posted on May 21, 2008 10:29:23 AM new
Hello Bill,
For those wondering, this is the announcement Bill is referring to from eBay:
"Updated Links Policy
Starting in July, an updated Links Policy will take the place of links guidelines that were previously covered in several policy areas. Under the updated policy, only specific types of links are allowed in a seller's listings or other content on eBay, including eBay Store pages, About Me pages, eBay Blogs, Reviews and Guides, and forums. Allowed under the new policy are links to:
* Any page on eBay or an eBay property including PayPal, Half.com and StubHub.
* Photos of the item for sale, as long as the page displaying the photos does not offer, or link to, a site that offers a product or service for sale off eBay.
* Embedded videos within a listing, as long as the content and format comply with all eBay policies for videos.
* Third-party solutions and services directly related to the particular listing."
This will not effect the current Vendio gallery, image hosting or storefront links that we insert automatically into listings.
The biggest part of the announced change is the type of links you can put on your eBay Store pages, eBay About Me pages, eBay Blogs, eBay Reviews and Guides, and the eBay forums.
posted on May 22, 2008 02:19:07 PM new
OK. I have narrowed the issue down to -
"This will not effect the current Vendio gallery, image hosting or storefront links that 'we insert' automatically into listings." (from previous post)
Does this mean that if Vendio inserts the 'link' the link will be within policy. If I insert a link to " ...Vendio gallery, image hosting or storefront links..." the links are not allowed.
If we cannot insert our own link, could Vendio, would Vendio devise a link to the Vendio customized Shopping Page. Those of us who dislike the scrolling Gallery could then use the customized Shopping Page.
One other question, are we limited on placing the link onto any particular location? An example of the Gallery Link I use now, is in ebay item #300226063966 .
You can insert your own links if you wish, so long as your playing by the same rules we are when we do it on your behalf.
What you have now appears to be within the rules for where your linking to, what you say in the context of the link, and the size of the logo/graphic your using as the clickable link itself.
As for the location of links that are within the eBay rules, you can put them anywhere you want, so long as you have access to that part of the template to insert your links/graphics into.
