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Lordfly Digeridoo

Prim Orchestrator

Join date: 21 Jul 2003

Posts: 3,628

01-12-2005 08:54

From: Catherine Cotton

CORRECT and I am saying using EBAY to Provide an AD via SL is wrong when we were told Ebay would have zero influence in SL. I got that it was an ad right off the bat. Makes me sick to think of who will be "using" yet another LL made system to their advantage.

Would using a Colocation facility mean the Colo has an undue influence over SL?

Would using someone else's backbone mean an undue influence?

You folks are forgetting that eBay is the ONLY decent place to put up an auction anywhere on the web. Yahoo and whatnot suck.

What do you want them to do? Spend time rewriting their auction code?

No, of course not, because then EVERYONE would complain about not fixing bugs. As usual.

LF

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Catherine Cotton

Tis Elfin

Join date: 2 Apr 2003

Posts: 3,001

01-12-2005 09:03

From: Lordfly Digeridoo

Would using a Colocation facility mean the Colo has an undue influence over SL?

Would using someone else's backbone mean an undue influence?

You folks are forgetting that eBay is the ONLY decent place to put up an auction anywhere on the web. Yahoo and whatnot suck.

What do you want them to do? Spend time rewriting their auction code?

No, of course not, because then EVERYONE would complain about not fixing bugs. As usual.

LF

No I want LL to keep their word. I don't think I am asking too much.

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Prokofy Neva

Virtualtor

Join date: 28 Sep 2004

Posts: 3,698

01-12-2005 09:17

It would be helpful to actually go look at what the ebay site has on it now.

From: someone

Current bid:
US $105.00 (Reserve met)

well that looks like a mugs game to me. It really doesnt matter if the money is coming from SL or RL.

This is a distorted portrayal of the auction. Sure, one person, in typical "land baron" fashion, locked in their really high bid at $100 and went away and left it. In fact, while I saw that high bid yesterday, I don't see it now. There are 10 slots here, and most are still at a $1 and might go for only $5 or $10, who knows, we'll have to see. Actually it's interesting that there isn't any kind of stampede to this offer.

Here's where it stood at 12:15 p.m. EST today:

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $26.00
3 1d 03h 48m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $10.50
3 2d 00h 20m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $5.50
3 2d 00h 23m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00
1 2d 00h 24m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00
1 2d 00h 24m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00
1 2d 00h 25m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00
1 2d 00h 28m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00
1 2d 00h 28m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00
1 2d 00h 28m

Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00
1 2d 00h 29m

Leopard Loveless

Script Kitty

Join date: 30 Sep 2004

Posts: 57

01-12-2005 09:28

In the summary post (Announcements forum) for the upcoming changes they say that they started it on ebay,, but if it's a success, they wanna bring it to their own auctioning system. So for the trial phase they use ebay, since it's easier than getting someone to change their auction script to implement it.
So, either they system fails, and nothing happens, or it'll be a success, and they bring it from ebay to their own system. In both cases, ebay's out again.

*meow*
Leopard Loveless.

Essence Lumin

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Join date: 24 Oct 2003

Posts: 806

01-12-2005 09:50

There are two retracted bids. One was for $15000. So now the high bid is ten bucks and change.

We were assured eBay would not be involved!
Lordfly Digeridoo Prim Orchestrator Join date: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 3,628	01-12-2005 08:54 From: Catherine Cotton CORRECT and I am saying using EBAY to Provide an AD via SL is wrong when we were told Ebay would have zero influence in SL. I got that it was an ad right off the bat. Makes me sick to think of who will be "using" yet another LL made system to their advantage. Would using a Colocation facility mean the Colo has an undue influence over SL? Would using someone else's backbone mean an undue influence? You folks are forgetting that eBay is the ONLY decent place to put up an auction anywhere on the web. Yahoo and whatnot suck. What do you want them to do? Spend time rewriting their auction code? No, of course not, because then EVERYONE would complain about not fixing bugs. As usual. LF _____________________ ---- http://www.lordfly.com/ http://www.twitter.com/lordfly http://www.plurk.com/lordfly
Catherine Cotton Tis Elfin Join date: 2 Apr 2003 Posts: 3,001	01-12-2005 09:03 From: Lordfly Digeridoo Would using a Colocation facility mean the Colo has an undue influence over SL? Would using someone else's backbone mean an undue influence? You folks are forgetting that eBay is the ONLY decent place to put up an auction anywhere on the web. Yahoo and whatnot suck. What do you want them to do? Spend time rewriting their auction code? No, of course not, because then EVERYONE would complain about not fixing bugs. As usual. LF No I want LL to keep their word. I don't think I am asking too much. _____________________
Prokofy Neva Virtualtor Join date: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 3,698	01-12-2005 09:17 It would be helpful to actually go look at what the ebay site has on it now. From: someone Current bid: US $105.00 (Reserve met) well that looks like a mugs game to me. It really doesnt matter if the money is coming from SL or RL. This is a distorted portrayal of the auction. Sure, one person, in typical "land baron" fashion, locked in their really high bid at $100 and went away and left it. In fact, while I saw that high bid yesterday, I don't see it now. There are 10 slots here, and most are still at a $1 and might go for only $5 or $10, who knows, we'll have to see. Actually it's interesting that there isn't any kind of stampede to this offer. Here's where it stood at 12:15 p.m. EST today: Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $26.00 3 1d 03h 48m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $10.50 3 2d 00h 20m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $5.50 3 2d 00h 23m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00 1 2d 00h 24m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00 1 2d 00h 24m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00 1 2d 00h 25m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00 1 2d 00h 28m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00 1 2d 00h 28m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00 1 2d 00h 28m Featured position on Second Life In-world Directory $1.00 1 2d 00h 29m
Leopard Loveless Script Kitty Join date: 30 Sep 2004 Posts: 57	01-12-2005 09:28 In the summary post (Announcements forum) for the upcoming changes they say that they started it on ebay,, but if it's a success, they wanna bring it to their own auctioning system. So for the trial phase they use ebay, since it's easier than getting someone to change their auction script to implement it. So, either they system fails, and nothing happens, or it'll be a success, and they bring it from ebay to their own system. In both cases, ebay's out again. meow Leopard Loveless.
Essence Lumin . Join date: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 806	01-12-2005 09:50 There are two retracted bids. One was for $15000. So now the high bid is ten bucks and change.

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