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Auction site back up
 

I had some extra time to rebuild an old auction siteyou guys can go ahead and sell with no fees but unfortunately I won't be providing any customer service, Good luck to all and wish you success.

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A true "good faith" kind of site eh? :)

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Had a quick look, Looks nice! how was it built? .php?

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Lol thanks for the compliments :-) I try my best on every site I build. This one is just a simple html, php+ mysql type low budget site.

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Site looks pretty decent (apart from the logo). :)

So customers pay via PayPal?

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I just purchased 50 of the "Siemens Combination Microwave".

I'M SO EXCITED!!! I'm going to be making sooo many hotpockets!

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Shopping cart is seriously buggy.

Won't show more than a single item if you've committed to buy more than one thing

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Hi please try again listing an item should work those are demo items lol here's an actual link Siemens Combination Microwave / Online Item Auction

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I just sold all my old games on ebay and put all that money into adwords advertising.

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your site is literally identical to another one i know. sure you "built" it?

like layout, text, etc...identical and this other place has been around for years.

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No I only designed the logo and know a bit of programming, anyone with a computer can easily build a website from buying a script weather it's successful or not is up to you. This just a fun project and pocket change compare to my other sites.

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i know copying code is easy. you made it sound like you created it, which you didn't.

don't call yourself a coder

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is this for real lol?

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Lol i'm a webmaster/coder this is my full time job bro

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And to add to that there are different levels of coders some are ones that work for a company and some are self taught. I already learned html and php, and now i'm reading a book on c++ and plus I don't waste my time or go out i'm a nerd.

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You should go out and enjoy nature every once in a while kid. Maybe talk to some girls.

You're obviously young, not being truthful about your "other projects", and have mediocre at best coding skills. The only original part of your auction site is the logo, which looks like it was created in MS Paint. I used to have that font installed on my Macbook. You could have at least given the text in the logo some bevel or dropshadow :(

I'm just trying to understand why you wasted your money on advertising for an undeveloped website. You can't have an ecommerce platform with no customer service, you just can't. Nobody will shop there if they aren't protected, and nobody will sell there if they aren't protected.

Why did you even spend the money on hosting and on registering this domain? If you were really going to make this happen you could have set up a local webserver, so you could at least finish the site before publishing it.

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I don't wanna reveal my other sites though lol and i'm not trying to prove myself or impress anyone either, this is a site I made in 10 minutes and something I obviously do as a hobby. Thanks for your concerns.

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ctrl-c + ctrl-v = brocoder

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i dont laugh often but when i do jesus, ctrl-c + ctrl-v god that hit the spot.
Hate to let you know that you'll probably have to go back over the PHP again as PHP 7 has just arrived... BOOM.

Who knows maybe we'll see a little updated ASPKIN. :)

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This reminds me of when my brother begged to build a new website for me, and when I finally agreed and did all my rebranding he bought a template and attached a shopping cart, then couldn't fix the errors and left it to rot.

And that boys and girls is why you trust no one when it comes to business, especially family.

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It's back guys Itemauctions.com v2.0 the next generation auction site, updated with an user friendly interface and huge speed improvements from the previous 1.0 version.

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http://s33.postimg.org/5bjwuulgv/Untitled.png


*phazorz initiates an SQL injection attack*

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so much 404

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6/1/2016 - fixed the 'views counter' bug somehow affected the script perhaps a virus implemented in the source code

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lol bro lol, like, bro... lol, I read books too.

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Lol I remember that :comp5:. it can be a bit frustrating staring at the computer all day.

Quick update: bought the domains .net and .org

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Why waste more money on a site with 0 traffic?

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That is true and good question, I don't know why I bought it I just felt like it lol

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I totally understand buying a domain to experiment with. Back in the days of Myspace I owned a customization site. It never got more than 50,000 views per month or so, I primarily just used it as a platform to practice PHP and ASPX (back when people still messed with that, lol).

You ought to apply you skills in an area where you might actually be able to turn a profit. Ebay and Amazon have the 3rd party seller ecommerce market on lock, so you might as well give up on getting into that unless you have millions of venture capital to play with.

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Update: Just bought some low budget advertising for this site I think is more effective than Adwords and should be up and running in a couple of hours

Edit: Going full-time advertising on this site with time breaks

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webstore is an absolute mess with staff who can barely speak english. please don't aspire to be such an unholy waste of space on the internet

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First time I've heard of webstore.

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I'm just saying man, if you're going to sit at your computer making websites, at least make sites with a potential for profit.

Even if "item-auctions" takes off and becomes the next Ebay, how would you make even enough money to cover operating expenses? Selling fees is where Ebay makes their money. If they put a bunch of 3rd party google ads all over Ebay as an alternative revenue stream, people would stop going to Ebay.

Have you looked into affiliate marketing? I'm extremely new to the whole concept but I hear Aspkin is an expert. People report making 1000's of dollars per day, somehow. It's at least a way for you to make some money while perfecting your skills.

I like making money :thumb:

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I can understanding aspiring to be like a website.. but ripping off their entire site ain't cool.

From your site:
At Itemauctions buyers and sellers can come together and trade just about anything without membership fees, bidding fees, or selling fees. You can find great bargains at Webstore because sellers don't have to mark up their products to cover fees and percentages typically charged by other online marketplaces. Join the excitement of a low winning bid on an auction item, or purchase instantly from the hundreds of thousands of fixed price items.

From "Webstore":
At Webstore buyers and sellers can come together and trade just about anything without membership fees, bidding fees, or selling fees. You can find great bargains at Webstore because sellers don't have to mark up their products to cover fees and percentages typically charged by other online marketplaces. Join the excitement of a low winning bid on an auction item, or purchase instantly from the hundreds of thousands of fixed price items.

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Why? What's the purpose? I'm trying to see your perspective but I can't see any potential...

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Quick update: installed SSL certificate http://i.imgur.com/RIB6H83.png

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Update: fixed all the errors in error_log file eating up disk space and solved a problem with image borders, the site is now error free from the back end configurations

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How's traffic looking so far?? Good idea to start this, especially with a lot of new users who may not want to put the time into stealth ebay