belton Report post Posted February 2, 2005 I thought it seemed like a good idea so I built a little buy/sell market page, where you can post offers to buy/sell EL items. It's a way to get an idea of market prices and save you alot of time hanging on channel looking for a buyer/seller. You can test out the site here: http://market.camelot.myftp.org/index.php To post, log in directly via EL - send a PM to beltonbot It's just getting started, and I can use any kind of help. 1. Feedback - Tell me what you think - do you like the idea? does the site work? 2. Use - Fill it with data. Post your buys/sells. 3. Hosting 4. User Interface - I'm starting to write a proper interface for it. I could use an HTML template, artwork Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fred_penner Report post Posted February 2, 2005 I'm thinking of starting a new page that takes bets on how long belton's new buy/sell market page will be around. I'll start the betting with $1,000,000 on "less than 1 week". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ember Report post Posted February 3, 2005 ha ha ha it looks so much like a scam to get passwords i just wouldnt trust it not saying it is thou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sirdan Report post Posted February 3, 2005 omg was that fred? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
behindthemask08 Report post Posted February 3, 2005 *double take* it was!?!?!?!?!?! back from the far reaches of the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belton Report post Posted February 3, 2005 How can anyone steal passwords this way? 1. You PM someone in EL 2. ??? 3. password! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikor Report post Posted February 3, 2005 (edited) How can anyone steal passwords this way? A lot of people re-use their passwords for different things. I think they do this, so they don't have to remember all the different passwords for all the different things. So if you ask for passwords, you'll surely get some that work with those people's EL account. Or their mail account, bank account, whatever. Edit: I think I forgot to make the point that re-using passwords is a stupid thing to do. Edited February 3, 2005 by Nikor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belton Report post Posted February 3, 2005 Should I take out the password part completely? You can use the site without passwords, using just the beltonbot link. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikor Report post Posted February 3, 2005 Should I take out the password part completely? Probably, yes. It would at least get you off the suspicion that you are fishing for passwords. You can use the site without passwords, using just the beltonbot link. I haven't tried it, but if you implemented or are planning to implement features like listing one's offers and deleting specific offers through the bot, you could build on that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belton Report post Posted February 3, 2005 (edited) I haven't tried it, but if you implemented or are planning to implement features like listing one's offers and deleting specific offers through the bot, you could build on that. No, I meant something else - you don't need a password to use the site. Not even now. The beltonbot gives you a URL with an HMAC token, which allows you to log in. Only if you register a password does the link become invalid. So, you can log in and use the site, without registering a password. I figured this technique would be very unwanted, because the link is insecure - it's in your history, and transferred in plaintext. Edit: Updated the site - it no longer asks for user, password, and you can no longer register one. Also note it is not advisable at this time to enter an email address Edited February 3, 2005 by belton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belton Report post Posted February 25, 2005 It is still up... (abandoned though it is - people read it sometimes, hardly anyone posts). Working mostly on ELMarket now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites