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Is this the newest scam? Weird eBay Trading Assistant “Business proposal” email

So, I got this email through eBay today. Obviously, it looks like some kind of scam but it’s of a different sort than I have seen in the past so I wanted to share it here so we could discuss it. Two things that strike me from the start are that its well written (no [...]

eBay to English translation: eBay discontinues AdCommerce

If you want to read my useful, normal post about this, click here. But now, let’s have some fun. Because I know you guys love this, here is the AdCommerce announcement helpfully translated from eBay to English. First, in eBay: AdCommerce Placements for On-eBay Promotion to be Discontinued As you probably know, the AdCommerce pay-per-click [...]

eBay discontinues AdCommerce because Best Match is perfect, awesome & loved by everyone

eBay is discontinuing AdCommerce because Best Match is so great, sellers have no need to do any other advertising of their items. Well, ok, they didn’t say that in so many words but that is pretty close to the reason eBay gives for pulling the plug on their pay-per-click ad service. Oh and also, eBay [...]

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