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Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
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Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
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08-28-2008, 09:17 PM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
Sales figures for PSU spammer Kaqoo
kaqoo owner whines to be added to PSU chart Wrote:Today Kaqoo has 28741 items for sale and we have sold 27 items. Kaqoo also sell items! We have real buyers and sellers.http://powersellersunite.com/about21475.html Sneaky math: 189 weekly sales STR 0.65% Raise your hand if you're not impressed.
OAI Moron Hall of Fame
<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i> -KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006 <i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i> -Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008 Some people have it like that, others dont. I do. -Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008. How does an auction site get buyers? -question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008 How do I get sales? -question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009. I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information -owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009 |
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08-29-2008, 07:58 AM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guid
[quote author=sneakymagenta link=topic=17692.msg72172#msg72172 date=1219958234]
Sales figures for PSU spammer Kaqoo kaqoo owner whines to be added to PSU chart Wrote:Today Kaqoo has 28741 items for sale and we have sold 27 items. Kaqoo also sell items! We have real buyers and sellers.http://powersellersunite.com/about21475.html Sneaky math: 189 weekly sales STR 0.65% Raise your hand if you're not impressed. [/quote]  I may be a little more impressed if less than 27000 of the 28741 items were something other than music. Nah, I really wouldn't... especially with a site that would freely share all it's member's data over an unsecured server with anyone who owned a domain and downloaded the script.
"Listen up Mother****er. Try that bulls*** here and I will hand you and your head in a basket"
- Ray Romeo's alter ego Andrew Pittino responding when I signed up a new account on Wagglepop to verify the non-existence of a way to opt out of his sharing my information with third parties. |
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09-05-2008, 04:22 PM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
PSU user Wrote:I'm at a loss to find information as to where I can find the Sales Stats for any of the sites I see mentioned here at PSU.http://www.powersellersunite.com/post-19...tml#199651 If PSU published a sales stats chart Binarywebs and Mo would stop spending hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on PSU advertising.  tolensmiley:Binarywebs Wrote:Compare your meager post count, and its contents, to the post count and contents of what you ever-so-cleverly pointed out, and the result will become quite clear for you. While doing so, factor into the equation the hundreds, if not thousands of dollars spent on advertising, on this site alone, by me, and by Mo, and then turn around and compare it to your ZERO contribution to this site.http://www.powersellersunite.com/viewtopic.php?t=21428&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=30
OAI Moron Hall of Fame
<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i> -KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006 <i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i> -Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008 Some people have it like that, others dont. I do. -Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008. How does an auction site get buyers? -question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008 How do I get sales? -question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009. I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information -owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009 |
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10-02-2008, 08:44 AM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guid
[quote author=xwpopper link=topic=17692.msg72186#msg72186 date=1219996737]
[quote author=sneakymagenta link=topic=17692.msg72172#msg72172 date=1219958234] Sales figures for PSU spammer Kaqoo I may be a little more impressed if less than 27000 of the 28741 items were something other than music. Nah, I really wouldn't... especially with a site that would freely share all it's member's data over an unsecured server with anyone who owned a domain and downloaded the script. [/quote] I would like to correct your statement that Kaqoo "freely share all it's members data....with anyone who owned a domain and downloaded the script." Every script is unique to the site owner who downloads it and all registrations are tied to the individual site. All users are ring-fenced from all other sites in the Kaqoo Network and do not have access to records of any users who have not registered at their site. Kaqoo do have access to all users records from every site as we state in the T&C's. Please download a copy of the software, we provide a free version you can download, you will not see any members on your site except your own. I hope this clears one of your concerns. All you had to do was ask, we are always available to answer any questions. |
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10-02-2008, 02:00 PM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guid
Shared databases among "thousands" of site owners only causes problems. I am sure you are skilled to setup the site's network, but there are always many, many more that know a lot more with a database that is shared among "thousands" of sites.
And thanks for the offer to try it out, but I wouldn't try any software on a server where someone may actually register on an unsecured connection. And, from what I see from the download, there really isn't a way to ensure the login and registration pages are SSL enabled. I'd honestly feel better about using the $99 Rscript and advertise (spam) on PSU for sellers.
