Ebay Wizard

robin7667

Hi

I saw this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11437&item=4514092378&rd=1

And was just wondering about this wizard, were do you get that?

stevem01

I have browsed through the source of the web page that you highlighted (to do this simply go to the relevant web page then position the cursor anywhere on the page then right click the mouse and select the "view souce" option) and have identified the string of text that produces the "Wizard".

If you copy and paste this text it into an HTML practice pad, for example http://www.auctionpix.co.uk/try.html, you should see the wizard:

<object id="wolfi" height="40" width="40" classid="CLSID:D45FD31B-5C6E-11D1-9EC1-00C04FD7081F">
></object><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript>
function LoadLocalAgent(CharID, CharACS) {
LoadReq = wolfi.Characters.Load(CharID, CharACS);
return(true);
}
var MerlinID;
var MerlinACS;
wolfi.Connected = true;
MerlinLoaded = LoadLocalAgent(MerlinID, MerlinACS);
Merlin = wolfi.Characters.Character(MerlinID);
Merlin.Show();
Merlin.MoveTo (200,300);
Merlin.Play("Announce");
Merlin.Play("Blink");
Merlin.Play("Read");
Merlin.speak("LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN?");
Merlin.Play("Search");
Merlin.Play("Blink");
Merlin.speak("WELL YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE");
Merlin.MoveTo (600,100);
Merlin.Play('Gestureleft');
Merlin.speak("PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR OTHER SALES");
Merlin.Play("Blink");
Merlin.Play("Surprised");
Merlin.speak("IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF OUR LISTINGS PLEASE CONTACT US");
Merlin.MoveTo (200,300);
Merlin.Play("Blink");
Merlin.speak("TIME TO GO - GOODBYE");
Merlin.Play("Wave");
Merlin.Hide();
</SCRIPT>

Steve

heathen

n1 steve
have seen a few auctions selling this wizard.

JPS

That is quite a neat little trick! I would use it but I think it would annoy the hell out of buyers!

soolin

That is quite a neat little trick! I would use it but I think it would annoy the hell out of buyers!

I agree. I tend to avoid sellers with any music (argh...when you are trying to browse discretely and get blasted by music when you least expect it) or any clever pictures or animations. All I want from the auction is 'how much. what feedback and what postage?' anything else is just irritating.

Luckily I am on broadband now but when I was on a slow dial up it took so long to load some auctions I gave up.

Soo

5MINSALONE

Oh this dude really bugs me.... espeshilly when hes tapping on my screen and im trying to read the auction >:(

More likely to put buyers off than attract them ::)