tomwiii
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posted on June 28, 2003 09:42:55 AM new
Around 1-2 weeks ago, someone here turned me on to this Brit's nifty script for watching the watchers!
I've used it now for the past 10 days, &, apparently, it does NOT disturb feeBay's JAVA SCRIPT filters, as I've encounterned NO problems!
It is a small FREE script that you insert into yer listings -- you then log into his site & watch how many folks have put each item on a WATCH LIST!!
He also just came out with hidden smart counters to work in tandem with the WATCH LIST counters.
He does REQUEST donations, but it's voluntary -- I blew $5 in appreciation of his efforts! He also RESPONDS to emails within 12-24 hrs!
If ye be interested, here is a link to the sign-up page where you can generate yer personal script:
http://tinyurl.com/fi5o
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
http://tinyurl.com/5duz
[ edited by tomwiii on Jun 28, 2003 09:43 AM ]
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japerton
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posted on June 28, 2003 09:47:03 AM new
OMG you are my psychic friend!
I was just wondering where to get one of those!!!!
Thnks!!!!
J
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tomwiii
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posted on June 28, 2003 09:55:24 AM new
It's pretty interesting -- I never really thought anybody used the WATCH THIS ITEM button, but a lot of my thingys are really getting the ole STARE!!
More fun than watching paint dry or listening to Ralphie snore, I think this provides more meaningful info than just counters!
Who knows??
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
http://tinyurl.com/5duz
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japerton
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posted on June 28, 2003 09:58:29 AM new
Confessions of a Watcher....
I watch like mad! 
You can watch your competition, watch your potential seller, watch your future potential item...even watch a price trend here and there.
One guy got off with a STEAL on a pocket knife I shoulda (woulda coulda) bid on...yoiks!
J
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toasted36
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posted on June 28, 2003 05:54:12 PM new
tomwiii What does it look like in your auction so I can tell if this things working lol...I don't see nuttin 
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tomwiii
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posted on June 28, 2003 06:03:37 PM new
NOTHING will show up in your auction!
You have to email him for a password -- once he sends you the password, you log into his site, & there are all your auctions which are being WATCHED!
RTFM:
http://tinyurl.com/fj2s
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
http://tinyurl.com/5duz
[ edited by tomwiii on Jun 28, 2003 06:04 PM ]
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tomwiii
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posted on June 28, 2003 06:07:56 PM new
THIS is what the log-in page looks like:
http://tinyurl.com/fj34
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
http://tinyurl.com/5duz
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tomwiii
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posted on June 28, 2003 06:10:42 PM new
Once you log in, here is yer info on watchers:
item number 'watchers' hits ends
264257xxxx 1 N/A 29 June 2003
264257xxxx 3 N/A 29 June 2003
264257xxxx 1 N/A 29 June 2003
264257xxxx 6 N/A 29 June 2003
293661xxxx 7 N/A 29 June 2003
361501xxxx 1 N/A 30 June 2003
284021xxxx 4 N/A 30 June 2003
turn on auto-refresh logout settings bigger text extended listing
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
http://tinyurl.com/5duz
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AuctionAce
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posted on June 28, 2003 07:24:06 PM new
here's the original thread
http://www.vendio.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=515070
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toasted36
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posted on July 2, 2003 01:12:11 AM new
tomwiii this thing is cool !! lol I feel like a spy !! Bond James Bond rofl ! Thanks !!
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tomwiii
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posted on July 2, 2003 01:14:02 AM new
AuctionAce is the genius who found it -- I just expanded on it after experimentation!
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
http://tinyurl.com/5duz
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toasted36
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posted on July 2, 2003 01:21:21 AM new
Well thank you auctionace ! I like this thing !! I have one item with no bid but 5 people have book marked it.....I see a sniping coming on(or 5 sellers watching). It's a budweiser cumberbund and bow ties set...for a woman.I couldn't find any like it on e-bay so I believe it's buyers.This has made it fun to watch whichever way it goes !!
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AuctionAce
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posted on July 2, 2003 08:46:20 AM new
It was on an OTWA ebay board. They run about 700 posts a day and it seems that 90% of the threads are political whinning but there is some good info that gets posted there about ebay.
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lurkyloo
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posted on July 2, 2003 11:07:03 AM new
toasted
The word "cummerbund" is frequently misspelled as "cumberbund," and this is why some sellers find it beneficial to deliberately have different spellings in their auctions. Since you have no bids yet, you might revise your auction to include the correct spelling in the description. The five people you have watching it are probably looking for Budweiser-related items (so the spelling might not matter as much), but you'd get a wider audience by having both spellings.
