ebay & MP - Page 3

Pom · 2006-11-09, 14:24

Has anyone thought of creating a dummy listing(s) on eBay to advertise the fact that MP is a free download? If the listings were made to stand out in amongst all those that really are selling it then i would expect the sales to start dropping!

I was just about ready to submit one of these listings yesterday when a sudden wave of concern came over me as i wondered whether one of these sellers could 'buy' my listing, get my address then come and burn my house down or something! So i didn't post it in the end, although i'm sure the above would never happen.....

jawbroken · 2006-11-09, 16:21

Does anyody really care? At the prices I have seen MP selling for on ebay, I don't see how these sellers are even making enough money to cover their time. It seems like free advertising to me, and nothing for people to get worked up about.

Pom · 2006-11-09, 20:33

Yeah true about the advertising, a point i made in an earlier post. Will drop it now.

jackelectronics · 2006-12-02, 16:00

I am "re-opening" this thread with my own opionion. I felt like a browse on eBay and put Windows Media Center as the search term and came up with not only results of Windows XP Media Center itselt but sick-profitters "selling" copies of MediaPortal too.

I don't think they should be allowed without permission from MediaPortal authors and also, it's keyword spamming! I put a listing on eBay a few months back with the title Matrox P650 (Similar to Parhelia) and it got removed by eBay officials.

I have seen listings such as the below on eBay UK:
Media Center Portal Edition 2006 for Windows XP
Media Center Portal Edition 2007 for Windows XP

Pretty much a misleading title isn't it? There is no year version number on MP, just a version number like 0.2 and also should not say Media Center Portal Edition, just MediaPortal will do. I didn't get away with keyword spamming so why should they?

2006-11-09, 14:24	#21 (permalink)
Pom Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gloucester Age: 31 Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Has anyone thought of creating a dummy listing(s) on eBay to advertise the fact that MP is a free download? If the listings were made to stand out in amongst all those that really are selling it then i would expect the sales to start dropping! I was just about ready to submit one of these listings yesterday when a sudden wave of concern came over me as i wondered whether one of these sellers could 'buy' my listing, get my address then come and burn my house down or something! So i didn't post it in the end, although i'm sure the above would never happen..... __________________ Lee

2006-11-09, 20:33	#23 (permalink)
Pom Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gloucester Age: 31 Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Yeah true about the advertising, a point i made in an earlier post. Will drop it now. __________________ Lee

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2006-11-09, 16:21	#22 (permalink)
jawbroken Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 707 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Does anyody really care? At the prices I have seen MP selling for on ebay, I don't see how these sellers are even making enough money to cover their time. It seems like free advertising to me, and nothing for people to get worked up about.

2006-12-02, 16:00	#24 (permalink)
jackelectronics Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	I am "re-opening" this thread with my own opionion. I felt like a browse on eBay and put Windows Media Center as the search term and came up with not only results of Windows XP Media Center itselt but sick-profitters "selling" copies of MediaPortal too. I don't think they should be allowed without permission from MediaPortal authors and also, it's keyword spamming! I put a listing on eBay a few months back with the title Matrox P650 (Similar to Parhelia) and it got removed by eBay officials. I have seen listings such as the below on eBay UK: Media Center Portal Edition 2006 for Windows XP Media Center Portal Edition 2007 for Windows XP Pretty much a misleading title isn't it? There is no year version number on MP, just a version number like 0.2 and also should not say Media Center Portal Edition, just MediaPortal will do. I didn't get away with keyword spamming so why should they?