<VV> eBay URLs

[Charlie]

Correct-o-mondo!

All eBay needs is the item # ("191544399720" in Joel's example) which may be buried in a lot of "search key info" words :

So http://www.ebay.com/itm/191544399720 is the same as this with a bunch of crap added:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-Other-VW-Phoenix-Van-/191544399720?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2c98ef9768&item=191544399720

this causes confusion when the URL gets split on multiple lines and viewer get "Page Not Found" errors as a result.

Thanks Joel ~


Charlie


-----Original Message-----
From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Harry Smith via VirtualVairs
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 4:49 PM
To: Joel McGregor
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Check out what I found on eBay! suspicious looking URL

Also eBay links can be made very short so other "shortening" sites are not needed. Such as:
​http://www.ebay.com/itm/191544399720
Harry Smith
Coral Springs, FL

On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 6:50 PM, Joel McGregor via VirtualVairs < virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Here's a tip on links.  Links are read from right to left beginning 
> with the third /  Example:
> http://scammers.r.us.ebay.com/junk/blah.htm
> This link goes to ebay.com and all the other stuff (if it was real) 
> tells where on ebay's site you want to go.
> http://scammers.ebay.1.com/ is 1.com's site and not ebay's.
> Granted the links you see in emails can be something other than what 
> they appear but all you have to do is copy and paste it into your 
> browser's address bar.  If it doesn't match and look good then don't go there.
> Joel McGregor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf 
> Of Charlie via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Check out what I found on eBay! suspicious looking 
> URL
>
> Looks like a trap to me - suspicious looking URL to say the least?
>
>
> Might be valid, but I, for one, will not click on that!
>
> Charlie
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