Re: INFO: eBay v. AuctionWatch?

On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Robert Cumbow <rcumbow[_at_]grahamdunn.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Barbara Ruhmann <brruhmann[_at_]ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> >
> > I would think this would thrill eBay -- I can instantly find what I
> > want, the price I'd be willing to bid from, and then access the very
> > site page I need to bid!
>
> Well, actually, it thrills eBay customers more than it thrills eBay ...
> because there is the little matter of all those portions of eBay's site
> (and the ads thereon) that you SKIP by going directly to the page you
> want ...

I actually had to go on the eBay to look at the pages -- I have my "own personal eBay" page that I log into when I access. There are no Java banner ads, only buttons for other parts of eBay's site. I went to their home page, and it, again, has buttons for other parts of the site, plus some "grabbers" if you will, to let you know someone's got a ton of bubble wrap on auction, e.g. There are no ads for non-eBay entities (well, except for some tiny logo buttons at the bottom of the page).

Now, on the actual bidding pages, the auctioner may put bright, glaring ads up to alert bidders to additional items he/she may have up for auction. They are specific to that page/item/auctioner, and appear nowhere but in links to that page/item/auctioner.

I believe the actual page where you enter your bidder info (name, password), and the confirmation page are the same -- only buttons for eBay. I'm not bidding right now, so I can't confirm that.

Barb

Barbara Ruhmann
Text Buyer
UCD Bookstore
University of California
2828 Cowell Blvd.
Davis, CA 95616
Phone 530-752-5538
Fax 530-752-4791
e-mail brruhmann[_at_]ucdavis.edu
http://www-bookstore.ucdavis.edu/ Received on Tue Oct 12 1999 - 18:06:31 GMT