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Title: Swindon ebay......
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 27 August 2008, 19:13:12
Is this a thing ebay are doing nationally? Or a local service someone else is hosting?

http://swindonebay.com/

BTW if you click on the link at the bottom of the page....that says Vcars you might recognise one of the line up  ;)
Title: Re: Swindon ebay......
Post by: Danny on 27 August 2008, 19:34:11
is that your omega??
Title: Re: Swindon ebay......
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 27 August 2008, 19:47:49
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is that your omega??

Errmm yep  :y

Tho that was before it had an arguement with a shinbreaker on that side  :-[ ;D
Title: Re: Swindon ebay......
Post by: Bandit127 on 27 August 2008, 20:17:48
Looks like a "scraper" type site to me. Very clever idea and could earn someone wads in advertising revenue.

But morally and probably legally wrong.

WHOIS for swindonebay.com (http://whois.domaintools.com/swindonebay.com)

See if they have any listings for chauffer training...  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Swindon ebay......
Post by: stuart30 on 27 August 2008, 20:22:46
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Looks like a "scraper" type site to me. Very clever idea and could earn someone wads in advertising revenue.

But morally and probably legally wrong.

WHOIS for swindonebay.com (http://www.whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=swindonebay&tld=com)

See if they have any listings for chauffer training...  ;D ;D ;D

Whats them then....... ;D
Title: Re: Swindon ebay......
Post by: Bandit127 on 27 August 2008, 20:24:11
WHOIS link fixed.

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Whois Record

Registrant:
 Stronach Chauffeur Training
 dukes cottage
 Driffield
 Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 5QY
 GB

 Domain name: SWINDONEBAY.COM

 Administrative Contact:
    stronach, ken  
    dukes cottage
    Driffield
    Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 5QY
    GB
    +44.7793551777
 Technical Contact:
    Technical, GX Networks  
    5 Roundwood Avenue
    Stockley Park
    Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1FF
    UK
    +44.8712309525    Fax: +44.8701650437

 Registration Service Provider:
    
    08712 309525
    08701 650437 (fax)
    http://www.123-reg.co.uk
Title: Re: Swindon ebay......
Post by: Bandit127 on 27 August 2008, 20:44:26
"Scraper" sites are websites that "scrape" data off other sites and present it as their own. E.g.
BBC News - Ryanair blocks 'illegal' bookings (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7549547.stm)

Swindon ebay is interacting with proper ebay by pretending to be a regular user IMO. And scrapng local sites to add authenticity.

Very clever but I don't think it's right.
Title: Re: Swindon ebay......
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 August 2008, 20:55:39
It is a poor site - text off the screen to the left - not readable at all