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Automated Scripts Overrun eBay Holiday Contest
turnkeylinux writes "TechCrunch is reporting that eBay is under fire from users because of a holiday giveaway contest gone awry. On Tuesday Nov. 25, eBay announced its $1 Holiday Doorbusters deals promotion, giving away 100 gifts on a daily basis, all for a $1 fixed price. The gifts ranged from jewelry, clothing, digital cameras, and GPS devices to a brand-new Chevrolet Corvette. The only catch is that there's no announcement on when these items are released or in which category they will be. But cheaters came up with a clever way of winning deals on an automated basis by continuously running scripts to bid on items for $1."
When griefing gets boring in online games, take it to the next best place: Ebay!
Isn't this the foundation of Ebay?
I read the internet for the articles.
Meanwhile, bot scripts are being offered on RentACoder for $20 and even free of charge here and there.
How can I sell my scripts if there is someone giving them out for free? This is outrageous!
Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.
Your life won't be complete until you augment your iPhone with a new postcard! Bidding starts at only $1!!
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
me@localhost:$ python grinch.py -bid_a_buck_on_ebay
Oooh! Scam the scammers!
Sell a bunch of worthless crap for $1 and charge $8 shipping.
Assuming you can get the script to automatically pay with paypal, I'll be selling all of the pennies in my change jar for $9 each!
Shameless plug alert: Game server control panel
Yes the world is full of assholes, but don't discount the dicks and pussies quite yet...
Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate - and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don't know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know this: If you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!
The moral of this story is: if you want to fuck over these assholes then be a dick, not a pussy.
/me hurridly begins posting his "ebook" on ebay for $1 each.
Too expensive. I plan on selling individual toothpicks for $1 - and saying "winner must pick up item in person". I like a profit of $1 per item.
"But this one goes to 11!"
More assholes need to get fucked.
That's just my POV... no more, no less.
By using that logic no company should ever advertise because it raises the base cost of doing business... which is bad for their customers. The reality is that advertising increases market share which generally lowers the per transaction cost and saves customers money. If we all thought your way there'd be no such thing as marketing. Wait.. maybe you're on to something...
Check out my lame java blog at www.javachopshop.com
You're right, the problem is the argument.
Your argument sucks.
Maybe it's time to sell my set of foldable[1] air guitars. They're still in mint condition since I rarely play them.
[1] Folds up and fits nicely in an envelope. Cool eh?
If the automated scripts are just placing a $1 bid on everything they find, it sounds like a good time to ebay the contents of my penny jar...individually.
"This is picture I took of my cat with my Cannon Powershot Camera after she overheard that people where using scripting to purchase HOLIDAY DOORBUSTERS items on eBay. Not responsible for poor scripting techniques."
You're messin' with my Zen Thing, man.....
It's not just assholes that the world is full of.
See, there's three kinds of people: dicks, pussies, and assholes. Pussies think everyone can get along, and dicks just want to fuck all the time without thinking it through. But then you got your assholes, Chuck. And all the assholes want is to shit all over everything! So, pussies may get mad at dicks once in a while, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes, Chuck. And if they didn't fuck the assholes, you know what you'd get? You'd get your dick and your pussy all covered in shit!
"You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war." -- Albert Einstein
Welcome to my friends list. "legal asshole" meet your consul in the form of "But I'm not hurting anyone" and backup singer "They're a big company. They deserve it". Seen on tour with "I'm not with them but I secretly agree".
Shai Schticks:"You don't make peace with friends, you make peace with enemies"