Search Ebay

DarkCloud · July 3, 2002, 12:08

1. when was it added
2. is it a new money-making scheme

3. does anyone use it?

Solver · July 3, 2002, 12:16

1. This week, IIRC.
2. Apolyton gets money if you make a bid on Ebay.
3. No

DarkCloud · July 3, 2002, 12:22

Just a bid...

That could be used for evil...
One person could announce that they want to buy something here at x amount of dollars and we could all go and bid on it, then let him win- netting apolyton a fair amount of money

(I love dreaming up scams

)

Victor Galis · July 3, 2002, 12:26

Wait... so we don't actually have to win, just make a bid?

Solver · July 3, 2002, 12:50

You just have to make a bid. Apolyton gets profit from eBay for registrations (5 or 10$) (Ebay ones, of course), and if you make a bid.

Don't think that you can go and make 50 registrations at Ebay, they need your credit card.

It would be nice thing for DL protection at Apolyton: require credit cards, so that to make a DL you'd have to own several credit cards

.

Shadowstrike · July 3, 2002, 12:55

It would also drive away 90% of our user base. Since they'll figure that if you need a credit card number, you need to pay for Apolyton. Not to mention taht many of us don't have credit cards because our income revolves arround allowance, odd jobs and petty theft (LD just joking)

Victor Galis · July 3, 2002, 12:56

Hmm... excellent, I could bid on stuff I know I won't win and make Apolyton money! (How much do we get per bid?)

Victor Galis · July 3, 2002, 12:57

Yeah. Requiring a credit card for Apton would suck... I like my DL, but I don't really use it for fear of being banned.

Locutus · July 3, 2002, 13:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Solver
You just have to make a bid. Apolyton gets profit from eBay for registrations (5 or 10$) (Ebay ones, of course), and if you make a bid.

Don't think that you can go and make 50 registrations at Ebay, they need your credit card.

Actually, they don't need your credit card but your account actually needs to be active before Apolyton gets $10 (or whatever).

After that, if I understood correctly, Apolyton gets money everytime you bid and also everytime you actually buy something (I'm guessing Apolyton gets more money when you actually buy something).

Victor Galis · July 3, 2002, 13:11

I already have an account. I have already bought about $100 worth of stuff.

MarkG · July 3, 2002, 16:46

$5.00 per Active Registration
$0.05 per Qualified Bid

DarkCloud · July 3, 2002, 17:10

Do all bids have to come from links through from Apolyton?

MarkG · July 3, 2002, 17:15

i suppose that you'd have to use the search form and then make a bid one of the results

Victor Galis · July 3, 2002, 19:34

OK... I might do that some time. I actually have bought stuff from eBay before, and made plenty of unsuccessful bids, so

Victor Galis · July 6, 2002, 16:05

I'm feeling a bit silly, because I don't see this eBay search thing.

tniem · July 6, 2002, 17:46

Victor,

Top left there is a series of text boxes. Search ebay is the one furthest on the right.

Victor Galis · July 7, 2002, 09:16

Ah... right. For some reason I was looking at the bottom for something with the eBay logo.

- Groucho - · July 7, 2002, 13:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Solver
It would be nice thing for DL protection at Apolyton: require credit cards, so that to make a DL you'd have to own several credit cards

.

That would just mean that us old folks (ie. people who've joined the working world) could DL to our hearts content - a quick check of my wallet reveals a Diners, an American Express, a Mastercard and three Visas. Woohoo, 6 DLs here I come!

DarkCloud · July 7, 2002, 16:08

Apolyton only accepts Visa- It doesnt take American Express

Visa... Everywhere you want to be

Victor Galis · July 7, 2002, 16:52

But what if we don't have a Visa?
(checks wallet)
(finds a Visa card and a Visa Check Card)
Nevermind, then.