Does eBay allow you to use a URL in the ads now-a-days? They didn't use to allow it.
Hugh -----Original Message----- From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 9:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Using MobyGames Info Oh, and just noticed that much of the text copy he uses to describe the items is also lifted verbatim off of MobyGames. I just sent him a cease and desist notice. I'm not cruel, but geez, at least *credit the source*... Jim Leonard wrote: > > Edward Franks wrote: > > > > On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 01:59 AM, Jim Leonard wrote: > > > > > No feedback on this -- is this information helpful/useful? If not, > > > let me > > > know. We aim to please. > > > > I'm not doing enough to need the info at the moment. > > > > By the way, is this auction > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ > > eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3008172904&category=11050> legitimately > > using Moby Games images? > > Of course not. The only auctioneers we permit to use our images are members > of this list, and only with some note that says the images are used with > permission and providing the URL of mobygames. > > I have emailed the person. Thanks for the heads-up. Normally I wouldn't give > a crap, except that this guy was not only using multiple images, but doing so > to totally misrepresent the product (the covers aren't part of the item!). > -- > Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.oldskool.org/ > Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ > Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to > the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' > Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
