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plunderhere.eu WHOIS Wrote:phone +44 1752 707

I would say to call him but the phone number listed on the Plunderhere.eu WHOIS is missing several digits...1752 is  the dialing code for Plymouth


edit: Listing count padder WeBidz has arrived at PSU to defend Marktard.

FYI, this is the same WeBidz that 2 years ago managed to manipulate their Alexa rank up to 20,000 by putting a message on their home page urgiing their members to download the Alexa toolbar to help boost the site's rank.

site owner who engages in listing count padding and Alexa rank manipulation and doesn't even have a privacy policy Wrote:I spoke with Mark a couple days ago, and he was getting ready to do a server transfer, as they had just aquired new servers. I can pretty much guarantee you that they have not been hacked. He was most likely planning on transferring and getting everything running on the new server, before another billing cycle occurred for the current host.

Possibly he has everything transferred now, and it is waiting for DNS propogation? I cannot tell you exactly what is going on, but I am quite certain that Mark will get resolved shortly. So please be patient and give him time.

http://www.powersellersunite.com/about19...tml#170266

edit: nothing like a blank About Us page to instill confidence in users.  I would provide a link to WeBidz's privacy policy but they don't appear to have one. The United Best network picked some real winners in the ethics department: WeBidz, Plunderhere, AuctionQuests... (PH and AQ were longtime members until being removed recently).

site owner with no privacy policy Wrote:Possibly he has everything transferred now, and it is waiting for DNS propogation?

A simple DNS lookup could have saved him the trouble of posting that statement.  There was no DNS change to propogate dumbass.

Quote:DNS Traversal for plunderhere.com.

Getting NS record list at b.root-servers.net... Done!
Looking up at the 13 com. parent servers:

Server Response Time
e.gtld-servers.net [192.12.94.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 15ms
f.gtld-servers.net [192.35.51.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 46ms
g.gtld-servers.net [192.42.93.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 62ms
d.gtld-servers.net [192.31.80.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 31ms
k.gtld-servers.net [192.52.178.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 156ms
i.gtld-servers.net [192.43.172.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 140ms
j.gtld-servers.net [192.48.79.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 156ms
c.gtld-servers.net [192.26.92.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 62ms
h.gtld-servers.net [192.54.112.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 156ms
a.gtld-servers.net [192.5.6.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 62ms
m.gtld-servers.net [192.55.83.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 248ms
b.gtld-servers.net [192.33.14.30] ns1.hostedinflorida.com. ns2.hostedinflorida.com. 312ms
l.gtld-servers.net [192.41.162.30] Timeout


Quote:edit: Listing count padder WeBidz has arrived at PSU to defend Marktard.

FYI, this is the same WeBidz that 2 years ago managed to manipulate their Alexa rank up to 20,000 by putting a message on their home page urgiing their members to download the Alexa toolbar to help boost the site's rank

Cheaters/scammers should go off themselves!!!  Violent5

This guy sounds as incompetent to run a site as Marktard is.  :Smile

Edit: "repaired" a smiley.
In other Plunderhere news...the site's forum contained several virus infested porn pictures.  If you visited Plunderhere's forum recently you should definitely run a virus scan.

Quote:I just got a huge fire wall virus protection on my screen. I've always had protection but I really upgraded this one.

After looking at the pictures that were spewed all over the coffee forum at ph...the last 2 porno pictures.. I got popups on my screen that I couldn't get off and after talking with 4 techs and chatting with my virus protection i found that i got 54 virus. Either from a porn site which I have never been on in my life (like the coffee forum there) or an email attachment.

They took remote control of my computer and I watched as they cleaned it up.

I feel terrible about this and hope I haaven't passed it to anyone. You would know by now if you had it, but still run your scans!!!

I feel like a big ugly germ now!! But I am clean again!!
http://www.alsoshop.com/community/showthread.php?t=103
from PSU Wrote:all we can do is speculate until Mark comes and tells us otherwise!
Mark has spent his first month spewing lie after lie and this seller is still willing to believe anything he says? :Smile


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PS if anyone wants to own their very own Plunderhere, RScript is getting desperate...first it was $818 for a license, then $518, and now $249.  They've been running the sale for a month and there has only been 1 taker.

Quote:Date: Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Message:

Ten License Sale!!!

Have you been thinking of purchasing an RSAuction license? Now is the time!
The next 10 licenses are available for only $249.00*.
As always professional installation is included at no extra cost.

* This offer can not be combined with any other discount.
*** 9 remaining

http://www.rscript.com
[quote author=bargainbloodhound link=topic=9139.msg70070#msg70070 date=1210979946]
[quote author=let the truth be told link=topic=9139.msg70068#msg70068 date=1210977349]
AQ Ray pulls the plug on the PH account at HOSTEDINFLORIDA.com for non-payment.
[/quote]

My bet is AQ Ray retaliates for Plunderhere suspending Mo.
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editing slightly:

My bet is AQ Ray retaliated for Plunderhere suspending Mo and he justified suspending PH's hosting account by saying PH violated Ray Hosting's TOS by hosting virus infected porn pictures on its forum which put other sites on the server at risk so the site had to be shut down to protect the integrity of the server/network.
Quote:AQ Ray pulls the plug on the PH account at HOSTEDINFLORIDA.com for non-payment.

