Comments on: eBay UK ban all URLs in IDs and Shop names http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Thu, 24 May 2012 23:52:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12037 Chris Dawson Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:28:21 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12037 That's been one of the problems in the past - the rules were unclear and confusing. Now it's perfectly clear - it's not allowed to link to your website anywhere bar on your about me page, and even there the language can not be designed to steal eBay's customers That’s been one of the problems in the past – the rules were unclear and confusing. Now it’s perfectly clear – it’s not allowed to link to your website anywhere bar on your about me page, and even there the language can not be designed to steal eBay’s customers

]]> By: Rich Brady http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12036 Rich Brady Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:41:40 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12036 It would be nice if eBay Staff were clear on this policy. Whilst at last years eBay University in Manchester I asked, point black, if one could link to an external website. Not that I do, but I'd noticed that competitors had and wanted to now where eBay stood. I was told by a lovely lady in the Power Sellers lounge that she was unsure, but as long as you could not buy within 3 clicks, it shouldn't be a problem. :shock: It would be nice if eBay Staff were clear on this policy. Whilst at last years eBay University in Manchester I asked, point black, if one could link to an external website.

Not that I do, but I’d noticed that competitors had and wanted to now where eBay stood.

I was told by a lovely lady in the Power Sellers lounge that she was unsure, but as long as you could not buy within 3 clicks, it shouldn’t be a problem. :shock:

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12035 Sue Bailey Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:26:21 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12035 Raymond, eBay's definition of links includes those that are not clickable - so it's not okay in a shop header image, just as it's not okay in feedback or anywhere else except your About Me page. Raymond, eBay’s definition of links includes those that are not clickable – so it’s not okay in a shop header image, just as it’s not okay in feedback or anywhere else except your About Me page.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12034 Chris Dawson Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:20:03 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12034 #15 A lot of sellers have spent a lot of time assuming it was ok to use eBay to drive traffic to their websites. Sorry to say but that game is well and truly over. It's NOT ok to drive traffic to your website whether from blatantly obvious links or from more subtle links even if they are graphical rather than textual. Best course of action is just don't. If you're questioning whether it's ok then it's clearly NOT ok ;-) #15 A lot of sellers have spent a lot of time assuming it was ok to use eBay to drive traffic to their websites. Sorry to say but that game is well and truly over.

It’s NOT ok to drive traffic to your website whether from blatantly obvious links or from more subtle links even if they are graphical rather than textual.

Best course of action is just don’t. If you’re questioning whether it’s ok then it’s clearly NOT ok ;-)

]]> By: Raymond Preston http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12033 Raymond Preston Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:26:16 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12033 What about in the image that is the shop logo or shown as a header image in a listing, not linked of course. Would this constitute a breach of their rules ? What about in the image that is the shop logo or shown as a header image in a listing, not linked of course.

Would this constitute a breach of their rules ?

]]> By: Andrew Minalto` http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12032 Andrew Minalto` Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:59:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12032 I wonder why they waited so long - it's obvious that eBay will do everything they can to keep shoppers on the site, from a business perspective it's totally understandable. I wonder why they waited so long – it’s obvious that eBay will do everything they can to keep shoppers on the site, from a business perspective it’s totally understandable.

]]> By: ebuyerfb http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12031 ebuyerfb Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:23:46 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12031 I saw on one of their announcements that they were eliminating their grandfather clause on user ids to make things more fair. Making all the rules apply to everyone. But they still let *some* people have names with less than 6 characters. I saw on one of their announcements that they were eliminating their grandfather clause on user ids to make things more fair. Making all the rules apply to everyone. But they still let *some* people have names with less than 6 characters.

]]> By: Nick Talley http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12030 Nick Talley Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:14:53 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12030 About time IMO but phone numbers should remain for customer service reasons ;-) About time IMO but phone numbers should remain for customer service reasons ;-)

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12029 Sue Bailey Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:47:34 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12029 Jon, obviously I'm not eBay, but I would say no, that would not be allowed. Certainly whatever*co*uk or whatever_co_uk are disallowed just as whatever.co.uk would be, and I would say that your examples quite obviously represent a web address, as explicitly disallowed in the policy: <i>User IDs may not be an email address or web address (URL), or represent an email address or web address. </i> http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/identity-user-ids.html Jon, obviously I’m not eBay, but I would say no, that would not be allowed. Certainly whatever*co*uk or whatever_co_uk are disallowed just as whatever.co.uk would be, and I would say that your examples quite obviously represent a web address, as explicitly disallowed in the policy:

User IDs may not be an email address or web address (URL), or represent an email address or web address.
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/identity-user-ids.html

]]> By: Jon http://tamebay.com/2008/09/ebay-uk-ban-all-urls-in-ids-and-shop-names.html#comment-12028 Jon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:43:49 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3944#comment-12028 What would happen if the shop name was just discountfurniturecom or discountfurniturecouk without any www. or .com or .co.uk? Would this still be allowed? What would happen if the shop name was just discountfurniturecom or discountfurniturecouk without any www. or .com or .co.uk? Would this still be allowed?

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