A guy was selling email addresses.

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by cocaine, Apr 25, 2007.

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    I saw in a guy in a forum who was selling 3 million email address with name of all accounts in 25 dollor. I forget the forum but I wonder what was that for? Do 3 million email ids really worth 25 dollors?
     
    cocaine, Apr 25, 2007 IP
  2. ruby

    ruby Well-Known Member

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    Why would you want to buy a spam list? Even if you used it the conversion would be low or none at all, its unethical, you'd waste $25, you'd be endorsing and encouraging people like this, in a sense you would be endorsing spam....

    .... you get my point. :)
     
    ruby, Apr 25, 2007 IP
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    TatiAnA Active Member

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    @ruby, do you mean to say, buying email lists were never effective?
     
    TatiAnA, Apr 26, 2007 IP
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    ruby Well-Known Member

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    I am saying for $25 I sincerely doubt the 3 million emails are opt-in emails... its a SPAM list. You shouldn't buy it due to that fact if you have any decent business ethics.
     
    ruby, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  5. tradeya

    tradeya Notable Member

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    you buy those emails for advertising and promotion purpose. it just like you buy a time because you will have to spend a lot of time to get 3millions emails to send spam adverts to. but liek they said those list are just a spam list. nobody will answer or even read your email content. so it's kinda waste of money. it's better to search the email yourself from the potential websites and email it one by one.
     
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  6. WM7

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    These peoples use Email harvesting software’s for that and I will tell you it is just waist of money I had tried on such list I got 50% bounce back ratio. I have to change my ISP, Frankly saying my ISP blocks my account.
     
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    It's also illegal.
     
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    djrishi Well-Known Member

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    no idea abouthat. but is of no use. Open rate & click rates are low for these harvested email addresses.
     
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    pm for details, if you have the list !!!

    (Its 100% legal i can explain )
     
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    You can go to jail too :cool:
     
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    students-forum Well-Known Member

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    I hate spam.
     
    students-forum, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  12. ruby

    ruby Well-Known Member

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    If it is unsolicited it is illegal, simple.
     
    ruby, Apr 26, 2007 IP