Ebay rules for putting a gratis ad up?

jason@euroipods · 20-08-05, 12:40 PM

Hi,

Does anyone know the exact rules of whats allowed on ebay for this sort of thing?

I have been removed before for selling pyramid schemes.

Is there a "clever" way around it?

Also what have people found the best forumlas on ebay pages to get the most refers? One example i heard is not to put the word "free" in the title so that people dont ignore it initially..

Any peopls opinions on this?

Jason

Miles · 21-08-05, 07:37 AM

say your selling a document and that is what the auction is for. you have to do your homework mate, look at other listings

freegoo · 05-09-05, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasondainter

Does anyone know the exact rules of whats allowed on ebay for this sort of thing?

I have been removed before for selling pyramid schemes.

Is there a "clever" way around it?

eBay don't manually remove each listing, they use a "bot" program to scan listings for freeipods.com links, or links to other known free gift sites. Use tinyurl.com to mask your referral link and you should be ok.

Amanda · 05-09-05, 05:44 PM

How do you do that?

Dan · 05-09-05, 05:57 PM

Go to tiny url and see. Its pretty straight forward. :P

Dan · 05-09-05, 05:58 PM

Oh btw http://tinyurl.com/

Amanda · 05-09-05, 06:23 PM

Ooh, very clever! Thanks!

Jon · 05-09-05, 06:36 PM

at the end of the day, any auction that is blatently for "displaying your refferal link will get removed" ebay want you to sell physical items.

when you use ebay you run the risk of yoru account being locked, but there is also a change of aload of refferals coming in, so like most things in life its gamble

adammcg · 05-09-05, 07:43 PM

Thats if you get any greens at all! eBay is too hard to get greens on, good luck to those who try though.

Morphius · 08-09-05, 09:01 AM

I havent got any greens off ebay for freepay (I have got 3 for other sites though). I have listed on ebay 10 times and never had it removed (be careful of mentioning paypal though, I got my account suspended for that). Dont sell the auction, list it and say its free information and put yor links in the description. More people sign up if you dont sell it. And because you have to sell something, if someone does bid just email them your link.

trans4mer · 08-09-05, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adammcg

Thats if you get any greens at all! eBay is too hard to get greens on, good luck to those who try though.

Depends how you do it, i've got all my freepay greens for my ipod and a digital camera through ebay. I don't think you can just copy and paste every other auction sit back and expect your gift to drop through the door but ebay is a pretty damn useful tool

Morphius · 08-09-05, 12:32 PM

From the freepay site you can get banners to put in places. How do you put them in an ebay description. It doesnt give instructions, and when I did it the link worked but the picture didt show up. That looks more profesh and could get me more greens. Please help me.

trans4mer · 08-09-05, 01:28 PM

I don't think it's easy putting pictures into ebay auctions (Except the ones you upload) It can be don et hough apparently, dunno how though

HeadCrab · 08-09-05, 01:34 PM

You can host the pictures anywhere you want and then put a html link to them, I do it all the time so I can have loads of pics of the stuff Im selling without paying for extra pictures.

Morphius · 08-09-05, 01:47 PM

I know you can do that. But it just shows up as a link and no picture appears. Its one of the banners available on the freepay site. I copied the HTML and pasted it in, put in my referal code etc etc. And it just showed up as "Free ipods" and it was a hyperlink to my referal. But it should have been a really good gif that they do that is a link to my referal. Because that will make a lot more people sign up under me.

HeadCrab · 08-09-05, 02:23 PM

It should work, are you putting it in <img>?

Morphius · 08-09-05, 02:36 PM

Yep, and I still cant get it to work.
Well, where do I put <img> cos I might have it in the wrong place.

Danny · 08-09-05, 02:52 PM

Make sure you select 'HTML' as the display option and not leave it as deafult.

HTML Option does cost a few extra pennies as well.

20-08-05, 12:40 PM	#1
jason@euroipods iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cambridge / Leeds Posts: 64	IPODLOVE - 1 Green for you: 1st person to offer me Â£20 Hi, Does anyone know the exact rules of whats allowed on ebay for this sort of thing? I have been removed before for selling pyramid schemes. Is there a "clever" way around it? Also what have people found the best forumlas on ebay pages to get the most refers? One example i heard is not to put the word "free" in the title so that people dont ignore it initially.. Any peopls opinions on this? Jason

21-08-05, 07:37 AM	#2
Miles Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,740	RE: Hi, im new say your selling a document and that is what the auction is for. you have to do your homework mate, look at other listings

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05-09-05, 05:57 PM	#5
Dan BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 952	Go to tiny url and see. Its pretty straight forward. :P

05-09-05, 06:36 PM	#8
Jon MJ lady with maracas Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 12,859	Â£10 or green for green on freeiPods - plus CD vouchers! at the end of the day, any auction that is blatently for "displaying your refferal link will get removed" ebay want you to sell physical items. when you use ebay you run the risk of yoru account being locked, but there is also a change of aload of refferals coming in, so like most things in life its gamble __________________

05-09-05, 07:43 PM	#9
adammcg iPod 30gb Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,459	RE: Euro iPods - False Claims Thats if you get any greens at all! eBay is too hard to get greens on, good luck to those who try though.

08-09-05, 09:01 AM	#10
Morphius iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33	Â£15/green/cheap games for freeipods green I havent got any greens off ebay for freepay (I have got 3 for other sites though). I have listed on ebay 10 times and never had it removed (be careful of mentioning paypal though, I got my account suspended for that). Dont sell the auction, list it and say its free information and put yor links in the description. More people sign up if you dont sell it. And because you have to sell something, if someone does bid just email them your link.

08-09-05, 12:32 PM	#12
Morphius iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33	Re: RE: Re: Ebay rules for putting a gratis ad up? From the freepay site you can get banners to put in places. How do you put them in an ebay description. It doesnt give instructions, and when I did it the link worked but the picture didt show up. That looks more profesh and could get me more greens. Please help me.

08-09-05, 01:28 PM	#13
trans4mer iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 67	I don't think it's easy putting pictures into ebay auctions (Except the ones you upload) It can be don et hough apparently, dunno how though

08-09-05, 01:34 PM	#14
HeadCrab iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 191	You can host the pictures anywhere you want and then put a html link to them, I do it all the time so I can have loads of pics of the stuff Im selling without paying for extra pictures.

08-09-05, 01:47 PM	#15
Morphius iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33	I know you can do that. But it just shows up as a link and no picture appears. Its one of the banners available on the freepay site. I copied the HTML and pasted it in, put in my referal code etc etc. And it just showed up as "Free ipods" and it was a hyperlink to my referal. But it should have been a really good gif that they do that is a link to my referal. Because that will make a lot more people sign up under me.

08-09-05, 02:23 PM	#16
HeadCrab iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 191	Re: RE: Free-Ipods4u - Misleading information It should work, are you putting it in <img>?

08-09-05, 02:36 PM	#17
Morphius iPod Nano 1GB Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33	Annoying ebay buyers! Yep, and I still cant get it to work. Well, where do I put <img> cos I might have it in the wrong place.

08-09-05, 02:52 PM	#18
Danny iPod 20gb Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mars Posts: 953	RE: Annoying ebay sellers! Make sure you select 'HTML' as the display option and not leave it as deafult. HTML Option does cost a few extra pennies as well.