Re: Thwarting Screen Scrapers

I still don't see the big problem. If a person would go to your site and order something, you will have to create, ship and support the product. Just like you have to do when they go to someone elses site. Of course, if you don't want to create, ship and support a product, why do you have it?

I do assume you are getting paid for creating, shipping and supporting the product. If not, and it's a burden to you, perhaps you should stop. ;-)

What interests me is how they manage to get in the middle when it comes to paying. How are they getting their share? If they take a credit card number, take their share from the account, then pass the number to you so you take your part, the customers will frown, and someone will think "fraud".

Abigail

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Re: Re: Thwarting Screen Scrapers by kschwab (Vicar) on Jul 18, 2002 at 15:09 UTC
It's not one situation, but many. Indeed, some of them do make their own charge on the credit card, and I end up handling the resulting mess. There's several variations on the theme, some of them actually calling out the correct name for the product, but acting like they are some sort of authorized reseller. Other ones have a relationship with vendors of similar products, and get paid for those purchases. They include my product only for completeness, and make no money on the transaction. They do, however, get the Customer eyeballs, and create confusion. My product gets tied in with their advertisements, or perhaps their interface keeps crapping out, and I get that feedback.	[reply]
Re: Re: Thwarting Screen Scrapers by ignatz (Vicar) on Jul 18, 2002 at 15:19 UTC
Part of the retail process is trying to get the customer to come back and give you more of their money. Hard to do that if they don't know who you are. ()-() \"/ `	[reply]