I have 3 watchers and 1 unique bid on an item that I'm selling but the item has only had two visits (on the counter) - how can that be?
R2
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Counter inaccuracy?
Suppose they were browsing with "cookies not accepted" - would that affect the counter?
I have also noticed before that when I visit my own sales, the counter does not always increment - so I assume it is a trifle inaccurate.
Paul
Suppose they were browsing with "cookies not accepted" - would that affect the counter?
I have also noticed before that when I visit my own sales, the counter does not always increment - so I assume it is a trifle inaccurate.
Paul
this sort of thing has long been complained of at ebay, e.g. just recently:
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=1000352...=0&mod=1158304770036
http://answercenter.ebay.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1000024173&mod=1158960301412
inaccurate counters, oh my GOD! by all means report this to the authorities at once!... welcome to the cruel world, newby sellers... er, r2, this wouldn't happen to be your first rodeo, would it, son? course not, i know you 'know what you're talking about', you expert you
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=1000352...=0&mod=1158304770036
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catbooks1940s (1088 ) View Listings | Report Sep-13-06 12:32 PDT 17 of 92
added to the problem of gauging overall hits are the counters. many people had andale counters, which for a long time were notoriously inaccurate. now the default counter is ebay's own. we already know something is amiss with ebay's new counters because they show multiple hits immediately after sellers have listed.
http://answercenter.ebay.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1000024173&mod=1158960301412
quote:Whats wrong with my counters?
Posted: Sep-22-06 14:23 PDT
urek2005 (37 ) View Listings | Posts: 7 | Report
This may seem like an insignificant question, but why are my counters all on 1, with the exception of my two newest listings? I do check my visitor counters, and they all had more than 1 yesterday. Is this an eBay quirk? Thanks
Whats wrong with my counters?
Posted: Sep-22-06 14:25 PDT
kathiesklown1970 (2025 ) View Listings | Posts: 11,689 | Report
The eBay counters are new, they are glitchy right now & will be until they work the bugs out.
inaccurate counters, oh my GOD! by all means report this to the authorities at once!... welcome to the cruel world, newby sellers... er, r2, this wouldn't happen to be your first rodeo, would it, son? course not, i know you 'know what you're talking about', you expert you
Not sure on that. I though maybe that somone may have 'watched it' without actually viewing it.quote:browsing with "cookies not accepted"
R2
Perhaps an experiment would help.
Delete all cookies/temporary files.
Refresh page ten times.
Observe increment
Refresh page ten times, clearing cookies/temporary files each time
Observe increment.
Ban all cookies. Refresh page ten times.
What does that yield?
I'd do this myself for you, but I don't have anything for sale at the moment, though the pressure is building up!
My son observed the other day "Dad, now you have learnt how to buy things on eBay, what about learning how to sell them!"
Paul
Delete all cookies/temporary files.
Refresh page ten times.
Observe increment
Refresh page ten times, clearing cookies/temporary files each time
Observe increment.
Ban all cookies. Refresh page ten times.
What does that yield?
I'd do this myself for you, but I don't have anything for sale at the moment, though the pressure is building up!
My son observed the other day "Dad, now you have learnt how to buy things on eBay, what about learning how to sell them!"
Paul
I won't be doing that as I don't think Cookies will have anything to do with it (although the presence of a cookie might stop it incrementing twice for the same visitor)...
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