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The problem is simple.....just press BUY IT NOW......sorted :lol: :lol:
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chunky butt wrote: Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:51 pm The problem is simple.....just press BUY IT NOW......sorted :lol: :lol:
Which is why Steve has loads of good kit,

...and no money !
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My two bestest friends, Mr eBay, and Mr PayPal...... :lol: :lol:
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what works for me is to spell every other number , & instead of "ring or contact me" write get hold of me on .....
also for emails i write " john smith at hot mail dot co m" then tell them to close spaces & change dot & at
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chubbyhooker wrote: Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:12 pm what works for me is to spell every other number , & instead of "ring or contact me" write get hold of me on .....
also for emails i write " john smith at hot mail dot co m" then tell them to close spaces & change dot & at
Done the same thing and last time I tried it did still work.
The ebay algorithm looks for strings of numbers typically telephone numbers and certain symbols such the @


You of course go really old school and give them your number in morse code
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This is what i sent last week worked for me (just copied it from sent mail)..................but changed the numbers
if you want to get hold of me 0 seven 9 seven 7 Six Six 19 three zero i work all over the place if im local i can pop home most days
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Sometimes you can get away with it I think some go through an automated shit filter other messages they check, I scanned a pic of my business card and the waffen ss branch of ebay caught me solitary confinement for 7 days 😤
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On a positive note if anyone is interested in traditional men's razors let me know I sell them and they are v popular!
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After getting warnings myself I just spelled the phone number;
zero, one, seven four, four etc.
It's easy and worked for me, made me £270 better off
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I do the same kind of thing but over a couple of emails minute or two apart........separate your message out.


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