Hi, is spam a common problem here at bonanza?

I’m fairly new, and just received a message (yes through bonanza messages)

“I was wondering if my order was put through, when I can expect my item thank you”

I only have a few transactions, so it’s easy to check, nothing with the user id, or transaction #, NO payments. Do I just ignore?

asked over 9 years ago

Pennys
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5 Comments

Galorium says: September 11, 2014

Looks like a valid question to me. I don’t see anything in your profile or booth that says how quickly you ship items. The only hint is – Items Ship In “Not specified”.

CindyBear says: September 11, 2014

I too noticed ships within…Go to Edit Booth Options, Shipping&Returns tab, !st [URL removed] Item Ships within…there is a box, which holds quite a bit of information, so you can add # of days, or anything else. Then go to update items, under shipping and apply the information to items

jonesdm63 says: September 11, 2014

Never have gotten spammed through Bonanza messaging. Message have only been real ones!

jonesdm63 says: September 11, 2014

Never have gotten spammed through Bonanza messaging. Messages have only been real ones!

jonesdm63 says: September 11, 2014

Never have gotten spammed through Bonanza messaging. Messages have only been real ones!

6 Answers

No spams ever for me. I had someone do something similar in my message box in my booth and it was a valid question. The buyer thought he bought the item but had not figured out how to do the purchase. Also if someone pays via an echeck on paypal, it takes a while to show up…the buyer thinks they have paid, paypal is waiting for it to clear, and Bonanza says nothing until it does. I had that happen once.
Sounds like it is probably legit

answered over 9 years ago

Tortuga
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Why do you consider an inquiry as to an order, spam?

All messages would have to have a userID (a quick-text or a bmail (bonanza email)..so if does not, then perhaps you should forward it to [email protected]

answered over 9 years ago

ccmom
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They may have contacted you by mistake. Email them back and ask them what item they are inquiring about, they may have logged in under another account, or changed their user name. If it’s not your item, then let them know that you are not the seller. Spam is rare here, but it does happen.

answered over 9 years ago

A2z4u2c
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Never have gotten spammed through Bonanza messaging. Messages have only been real ones! Respond politely and tell them you have no record.

answered over 9 years ago

I’ve not had any spam on Bonanza either.

answered over 9 years ago

That sounds like a scam. But to err on side of caution, you may want to do as A2Z suggested, and politely inquire what they are referring to.

I’ve gotten a few spam…but not from bots, but from warm, living spammers trying to sell me their products. (Hey, if I want to buy, I’ll come to you, don’t come to me). But I’ve never gotten anything fishy or scam like.

Normally I would report spam/scam to the help desk here, and not bring it to the public forum, but I’m glad you did. If others get a similar message, they should report it to the help desk.

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But maybe don’t do that until you ask the buyer for clarification? Idk. It’s up to you.

answered over 9 years ago

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