Buyer emailed me directly

[bamzowee]

Hi

I’ve recently had a buyer email me directly an hour after a purchase. They sent it straight to me personal email, not through eBay.

Has anyone had this happen before or have a suggestion as to how on earth they got my email address?

Both eBay and PayPal have said they don’t ever give out the address. 

Thanks

[bamzowee]

It’s all a bit weird.   

i wouldn’t have worried as much if PayPal and eBay didn’t say that they should never have received my email. They told me someone must have “guessed” my email address. 

[enigmabear]

Myabe there was a change to how they do it as of July 1st ? there's been a few things been altered/added/fiddled with as of the end of the tax year

I need to buy something in the next few days if there are any in a suitable size for a suitable price, So I'll pay attention as to if the seller's emai is on that receipt

I doubt they would have guessed your email through 

[joztamps · Accepted solution]

Whether as buyer or seller, if you click on "View Paypal Transaction" for the relevant purchase/sale in your Purchase History or Sold listings respectively, it takes you to Paypal's specific "Transaction Details" page, and that page shows, inter alia, the other party's email address.

[lyndal1838]

I made 2 paypal payents in the last 3 days and the seller's email is on both of the receipts under the seller's details.

[enigmabear]

Thanks for that 

I'm having a U2 moment so far

I Still Have'nt Found What I'm Looking For 

[egglesdtp]

Not on mine (as a seller) it doesn't. I also don't see any email address on the Paypal notification email.

[egglesdtp]

I looked at my last couple of purchases, and did not see any email details. What do you mean by 'the receipts'? Receipts from whom?

[lyndal1838]

The paypal receipts.....most of them have the email address that the payment went to amd some also have an email address with the seller's details as well.

[egglesdtp]

I don't buy much so had some difficulty finding a Paypal receipt, but I now see if I am the buyer, I can see the seller's email address if I pay by Paypal.

However, as a seller, I still can't see how to locate the buyer's email address since PP (apparently) removed it from the notification email as from 1st July.

[lyndal1838]

Sorry I can't help you....I am a buyer only.

It would appear that ebay is trying to get rid of every possible way that buyers and sellers can contact each other.

Makes me wish I had kept all those business cards with addresses and other contact details that so many sellers have sent me.