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0 pointsDiabloD313y ago0 comments

Yes, this entire story makes no sense. They just attacked their own affiliate base and tried to paint it as a good thing.

Did these two people featured in the story do anything that was against US Federal law? Did they violate the eBay affiliates agreement (and that can't result in criminal charges anyhow)?

I've read through all three pages of the story twice, and all I'm seeing is eBay wanted to have their cake and eat it too. They even conspired with these two to help generate more affiliate revenue which eBay admits to.

Sounds a lot like another Aaron Schwartz-type pile of bullshit to me. eBay is going to enjoy their exodus of affiliate salesmen.

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danielweber13y ago

You pay me $100 for every 10 people I get to fill out a card with their mailing address asking for a catalogue from your company.

I take 1000 of the cards and put random people's names and addresses on them and send them in, once a week every week.

Fraud.

DiabloD3OP13y ago

But thats not what the article claimed they did, and thats extremely hard to do with eBay's affiliate program.

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