I would like to suggest that you provide a disclaimer to any member who choses to use the free Sellathon Counters. Users should know that if they use the free counters, anyone who clicks on the Sellathon counter link, will be able to view stats on their auctions that they may not feel comfortable having viewed.
The Sellathon counter link in my own auction has a link that says:
Click here to see my other items, ranked by popularity!
When a fellow eBayer clicks on that link, they can see how many visits you've had for that item, how many unique visits, which items have watches, which items have snipes set and which item has had the longest viewing time.
I asked Sellathon why this information was being shared in my auctions and received these responses:
#1 "If you use the Auctiva listing tool, and select the option to include a counter on your items on their auction creation page, you will be adding the ViewTracker tracking code to your items as this is the only counter available through their tools. "
#2 "glitzytreasures -
Our research shows that the Gallery increases traffic to your items 17%. More visitors means more opportunities for a sale!
As I've said in a few other threads, you can become a paid member and use a completely hidden code. This will eliminate the link to the Gallery and the counter graphic from your items all together, but will require you to swap tracking codes in any running items.
You can also join our affiliate program at http://www.sellathon.com/affiliates.php , and enter your affiliate information in Step 3 on the Tracking Code page. This will change the tracking code so that the link will go back to our home page, and we'll pay you a commission on every paid membership that comes to us by way of that link. Again, you'll need to swap tracking codes out in your running items if you choose this route."
That answer actually made me angry and made me feel like the only way I could avoid that information being shared with the world was if I paid their fee!
Whether or not you chose to promote Sellathon is your business, but I think it's only fair to warn members in advance that "Free" always comes with a price.
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