? about eBay's "Watch this item"

Discussion in 'Commission Junction' started by LongHaul, Nov 28, 2007.

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    I've seen some BANS type sites with a "Watch this item" link. I went to an item on eBay, got the URL for their "Watch this item" link, and put it in the eBay flextool to make an affiliate-coded link for an eBay site. With php, I change the item number dynamically.

    I thought this would take users to a sign-in/registration page, after which they'd be redirected to the watch page, but when I tested the link I just ended up on the item sale page, with something about myEbay at the top that I didn't get.

    Am I doing this right? Is there something more to this feature that I don't understand? (I've never used the Watch Item thing before as a buyer, so I only assume what it does!) I haven't gotten involved with the Trader API, just keeping it simple with Shopper. And as usual, I find eBay's developer help pages impenetrable, though I did spend time looking around the forums, etc.

    Thanks!
     
    LongHaul, Nov 28, 2007 IP