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Glenn Brady
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 117
From: North Carolina, USA
Registered: Nov 2006

posted July 15, 2018 08:44 AM

In October last year I placed an order with Van Eck Video Services. Soon after, I began to receive unsolicited e-mail advertising with the .nl Internet Domain Suffix. I'd not ever received such e-mail messages prior to my purchase and, although these messages have begun to taper off, they came in a constant barrage for months from different senders (I unsubscribed from each upon receipt). I don't know if this phenomenon is linked to my purchase. Has anyone else experienced this nuisance?

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted July 15, 2018 08:47 AM

I've bought from them but never received such emails.

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Maurice

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Glenn Brady
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 117
From: North Carolina, USA
Registered: Nov 2006

posted July 15, 2018 09:04 AM

Thanks, Maurice. As I recall, I had to use some payment service unfamiliar to me when placing the order (I can't remember the name). I wonder if that service sold my e-mail address. It seems impossible that it's sheer coincidence (I didn't transact business with anyone else in the Netherlands in that time frame).

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Greg Perry
Film Handler

Posts: 86
From: midwest
Registered: Dec 2015

posted July 15, 2018 10:16 AM

I have bought from Van-Eck a couple months back and no problem emails for me. As you suspect, it may be tied to the different payment service that you used.

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Terry Sills
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1423
From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012

posted July 15, 2018 03:51 PM

That's what subscribing 'cookies' does for you. I avoid them whenever possible.

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1628
From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 15, 2018 08:11 PM

Sometimes it’s best to let these emails go if you have a block feature with your email use that by unsubscribing it lets them know that you do exist then your email address might get sold to some other company.

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jim schrader
"Let's see “do I have that title already?"

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Joe Taffis
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1592
From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 16, 2018 05:42 AM

I've bought a few times from Edwin's site and used PayPal. I didn't notice receiving any more junk e-mails than usual...

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Joe Taffis

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