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ColderICE eCommerce Blog: Auctiva Wants To Set The "Record" Straight, But WHY?

  • something's not right · 6 months ago
    Something's not right.

    If Auctiva is saying they were always compliant, and they never got unqualified commissions (for things like round tripping), then why are they all of a sudden losing huge amounts of revenue?

    If they were never being paid for unqualified commissions all along, then wouldn't their revenue next month be about the same as it has always been?

    It doesn't make sense. Auctiva had to be getting paid for something that was not cool by eBay because how else do you explain a sudden and dramatic drop in the money they will receive from the ePN?

    If they were always doing everything totally right, they're not breaking rules, and they weren't getting paid for things they shouldn't be paid for, then I would think their revenue would stay pretty consistent with no changes. Which would lead to no announcement and no need for a price increase due to lack of revenue.

    ?!?????
  • John · 6 months ago
    WRONG! eBay USED to pay for this activity and then changed the program to remove this activity. MANY of the big boys of internet advertising (affiliates) saw their model for eBay links dry up, not just Auctiva. This was a fundamental change to the ePN program and those who follow the news of it in blogs/posts/etc. were very much impacted by the changes made in Sept. 2008.

    The "pitchfork crowd" that want to pro port nefarious activity by Auctiva IMHO have a hidden agenda. Not that having an agenda is wrong (we all have them) but be transparent about it if you have one :-)

    During my personal research on this issue (round tripping), I found numerous income streams by legitimate affiliates interrupted by this ePN change and NONE of those were violators of eBay rules at the time. That is why I will stick to the position that Auctiva had been in compliance and that the rules changed the game for them. Unless you or anyone else can PROVE otherwise, I think I will stick with my own research.

    I am HAPPY to entertain any evidence you or others have to the contrary, but again I see you did not sign the post with a NAME which leads me to believe...HIDDEN AGENDA!

    But I am an X-Files fan so I know "the truth is out there"
  • I Make Thousands of Dollars a · 6 months ago
    Hey, nice post, really well written. You should post more about this.