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Rewrite eBay Links
Version: 1.4, by Dismounted Dismounted is offline
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Released: 04-06-2007 Last Update: 10-12-2008 Installs: 186
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Rewrite eBay Links

Description:
This mod rewrites eBay links so they link to an affiliate.

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Requested in a paid deal by brookelyn, this modification's idea can also be accredited to brookelyn. Also requested by various other members.

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  #512  
Old 12-18-2013, 09:35 AM
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Ah, I'm running version 1.2. Perhaps that is the issue. Thanks for the info.
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Old 12-28-2013, 05:03 AM
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Old 04-22-2014, 01:43 PM
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How is Geo targeting handled with this?

Is it still operational?
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Old 04-22-2014, 03:33 PM
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Unfortunately, Geo Targeting isn't handled by this. You'd have to change the plugin yourself.

It still works for me on 3.8, 3.7 and 4.1.

Of course, Ebay changed the EPN program last year and we all earn 60% less under the new policies.

Alternatively, you can use Skimlinks or Viglinks instead - and they will Geo Target for you. But you'll give up 25% of the income to them in commissions.

But overall I think Skimlinks is an excellent way to handle this. It all depends on how much you earn. If you're earning $5000 a month in EPN via a direct rewrite then you don't want to give 25% to anyone. But if you're only earning $900 a month then why not and give up the hassle of doing it yourself.
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Old 04-22-2014, 03:39 PM
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Does this ignore rover.ebay links? (Links already converted to affiliate links.)
It rewrites all Ebay links - regardless of any other factor. In fact, it will rewrite a URL like "galebay.com" because ebay.com is contained in the URL.

I'm sure this could be updated, modified and improved. But few folks rewrite their own Ebay any more because of the services that will do it for you with greater efficiency. Though I don't because they take 25% of the income as a commission.

Skimlinks is one of those services and they will automatically ignore all links on your site with an affiliate code - you can use this to rewrite your Ebay links and let Skimlinks pick up the rest.
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Old 05-02-2014, 07:47 PM
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Will skimlinks do what this mod does for ebay?
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Old 05-02-2014, 08:52 PM
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Will skimlinks do what this mod does for ebay?
Yes, pretty much. Except you can't change the affiliate ID to your own in Skimlinks, so everything would go through their system.
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Old 05-03-2014, 06:26 AM
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Understood, does this mod still work properly? I know somewhere in this thread someone made a edit?

At 1 point when you clicked an ebay link on my site it wasn't taking you to the item just ebay just gave a error message. Now they seem to work, but does EPN still pay you for links?
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Old 10-06-2014, 12:01 PM
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FYI, while this mod may work but it is missing the tracking pixel and the pub ID.
I made a new mod for 4.x that rewrites the EPN links on the fly, selects the network based on the ebay domain, will not overwrite existing links with your ID in them, and adds in the tracking pixel: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=314726
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