Mark's track record of stranding sellers is intact!  He's batting 3 for 3! Way to go Boinktardo! Common010

Bidz.org.uk disappeared off the face of the earth for over a month last Summer.

July 2007 Wrote:Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:20 am  Reply with quote
Full Member Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 280 Location: U.K.
The site seems to have disappeared. I've been trying to get into it for several days but all I get is "The page cannot be displayed" message
Quote:Amazingly after an absence of well over a month the site has popped back into existence without explanation, apology or comment! Meanwhile any goodwill it might have developed must surely have evaporated with the four winds. There is no obvious sign of change of ownership so goodness knows what the explanation is.

http://www.pheebay.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=208&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=40

[quote author=bargainbloodhound link=topic=9139.msg70072#msg70072 date=1210981822]
The United Best network picked some real winners in the ethics department: WeBidz, Plunderhere, AuctionQuests... (PH and AQ were longtime members until being removed recently).




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Not that I need to defend my actions for inviting AQ & PH but it was a preference on my part. Ray did out a few other site owners on PSU. Ulterior motives?? Probably. But I liked his ballsy attitude. PH & AQ were not part of UB for very long. The original members were LowBid, WeBidz, Biddersnsellers & DealGates. LowBid closed. Luc (DealGates) is presently involved in redesign of DG and may (or may not) at some point return to UB. PH & AQ were ONLY invited AFTER Mo took over the helm at PH. It was a short lived association. (And if you noticed...PH wasn't invited prior to this because of the connection between HB & PH.) I've had several requests from site owners to be included in the UB network. Most are so new that they have less than 100 listings. Longevity is one of the factors that I look at. Another one is the ability of the site owners to stay out of Crap Fests.


But here is where it counts with UB...no one...absolutely no one is paying a thing to be a member, to advertise, to link to, etc. The only stipulation is that they list at one of the core sites. If they don't then they have to link back to UB or pay $5.00 per month for space. So far no one has had to pay.





As for Ray retaliating...doubtful. Mark had a history of late payments....contrary to what has been published elsewhere.

July 2007 Wrote:Amazingly after an absence of well over a month the site has popped back into existence without explanation,

(Mark's) History repeats.  No explanation this time either.

plunderhere Wrote:Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:56 am   Post subject:  Re: PlunderHere

Hi All

Sorry about the inconvenience I really do apologize.

We should be back to normal very shortly.

See you there soon
Mark
Plunderhere Admin

Happy001
I was looking at Plunderhere's 30-day sales list and immediately noticed these sales:

Quote:390311  2008-05-13 141302  20 HOT POCKETS Coupons - 50¢ & $1 - Exp. May 4 1.00
381583 2008-05-13 141302 20 NEW Manufacturer's COUPONS Choose From Hundreds 1.00
403610 2008-05-13 141302 20 TOTINO'S ROLLS Coupons - 40¢ Off 1 - Exp. 5/17 1.00
403911 2008-05-13 141302 20 CHEX MIX Coupons - 50¢ Off 1 - Exp. 5/3 1.00
407827 2008-05-13 141302 20 Purina BEGGIN' DOG Food Coupons $1 Off 1 - Exp. 6/16 1.20
416066 2008-05-13 141302 20 Purina BEGGIN' DOG Food Coupons $1 Off 1 - Exp. 6/16 1.01
392111 2008-05-13 141302 20 Purina BEGGIN' DOG Food Coupons $1 Off 1 - Exp. 5/10 1.00
396554 2008-05-13 141302 20 CESAR Canine Cuisine Entree Coupons Pet Food - Buy 1 Get... 1.00
405964 2008-05-13 141302 20 GOODLIFE RECIPE Dog & Cat Food Coupons $3 & $1 - Exp.... 1.10
416824 2008-05-13 141302 10 PURINA PUPPY CHOW Coupons - $2 Off 1 - Exp. 6/30 0.60
414876 2008-05-13 141302 10 ALPO Canned Dog Food Coupons $1 Off 2 or 3 - Exp. 4/30 0.60
367434 2008-05-13 141302 20 FRIGO CHEESE Coupons - $1 Each 1.10
416362 2008-05-13 141302 20 PEDIGREE Jumbone or Dentastix Coupons B1G1F - Exp. 6/28 1.10
426662 2008-05-13 141302 10 TROPICANA Pure 100% Juice Coupons $1 off 1 - Exp. 7/31 0.50
423857 2008-05-13 141302 10 CHOCK FULL O NUTS Coffee Coupons 75¢ Off 1 - Exp. 7/31 0.50

read on for information on whether selling coupons is legal:
Non profit CIC (Coupon Information Center) manufacturers trade group FAQ: http://www.cents-off.com/faq.htm#3
Selling Coupons - is it Legal?: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?ar...4977339302&nav=Namespace
Quote:What happened to the site last night (Friday night?). The whole thing disappeared (forum and all) and those other seller forums had one heck of a hay day with this fact.

WHAT HAPPENED?


Will this question ever be answered truthfully?