Not lurkyloo on eBay
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AuctionAce
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posted on July 2, 2003 11:17:58 AM new
When I encounter words that are often misspelled I try to place both spellings in the auction description to catch the possible search engine searches. Words with dashes too. I'll try a few different ways so the search engine has a chance to find the item.
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shop4shoes
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posted on July 2, 2003 11:30:16 AM new
That is pretty cool. If I start selling agin, I will give it a shot.
The word "cummerbund" is frequently misspelled as "cumberbund,"
Actually, both spellings are deemed correct. It has its origins in a persian word and "cummerbund" was the original english pronunciation. Not long afterwards "cumberbund" showed up. Both spellings have been around for hundreds of years.
edited to add:
Don't tell that to formalwear sellers. They get het up with the "cumberbund" usage. 
[ edited by shop4shoes on Jul 2, 2003 11:33 AM ]
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toasted36
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posted on July 2, 2003 12:01:43 PM new
Rofl shop4shoes it's funny you said something about cumberbund ....I spent 10 mins. trying to decide which way to spell it.I finally did a search on e-bay and spelled it the way that had the most listings.Man I spell bad enough as it is....lol don't confuse me !!
*edited to say good idea lurkyloo !
[ edited by toasted36 on Jul 2, 2003 12:04 PM ]
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capotasto
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posted on July 2, 2003 01:08:23 PM new
"One guy got off with a STEAL on a pocket knife I shoulda (woulda coulda) bid on...yoiks!"
Japerton, I bought a pocket knife at a yard sale a few weeks ago for a buck, put it on ebay and it went over $200!!
I knew it "could be something" when I bought it, but I never knew how collectible some jacknifes could be!!
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lurkyloo
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posted on July 2, 2003 03:58:40 PM new
shop4shoes
Merriam-Webster is the only dictionary I could find that even shows cumberbund as a variant of cummerbund (I don't have online or paper access to the OED at this time). The other online sources and my dictionary here at home only have "cummerbund." Being only a variant, I can see why tux shops insist on the preferred spelling. The variant probably cropped up due to someone's mispronunciation or misspelling, and the wrong one became prevalent enough that its existence eventually had to be acknowledged.
Not lurkyloo on eBay
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japerton
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posted on July 2, 2003 05:16:14 PM new
Capotasto
What a score! I had no idea about this world of collecting either...man oh man!
J
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shop4shoes
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posted on July 2, 2003 05:50:38 PM new
lurkyloo:
As I said both forms have been in use for narly the same amount of time. The usage varies from region to region.
If you want to get technical about pronunciation, neither is really correct. The original was pronounced with the emphasis on "Camer" as opposed to "Cummer". More of an "ah" sound as opposed to a "u" sound. So, the tux shops are using the incorrect form also. It is kamarband (which has gone the way of the dodo). Sometimes (very rarely), spelled kamarbhand.
This was a question on a test I had to take about 25 years ago. They told me I only missed one in the spelling and word definitions. For the question, I gave 3 spellings as being acceptable: "cummerbund, "cumberbund", and "kamarband". The professors that were testing me had "cummerbund" as the correct spelling. I urged them to research the matter a little more. About a week later they came back and told me that I was correct on all points and told me that they had found another spelling, "kamarbhand".
The variant probably cropped up due to someone's mispronunciation or misspelling, and the wrong one became prevalent enough that its existence eventually had to be acknowledged.
That is exactly what happened...Hence we have "cummerbund" and "cumberbund" instead of "kamarband".
Words and origins are a strange little hobby of mine. Have been since I started reading...More years ago than I would like to own up to.
[ edited by shop4shoes on Jul 2, 2003 05:55 PM ]
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toasted36
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posted on July 2, 2003 06:40:43 PM new
Here's where I got my info if it matters,It came from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: cum·mer·bund
Pronunciation: 'k&-m&r-"b&nd, 'k&m-b&r-
Variant(s): also cum·ber·bund /'k&m-b&r-/
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi kamarband, from Persian, from kamar waist + band band
Date: 1616
: a broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men's dress clothes and adapted in various styles of women's clothes
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lorettab1
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posted on July 5, 2003 12:06:15 PM new
Thanks for the info about this cool site; several ago when I read this I went in and signed up, was getting my 'stats' on the watchers, etc.
But today NADA, can't get into the site at all; got no daily email from BaconButtie as I have been; guess their site is down or something; I think it's in the UK..
Anyone else having problems with them?
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akmcmc1
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posted on July 5, 2003 04:50:47 PM new
lorettab1,
I've had the same problem since last night. Very frustrating. I really enjoy going to the site and check!
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difs
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posted on July 25, 2003 09:17:30 PM new
PROBLEM!
I'm getting a grey pop up Javascript error when I use this code. Is there something I can do to fix this? Love the concept!
Di
On a scale of 1 to 10...we'd all weigh a lot less!
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