I'll show you how easy it is to scrape data from Sedo's new features!
Create a simple PHP script (can be Perl etc) that:
1. Logs into your account
2. Grabs all auctions via Sedo's RSS
Example:
Zenplan.com is now on auction on the front page of Sedo.com
Grab their id via the "Meet the seller" link.
Store the domain, the WHOIS and the
seller's credentials as a seller and
as a buyer.
Continue accumulating data; their unique seller id turns up the same with each auction they hold. Now, they are identified. All the auctions they ever held on Sedo are stored by your scraper.
Did I mention the seller id's are sequential? Want to grab them all? Just change the number.
Poor planning, poor execution. I won't address the security issues - yet. What concerns me is the privacy issue and how easy it becomes to store massive amounts of sales data with the blessings of Sedo.