"Listen up Mother****er. Try that bulls*** here and I will hand you and your head in a basket"
- Ray Romeo's alter ego Andrew Pittino responding when I signed up a new account on Wagglepop to verify the non-existence of a way to opt out of his sharing my information with third parties. |
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10-02-2008, 03:19 PM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
Quote:I hope this clears one of your concerns. My main concern is that Kaqoo, like most of the sites I see advertised on PSU, has fewer daily sales than I do...and I don't consider myself a large seller. 27 daily items sold rules the site out as a viable alternative for full-time sellers. Quote:Today Kaqoo has 28741 items for sale and we have sold 27 items. Kaqoo also sell items! We have real buyers and sellers. |
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12-19-2008, 12:21 AM,
(This post was last modified: 12-19-2008, 12:24 AM by regic.)
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21-Month Old Security Hole in Kaqoo Auction Software
[quote author=julia link=topic=17692.msg72712#msg72712 date=1222937042]
[quote author=xwpopper link=topic=17692.msg72186#msg72186 date=1219996737] I may be a little more impressed if less than 27000 of the 28741 items were something other than music. Nah, I really wouldn't... especially with a site that would freely share all it's member's data over an unsecured server with anyone who owned a domain and downloaded the script. [/quote] I would like to correct your statement that Kaqoo "freely share all it's members data....with anyone who owned a domain and downloaded the script." Every script is unique to the site owner who downloads it and all registrations are tied to the individual site. All users are ring-fenced from all other sites in the Kaqoo Network and do not have access to records of any users who have not registered at their site. Kaqoo do have access to all users records from every site as we state in the T&C's. Please download a copy of the software, we provide a free version you can download, you will not see any members on your site except your own. I hope this clears one of your concerns. All you had to do was ask, we are always available to answer any questions. [/quote] Kaqoo may not "freely share its data" but your failure to fix a multiple file inclusion vulnerability in the free version of your software which is rated "highly critical" and has existed for 21 MONTHS means that any hacker with half a brain can freely gain system access to your server, or any server your free software is installed on, and obtain access to all user personal data. The security advisory was issued March 30, 2007. What excuse could you possibly have for failing to patch the hole and putting your users' information at risk for 21 months? http://secunia.com/advisories/24696/ Quote:Critical: Highly critical |
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02-02-2009, 04:39 PM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
Overstock Auctions proves again that PSU's auction site count chart (and basing decisions on site counts) is worthless!
Quote:Auction gross merchandise volume was $4,435,000 for the quarter compared to $3,183,000 in the fourth quarter of 2007. However, auction gross merchandise volume for the full year 2008 was $11,540,000 compared to $14,259,000 in 2007 http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m02/i02/s03
OAI Moron Hall of Fame
<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i> -KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006 <i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i> -Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008 Some people have it like that, others dont. I do. -Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008. How does an auction site get buyers? -question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008 How do I get sales? -question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009. I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information -owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009 |
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02-02-2009, 04:59 PM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
[quote author=sneakymagenta link=topic=17692.msg73983#msg73983 date=1233592772]
Overstock Auctions proves again that PSU's auction site count chart (and basing decisions on site counts) is worthless! Quote:Auction gross merchandise volume was $4,435,000 for the quarter compared to $3,183,000 in the fourth quarter of 2007. However, auction gross merchandise volume for the full year 2008 was $11,540,000 compared to $14,259,000 in 2007 http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m02/i02/s03 [/quote] The highly touted massive traffic and listing count to PSU fave sites like Bonanzle is actually a little disappointing. I get 1 unique visitor for every 2 items on each site I have. Bonanzle gets 1 unique visitor for every 6 items (1.1 million items, 170,000 uniques.) On further research, eBid receives 1 unique for every 18 items for sale. Atomic Mall receives 1 unique for every 2 items for sale. http://siteanalytics.compete.com/atomicm...?metric=uv This makes AM look great until seeing that 440,000 visit the auctions.overstock.com subdomain, but there are only about 20,000 auctions. For each auction there are 22 unique visitors. That's a real alternative to eBay.
"Listen up Mother****er. Try that bulls*** here and I will hand you and your head in a basket"
- Ray Romeo's alter ego Andrew Pittino responding when I signed up a new account on Wagglepop to verify the non-existence of a way to opt out of his sharing my information with third parties. |
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02-03-2009, 12:47 AM,
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Re: Sneaky's Alternative Auction Site Sales (GMV - Gross Merchandise Value) Guide
Quote:there are only about 20,000 auctions. ...and yet those 20,000 listings generated $11.5 million in GMV while the 130,000 combined on Plunder ASs didn't even generate $100K. Quote:That's a real alternative to eBay. Overstock's retail store ($800 million plus revenues compared to the Auction tab's $11 million) is an even better alternative for sellers who qualify. You need to signup through Channel Advisor to list on the retail side. http://www.channeladvisor.com/overstock/ |
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