On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:23:33 -0600, mike coleman <insect.brain at GMAIL.COM> wrote: >thnx >and what's with all the buyers using handles like j****T, are these real >people?, there are so many.... > Actually, this is Ebay's doing. It's to prevent spamming of buyers by unsolicited sellers. The seller of the item can see the entire buyer's name.