday and called me swastika.

I didn't respond, but I thought it was clever.

Re: Followers

collect247 — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 05:16:00 GMT

How can someone even follow you on a buying account?

I didn't think that was possible?

Could be a glitch and ebay let them follow the wrong account and they haven't noticed?

I have sent them a message to explain why they are following a buyer,perhaps they like what I buy maybe lol.

Re: Followers

imastawka — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:49:05 GMT

My id is only a buying id. I had a follower. It was a someone that wanted to

send me messages the easy way. That's why I suggested that might have been

the reason.

You can follow anyone you like.

Re: Followers

digital*ghost — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:10:26 GMT

Any member (be they buyer, seller or both) can do a number of things that can be of interest to followers...eg people may like to follow your interests (more specifically, collections - not forgetting that old lists and saved searches are now part of your curated eBay "interests", whether public or private), if you follow a seller or someone who creates collections, their new listings / items added to collections will show up in the follower's home page, along with their own saved searches and interests.

It doesn't look like you've written any reviews or guide, but that's another reason a member may follow another (i.e. special interest reviews and guides).