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Rewrite eBay Links · **Released**: 04-06-2007

Rewrite eBay Links

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

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

Installation:
All the installation information is in the package.

Changes:
2 Plugins
1 File

dssart · #**472** 11-11-2010, 12:03 AM

Hi Everyone,

I want to use this mod but I have an RSS feed from EBay being dumped into a forum group on my forum now. Will this mod rewrite all my EBay RSS links? I get a few hundred a day and don't want this mod grinding away on those all day/nite.

b00k · #**473** 11-11-2010, 10:28 PM

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DrivingRevenue · #**474** 11-12-2010, 02:04 PM

One thing people need to consider is that if they sending la low volume of clicks to eBay they are getting pooled into groups for EPC calculation based on eBay's Quality Click Pricing. Based on our experience with thousands of publishers and millions of clicks, the low click pooling threshold is around 150 clicks per day.

If you don't get above that amount, your stats are pooled together with other publishers of a similar profile. Then eBay uses their QCP algorithm to figure out how much to pay you.

Also, TSR, if you're making 25% of what you were when you were direct with EPN, then I'd encourage you to go back to direct with EPN. We can exclude overwriting affiliate eBay links. That way you can still use DrivingRevenue / Viglink to affiliate over 12K other merchant links. We're in this to help publishers & forums make money, we certainly don't want to be detrimental to that cause.

Let us know how we can help.

Lexserv · #**475** 11-18-2010, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Hawk

This mod is still working nicely in 4.0.8 although there is one issue.

Re-writing a link that was found by browsing a users items works perfectly

eg:

Code:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-16-wheels-genuine-s-pack-5x120-16x7-/320603407188?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4aa573c354

OR

Code:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320603407188&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_npmv%3D3%26_trksid%3Dm570%26_nkw%3D320603407188%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

However some people end up with links like this:

Code:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160501333185

which end up like this:

Code:

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336618722&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com.au%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26amp%3Bitem%3D160501333185

which as you can see doesn't get re-written correctly and ends in an error.

Is there anyway to fix this issue?

I don't understand why there is no fix to this problem yet. Is there an upgrade script somewhere? I don't want to rely on a middleman but deal directly with EPN.

Will pay for a fix!

Schraubaer · #**476** 12-05-2010, 07:16 AM

Works fine with VB 4.1.0

meisterjoshi · #**477** 12-05-2010, 07:51 AM

Hello from Switzerland

Sorry for my english

I have a Problem with "&" between ViewItem and item

This ist the ebay link how was post from one User

HTML Code:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120650811004

This is the link after rewrite with this mod (I overwrite the campid with xxxxxxxxx)

HTML Code:

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/707-53477-19255-0/1?campid=5xxxxxxxxxxx&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F707-53477-19255-0%2F1%3Fcampid%3D5336467041%26amp%3Btoolid%3D10001%26amp%3Bmpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.de%252Fws%252FeBayISAPI.dll%253FViewItem%2526amp%253Bitem%253D120650811004

this is the url at the end:

HTML Code:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=120650811004

The Problem ist this: ViewItem&item correct ist ViewItem&item

Can anybody understand me? an help me?

Thx

meisterjoshi
www.quad-forum.eu

meisterjoshi · #**478** 12-06-2010, 10:07 AM

No One understand me?

meisterjoshi · #**479** 12-06-2010, 06:31 PM

Help please

meisterjoshi · #**480** 12-07-2010, 12:17 PM

Hello

I have found the Problem

Thanks @ the German Vbulletin Team!

Quote:

Replace in /includes/functions_rewrite_ebay_links.php:

Code:

$encodedlink = urlencode($rightlink);

mit:

Code:

$encodedlink = $rightlink;

BadgerDog · #**481** 12-07-2010, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meisterjoshi

Hello

I have found the Problem

Thanks @ the German Vbulletin Team!

Fix was posted 2 years ago?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=334

Been working fine for me since then... :up:

Regards,
Doug

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