[quote author=Designers Bargains link=topic=3775.msg60908#msg60908 date=1184088858]
I got an ideaÂ
If it's OK for Ray to have ghost stores and fake AdSmart links, why doesn't somebody open an
Ebay store on WP. Just call it
MyEbayStore and stock with an item or two.
Homepage:
"Welcome to my
MyEbayStore, where you find thousands of items to fit your needs at unbeatable prices. We strive to provide the best customer service on the net and go that "extra mile" by being your personal shopper. No matter what you're looking for, you'll find it in
MyEbayStore.
Thanks for coming to
MyEbayStore. Before you leave, be sure to check ALL my great listings in
MyEbayStore. And don't forget to tell your friends about
MyEbayStore. No purchase is to large or too small at
MyEbayStore.
Have a great day. Hope to see you again soon at
MyEbayStore."
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Quote:No matter what you're looking for, you'll find it in MyEbayStore.
Wagglepop compared to Individual Sellers' Ebay Stores
LISTINGS
sysqsystems 271,659
carpartswholesale 235,936
redtagmarket 218,779
crispmovies 212,705
moviemarz 187,142
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wagglepop 84,600
[quote author=sherrand link=topic=3775.msg60906#msg60906 date=1184087692]
Thanks for the responses. I just wanted it to be clear that I'm not the only one seeing these links redirected to eBay. A lot of the categories have these fake Ad Smart banners. I also checked eBay and none of these are stores on there either. This is the funniest one I've found yet. It's under Toys & Hobbies, Action Figures:
Quote:Classic Hot Wheels & Matchbox!
Your source for outstanding selection & prices on die-cast cars
Quit wasting your time here!
And this one under Entertainment & Memorabilia:
Quote:NO ONE SHOPS HERE!
Don't waste your time here -- go to where the real action is
TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
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How in the world can the sellers who remain at WP
STILL believe? How can they trust their business in those hands?
[b][i]HOW!?
I honestly just do not get it... thankfully!
We were up to 12 lurkers at once earlier. They've been dropping in steadily all day. I'm guessing that one of them reported this "abuse" of Ad Smart to AndRay. The eBay linked ads are all gone now. It wouldn't take a leap of faith to guess who the tattle-tail could be. Party Pooper...
My theory for their existence is this. A seller (or sellers) left shall we say very disillusioned with all the broken promises, all the cutbacks on information and lack of true support and decided to express their discontent through the money remaining in their non-refundable Ad Smart fund. They blew the wad in this public display. Quite clever I think.
AndRay you really have to get your nose out of the forum and get a grip on what else is going on in your trust-based community.
ETA: Or AndRay came over here himself and found out first hand.
Quote:ETA: Or AndRay came over here himself and found out first hand.
I still maintain that Ray drove his Couger down to Baja after picking it up in L.A., and is down on the beach sipping a 50-cent margarita and checking in with TT on his laptop a couple times a day to see what's happening with Waggleflop. Saves him lots of time monitoring his own site. We have all the poop here.
With only 190 paying store sellers he could still live like a prince in Ensenada and do as much work as he's accustomed to doing, which is nothing.
Cha-ching.
Hi everyone!! I have been so busy lately with the re-opening of my eCrater store and finally finished my listings today.... so I thought I would check in and see how everyone is doing!!
I have been reading these posts andÂ
MAO!!!! You guys are hysterical!!!
I am still in awe of how Sherrand keeps up with all of the happenings over at WP... Â
although now with less stores, it's probably not as hard!!!
Well... Ray, I guess you'll be busy tonight catching up on deleting all of those fake links!! What a hoot!!!!Â
I feel bad for the new guy that someone mentioned is listing like mad... ???
[quote author=sherrand link=topic=3775.msg60924#msg60924 date=1184099142]
We were up to 12 lurkers at once earlier. They've been dropping in steadily all day. I'm guessing that one of them reported this "abuse" of Ad Smart to AndRay. The eBay linked ads are all gone now. It wouldn't take a leap of faith to guess who the tattle-tail could be. Party Pooper...
My theory for their existence is this. A seller (or sellers) left shall we say very disillusioned with all the broken promises, all the cutbacks on information and lack of true support and decided to express their discontent through the money remaining in their non-refundable Ad Smart fund. They blew the wad in this public display. Quite clever I think.
AndRay you really have to get your nose out of the forum and get a grip on what else is going on in your trust-based community.
ETA: Or AndRay came over here himself and found out first hand.
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Well, I hope whoever did it complains, as legally he refuses to refund people their money for their adsmart, so they should be able to use a link to wherever they want, legally. If Ray removes it, he should be refunding them the money.
Come on in lurkers!! Give your point of views, we won'tÂ
ya!
So once again it shows Ray reading the boards, or some little baby tattletale........grow up!!Â
Quote:Well, I hope whoever did it complains, as legally he refuses to refund people their money for their adsmart, so they should be able to use a link to wherever they want, legally. If Ray removes it, he should be refunding them the money.
As one cheerleader said to me when I was still at Pooper, "it's Ray's sandbox and he can do what he wants." He refunds nothing. He can remove links, shut down stores, remove listings - never a refund. At least that 10-headed monster called The Bay that Ray finds so distastefully greedy and self-serving, credits sellers. There has even been a time or two when The Bay credited sellers when the site was down.
Case in point: It took over a month, several emails to CC and a couple rants on the WP boards for me to finally get my 25-cent credit for a mutually-agreed canceled sale on WP.