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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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  #292  
Old 09-10-2008, 03:47 PM
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Those are from the OLD Commission Junction version. You don't need that change for the ePN version 1.2.

Are you using ver 1.2 of this mod?
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Old 09-10-2008, 04:07 PM
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hey creative, do this for me. Type http:///www.ebay.com in a private forum on your site in a new thread. Tell me if it works. That created a problem that myself and others experienced. Dismounted link us to a solution from the old auction ads rewrite script...it was like post 45. That fixed the issue, but the rewrite script stopped working. I read further to post 48, where Dismounted posted the alternative solution that did work for me. So now I don't experience the error when members post malformed URLs and my rewrite script seems to work. I am going to wait a day and see whether it registers in ebay's partner network.
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Old 09-10-2008, 04:14 PM
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Old 09-10-2008, 04:42 PM
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Siliconfinance, I had no problem with that link. In fact, it was converted to "http://www" from the "http:///www" I had entered.

Even if it hadn't have worked I wouldn't consider it a problem if it couldn't deal with typos like that. They are unimportant.

I suggest you completely uninstall the mod on your forum and install 1.2 and start from scratch. It works. No waiting.
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Old 09-10-2008, 05:21 PM
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Hmm, well I am not going to do anything because everything is working right now. I may do this when I have some more time.
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Old 10-02-2008, 06:03 PM
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Good luck boys... eBay just canceled my account... there was no abuse I was just using the plugin as instructed here and only natural links posted by my members were converted.

Quote:
"Dear Publisher,

After reviewing your account transactions, we determined that your account has been generating low quality traffic as gauged by our internal measures. Our team has decided to terminate your account on August 15, 2008, and we ask that you please remove all of your affiliate links within 7 days. You will not be compensated for any traffic associated with your account after the specified termination date. Any payment will take place as per the Network Agreement. You are not permitted to rejoin the eBay Partner Network.

As stated in the ePN Network Agreement Section (L)(3)(i):

(3) Termination by ePN or an Advertiser

i. ePN may terminate this Agreement and your account, one of your websites, your use of a Promotional Method or your participation in a certain Program at any time for convenience in its sole discretion upon
7 days notice. An Advertiser may terminate your participation in its Program or your use of a Promotional Method at any time for convenience in its sole discretion upon 7 days notice.

Please do not respond to this e-mail as we will not be reconsidering our decision at this time.

Regards,

The eBay Partner Network Quality Team
So it's only a matter of time before they crack down on other people.
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Old 10-02-2008, 06:41 PM
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They canceled 300 accounts on Aug 22nd. The reason they gave for the closings were for "Low Quality". A number of people using the rewrite mod discussed the mod with Ebay and were given the go ahead to continue using it. The vast majority of the 300 folks were not using forums nor this mod to bring business to Ebay.

And, since August Ebay has now put up a "quality" report so you can see how Ebay ranks your account. Mine rank as "medium" and I use the mod.

They received a huge number of complaints for closing the 300 accounts and they have said that they feel they are done with purging low quality accounts at this point.

The whole low quality description is pretty hard to understand, that is true, but it seems clear that people were not removed for using this mod.

PS. Why post on Oct 2nd about something that happened in mid-August and describe it as "just" happening?
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Old 10-02-2008, 08:05 PM
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They canceled 300 accounts on Aug 22nd. The reason they gave for the closings were for "Low Quality". A number of people using the rewrite mod discussed the mod with Ebay and were given the go ahead to continue using it. The vast majority of the 300 folks were not using forums nor this mod to bring business to Ebay.

And, since August Ebay has now put up a "quality" report so you can see how Ebay ranks your account. Mine rank as "medium" and I use the mod.

They received a huge number of complaints for closing the 300 accounts and they have said that they feel they are done with purging low quality accounts at this point.

The whole low quality description is pretty hard to understand, that is true, but it seems clear that people were not removed for using this mod.

PS. Why post on Oct 2nd about something that happened in mid-August and describe it as "just" happening?
I only received the one follow up email the end of August and it was in my Spam folder, so I wasn't aware of it until I tried to log into the site a few days ago. I wasn't checking my account as regularly as I should have been, so that's my fault.

So what does this mean for me? Should I try to sign back up or just call it quits?

I also mentioned it because I didn't see anyone else here posting about it.
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Old 10-02-2008, 08:12 PM
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I know of people that were purged in this August effort that requested a review and were let back in, and others that requested a review and not let back in after the review.

You're kind of late now it would seem. But if it's important to you then by all means try.

You probably didn't see others here posting about it, because the 300 were not removed for using this mod. Also, there are 14,000 affiliates and only 300 of them were removed. This whole thing was an ongoing discussion at the ePn forum on eBay. But that's been over a month ago:

http://forums.ebay.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1000000047
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Old 10-03-2008, 06:39 AM
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Modification Updated!

3/10/2008 - Version 1.3
- Rewrite of Code to Streamline for Efficency
- Added Ability to Select Placement ID
- Added Ability to Specify Custom ID
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