For Sale Pool: Ordering personal backorders via your own affiliate link

[Sharpy]

This came up in an earlier thread this week and many seemed to think it was wrong, even sugesting it was fraud. I found this strange, as why would pool stop affiliates from receiving commission on any backorders ordered through their links, even their own. You can bet that BD et al are ordering their BO's via their own Alinks. Any way I figured the best way to find out would be to ask Pool directly, so I did.

Customer - 01/22/2004 01:15 PM
Hi, can you tell me your policy on ordering backorders for personal use, via your own affiliate banner? In otherwords, is it considered a violation if I order a backorder for myself using my own affiliate code, thus earning commission in my name on a successful backorder in my name.

Thanks

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Affiliate purchases


Discussion Thread
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Response (Chantelle Skitmore) - 01/22/2004 01:29 PM
Hello;

It is absolutely not a violation of our Agreement with you if you choose to backorder through your own Affiliate link, in fact it is quite sensible to do so. Feel free to do so at any time.

Regards,

Chantelle Skitmore
www.Pool.com

Just thought I'd let you know.

Cheers,

Sharpy

 

[Luc]

thanks! good eye d

 

[888]

Thanks for the heads up. k:

 

[opportunitymagic]

Great News for us!

 

[mole]

Originally posted by opportunitymagic
Great News for us!

It's only 10% now when I tried to sign up for my discounts :-(

 

[Sharpy]

I think it's still 25% 'till Feb 1 if you already had an affiliate code

 

[GiantDomains]

- from 25% to 10% - ouch!

 

[888]

For those who missed it, use my affiliate link and I'll give you back 15% as long as Pool gives me 25% :evil:

Any takers? PM me :-D

 

[actnow]

I guess I made a big mistake in not doing that. Even though, I
knew it existed.

Therefore, I have been paying retail for names at Pool.

Whereas, everybody else was getting them 25% cheaper.

 

[BobBob is verified member.]

Originally posted by actnow
I guess I made a big mistake in not doing that. Even though, I
knew it existed.

Therefore, I have been paying retail for names at Pool.

Whereas, everybody else was getting them 25% cheaper.

Ah.. People finally catching on. Whoever won Cullinary.com netted a cool FREE 25k for the affiliate link. That 25k then can be "uselessly wasted" on other names, driving prices up again.

The 25k woudl then return 6.5k to the affiliate to use AGAIN on a so-so name.

The 6.5k would then bring back another 1500 to the affiliate to use again on yet another name.

You can keep playing this out until the $60 minimim is reached. By being the Cullinary.com affiliate, they effective had a "free" $40,000 to play with and throw around.

Now if this is being done multiple times over, you can see how the bids are getting ridiculous at Pool because of the "free" affiliate money that can be "wasted".

-Bob

 

[BiggieBiggie is verified member.]

Astounding information!

Thanks Bob for "breaking-it-down"!

 

[hollayo]

Feel free to go through me =)
http://www.pool.com/index.aspx?aff=R-AAAPD