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An excessive no of people looking at my item !!

Hi I have a collection of educational PC games for sale on Ebay at the moment. I have 1 bid on it which is fab, and a couple of people watching. It has had 526 viewings over the week, but others that are identical only 10 - 20 veiwings. I'm just wondering what's going on.

Any ideas?

TIA

Dx

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  • post the item number so we can have a look :)
  • xxdeebeexx
    xxdeebeexx Posts: 1,964 Forumite
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    post the item number so we can have a look :)


    230170842814

    Bound to go up even more now :D

    I was wondering if I had made a blunder that people were finding amusing :confused:
    Maybe it was on TV? Something like this...

    I haven't seen it...but then again I wouldn't even notice

    Who knows.........maybe its the catchy title :rolleyes:

    Dx
  • juno
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    Someone posted a link to one of my items on a forum as a "should I buy X or Y" thread, and I had lots of views for that. Maybe something similar happened to you?
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  • I too have had links to my items posted on forums, and it's funny to see the hit counter go up after it's posted!

    Maybe someone did link to it on a teachers forum or suchlike?

    The alternative is when people post links to listings that are hilariously funny (intentionally or not!)... Having read your listing, I can guarantee that it's not the case on yours as it's a normal listing.

    Hope it sells high for you at the last minute!

    FJ
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  • syanide
    syanide Posts: 357 Forumite
    ive just made it number 664 for you :)
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  • xxdeebeexx
    xxdeebeexx Posts: 1,964 Forumite
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    fat_jedi wrote: »

    The alternative is when people post links to listings that are hilariously funny (intentionally or not!)... Having read your listing, I can guarantee that it's not the case on yours as it's a normal listing.

    Hope it sells high for you at the last minute!

    FJ

    Thanks for the reassurance :o I was wondering if I had made a huge blunder.

    I hope it sells high too....still only 3 watchers though !

    The quirks of Ebay eh ?

    Viewing no 666 now ....:eek: SPOOKY
  • I have had the odd listing where the counter was going up rapidly. It was before they showed the watchers and only sold to the first bidder a few minutes before the end of the auction. I just came to the conclusion that the counter was faulty.
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  • how can you find out if someone has linked your ebay item? I never thought of that!! I'm going to start checking out how many people have viewed my items!
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