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Old 05-01-2008, 10:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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It looks like ebay steals & deals is a new subforum which on its own I don't have an issue with, but...

Am I the only one that is being driven insane by the fact that I've had to scroll through almost 300 new posts today that each list a single ebay item???

Seriously, it is *too* much. My honest opinion is that there are literally thousands of MAC items on ebay, and people who are looking for ebay deals should just do a search there.

PLEASE don't bog down my "new" posts lists with all of these entries. If I continue to have to scroll through hundreds of ebay postings, I will likely visit specktra less and less often and would be unlikely to renew my premium membership.

Pretty Please?

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Old 05-01-2008, 10:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
I was just going to do my own post about this! I have not visited in a few months since I have been busy with school, and just signed on tonight. I did my usual click, new posts and I saw all that crap. It makes me so mad!!!! It is ridiculous and why on earth someone would have that here is beyond me. Half that crap is fake anyway. If it isn't deleted or stopped I will never visit again!

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Old 05-01-2008, 10:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
You can always use the report post function to report a spammer. The report post button is under their user name (the little triangle with an exclamation point) and let mods know that this poster is spamming. I'm sure they'll be banned in no time if enough people report them.

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Old 05-01-2008, 10:53 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
I am so confused by this. I don't understand, is this a person who is actually posting all of these auctions or some kind of program? There are like dozens that were posted in the same minute. I too dislike how it clogs up the "new post" page. People generally don't tend to share ebay auctions because they want to save themselves from being outbid, so I don't even see how this is beneficial.

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Old 05-01-2008, 10:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
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You can always use the report post function to report a spammer. The report post button is under their user name (the little triangle with an exclamation point) and let mods know that this poster is spamming. I'm sure they'll be banned in no time if enough people report them.
I thought it was spam at first, but it's listed in it's own sub-forum. Wouldn't it have to be authorized to have this feature?

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Old 05-01-2008, 10:59 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
Yeah, its really annoying!

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Old 05-01-2008, 10:59 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
It seems like some seller marketing their (most likely fake) products. If I wanted to get scammed, I'd do an ebay search.

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Old 05-01-2008, 11:00 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
I agree with everyone above! I think that this seems like a waste of space here on Specktra! Sorry for being so mean but I just don't see why this was added.

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Old 05-01-2008, 11:01 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
My thoughts exactly!

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Old 05-01-2008, 11:01 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
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I thought it was spam at first, but it's listed in it's own sub-forum. Wouldn't it have to be authorized to have this feature?
I'm assuming the forum was authorized, but the spamming of it isn't. I'm also sure the mods don't want a forum with fifteen kazillion posts by one poster/spammer either. It'll probably take them awhile to get the reported posts message and to clean it up, since the Deals poster is so um, prolific. Mods and Admins have lives too and probably just haven't seen it yet.

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Old 05-01-2008, 11:04 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
I don't know....whomever is posting it has been doing so since 5:00. I'm sure someone has seen it.

I'm hoping I'm wrong, because it's annoying as hell.

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Old 05-01-2008, 11:09 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
The posts aren't all for one seller. There are a variety of sellers in the posted items - so it's not a seller spamming their own items. The fact that the user's nickname matches the name of the forum is also interesting...

I'm intrigued... can any Specktra staff member shed any light on this new forum?

Also - the comments about the items being fake/the forum is a scam: what about all the honest sellers? there are still quite a few out there. How can you assume items are fake if you haven't even bothered to check them out?

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Old 05-01-2008, 11:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: EBAY DEALS & STEALS: Please don't...
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I don't know....whomever is posting it has been doing so since 5:00. I'm sure someone has seen it.

I'm hoping I'm wrong, because it's annoying as hell.

I don't know how this board's hierarchy is set up, but at some boards, only Admins have access to banning or editing in a given sub forum. So even though there maybe other Mods around, it may not be their sub forum and they may not have the capacity to remove the post or ban the poster. Remember this is a board where people volunteer to serve as mods and admins. It's not like a 9-5 business where someone is always there to fix things immediately. I'm sure it will be taken care of soon, just give the Admins a chance to deal with it first.

ETA: I'm assuming it is some sort of spambot that just is posting a bunch of eBay sellers who maybe use their services. I can't imagine any other reason for making so many hundreds of posts for single items.

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