Watch as this guy gets handed his ass.

[iwearnosox]

http://www.bidbot.net/

Spam.

I enjoy watching people that scrape eBay think they'll get away with it. (Yes, I used to scrape eBay.)

 

[Winchester]

So... you think you are cool...?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Winchester
So... you think you are cool...?

lol :beer:

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: Winchester
So... you think you are cool...?

Infinitely.

 

[Mallow]

hrmfers...

 

[TommyVercetti]

What is scraping Ebay?

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
What is scraping Ebay?

You've got two ways to get eBay's data:

1. Authorized, through the API
2. Unauthorized, parsing the HTML output.

It's a site that ostensibly submits a query to eBay search, extracts the required data and presents it in a new form. It's taxing on their systems and probably the most wicked thing you could do, in their eyes.

 

[cerebusPu]

i wrote a script that did exactly this kind of stuff when i was in college. this guy did a much better job than i did.

 

[FrogDog]

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
What is scraping Ebay?

You've got two ways to get eBay's data:

1. Authorized, through the API
2. Unauthorized, parsing the HTML output.

It's a site that ostensibly submits a query to eBay search, extracts the required data and presents it in a new form. It's taxing on their systems and probably the most wicked thing you could do, in their eyes.

What do you mean, "ebay's data". What data?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
What is scraping Ebay?

You've got two ways to get eBay's data:

1. Authorized, through the API
2. Unauthorized, parsing the HTML output.

It's a site that ostensibly submits a query to eBay search, extracts the required data and presents it in a new form. It's taxing on their systems and probably the most wicked thing you could do, in their eyes.

umm i kinda doubt that will do anything because a) the guys inst making money off it b) its bringing em more business

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
What is scraping Ebay?

You've got two ways to get eBay's data:

1. Authorized, through the API
2. Unauthorized, parsing the HTML output.

It's a site that ostensibly submits a query to eBay search, extracts the required data and presents it in a new form. It's taxing on their systems and probably the most wicked thing you could do, in their eyes.

umm i kinda doubt that will do anything because a) the guys inst making money off it b) its bringing em more business

it's also costing them a ton of bandwith. And their ads don't get shown either.

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
What is scraping Ebay?

You've got two ways to get eBay's data:

1. Authorized, through the API
2. Unauthorized, parsing the HTML output.

It's a site that ostensibly submits a query to eBay search, extracts the required data and presents it in a new form. It's taxing on their systems and probably the most wicked thing you could do, in their eyes.

umm i kinda doubt that will do anything because a) the guys inst making money off it b) its bringing em more business

There isn't anyone on the planet more knowledgable about this topic outside of eBay than me. To speak to your points, however:

1. There are ways to redirect people to take a comission on a bid or new user. Regardless of profitability, however, eBay cannot allow anyone to access the data this way because they need to set a precedent. Not even google is allowed to index eBay.

2. It's called disintermediation, and it's the one thing eBay will never allow. The paypal fiasco is a prime example of a service that benefited in this way.

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: FrogDog

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
What is scraping Ebay?

You've got two ways to get eBay's data:

1. Authorized, through the API
2. Unauthorized, parsing the HTML output.

It's a site that ostensibly submits a query to eBay search, extracts the required data and presents it in a new form. It's taxing on their systems and probably the most wicked thing you could do, in their eyes.

What do you mean, "ebay's data". What data?

The auction data, all that an auction is. While you could question who owns it (in my opinion it's the sellers, with reasonable legal precident) the systems are eBay's. You are, in effect, having a yard sale on eBay's lawn. As such they're allowed to control who is allowed on it.

 

[TitanDiddly]

So, tell us about your own eBay scraping experience.

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
So, tell us about your own eBay scraping experience.

I built two- one they despised and ultimately had shut down, and one for eBay themselves. Because of the latter there's not much I can say beyond that.

 

[TitanDiddly]

I had pasta for dinner, and some bagel action. I don't remember eating any suspicious vaugeness though.

Edit: Dang. He edited.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Sifl

There isn't anyone on the planet more knowledgable about this topic outside of eBay than me. To speak to your points, however:

And you are also quite modest!

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: Sifl

There isn't anyone on the planet more knowledgable about this topic outside of eBay than me. To speak to your points, however:

And you are also quite modest!

No, I just know when I'm pwned. It was a learning experience.

 

[daveymark]

looks like the administrator of bidbot.net is also the OP in this post

 

[KarenMarie]

they have some kewl avitars on that site