Comments on: Understanding eBay Terms of Service for Affiliate Marketers https://www.latenightim.com/ebay-tos-and-ahe-third-slash-rule/ Building Internet Businesses With Affiliate Marketing One Night At A Time Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:25:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Frank https://www.latenightim.com/ebay-tos-and-ahe-third-slash-rule/#comment-1317 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:44:32 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1118#comment-1317 The passage you noted was indeed for eBay trademarks. There’s another one for other companies’ trademarks…

“Advertiser Trademarks. Unless approved in writing by the Advertiser you will not adopt or use an Advertiser’s company names, trademarks, trade names, brands, shop signs, domain names or URLs (specifically, any term before the third “/” of your URL) or any variations thereof as your own company name, trademark, trade names, brand, shop sign, domain name or URL.”

So myBMWcarshop.com is not OK unless you have approval from BMW.

My account was just shut down for having a trademarked name in the URL.

]]> By: Cody https://www.latenightim.com/ebay-tos-and-ahe-third-slash-rule/#comment-1316 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:35:16 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1118#comment-1316 Ebay does care.

I have receive a comply or terminate for the trademarked word “rr”…

Enjoy the UPSTO site for your domains…

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/ebay-tos-and-ahe-third-slash-rule/#comment-1315 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:25:56 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1118#comment-1315 In reply to Joe Wilson.

Thanks Joe. I have heard that Apple is tough to deal with in legal matters.

That is a nice site you have there.

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/ebay-tos-and-ahe-third-slash-rule/#comment-1314 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1118#comment-1314 In reply to Rich Hill.

@Rich — regarding tweebay.

Wow — what a clever idea. If I were a betting man…

…I betcha that eBay will let it go until it gets big and then they will buy it .

Neat site.

Thanks,
Marki

]]> By: Rich Hill https://www.latenightim.com/ebay-tos-and-ahe-third-slash-rule/#comment-1312 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:27:42 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1118#comment-1312 Talk about couching words. Are you sure you are not an attorney? – LOL

Now that is a funny post, and I think I get the point. LOL-LOL

]]> By: Rich Hill https://www.latenightim.com/ebay-tos-and-ahe-third-slash-rule/#comment-1313 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:39:46 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1118#comment-1313 So Mark, what are the chances of this new startup twitter type ebay free auctions site making it without being sued? Oh by the way, I no you don’t give legal advice.

Rich Hill

]]> By: Joe Wilson https://www.latenightim.com/ebay-tos-and-ahe-third-slash-rule/#comment-1311 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:26:04 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1118#comment-1311 Hey Mark,

I’m no lawyer either but I think you’re right on with this post.

I have two sites – UsedAppleLaptops.net and UsedAlienwareLaptops.net and I have never had a problem with ebay. I HAVE had problems with both Dell and Apple trying to sign up as an affiliate and been refused many times. Both of these names violate the ToS with each company as I am clearly using trademarked names in my URL’s. I set up both of these sites early on. I was going straight for the keyword phrases and did even think about trademarks. If I could do it over again I would pick different domain names.

Thanks for the great post!

Joe

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