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clickimusprime (0) View Listings
clickimusprime
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New landing page roverclk calls
Jul 8, 2012 05:00 PM

Possible problem with the new ebay landing page format at

http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=blue+widget

 

rover clicks are redirected to the page where it attempts to load two rover-type links:

 

http://rover.ebay.com/roverclk/0/0/9?trknvp=an%3DDash.CategoryTabs.render.......

NS_BINDING_ABORTED

 

http://rover.ebay.com/roverclk/0/0/9?trknvp=an%3DDash.AspectPanel.render........  OK

 

The first call to CategoryTabs always aborts, even is called separately. Several other calls made by the new page fail regularly, but this one being "roverclk" is of concern.

 

 
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New landing page roverclk calls

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clickimusprime (0) View Listings
clickimusprime
New landing page roverclk calls
Jul 8, 2012 05:00 PM

Possible problem with the new ebay landing page format at

http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=blue+widget

 

rover clicks are redirected to the page where it attempts to load two rover-type links:

 

http://rover.ebay.com/roverclk/0/0/9?trknvp=an%3DDash.CategoryTabs.render.......

NS_BINDING_ABORTED

 

http://rover.ebay.com/roverclk/0/0/9?trknvp=an%3DDash.AspectPanel.render........  OK

 

The first call to CategoryTabs always aborts, even is called separately. Several other calls made by the new page fail regularly, but this one being "roverclk" is of concern.

 

 
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Jul 9, 2012 09:27 AM
by clickimusprime (0) View Listings
helios825 (14 ) View Listings
helios825
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Re: New landing page roverclk calls
Jul 8, 2012 10:54 PM

I'm trying to replicate this. I tried using a type=3 rover link (keyword destination), but it seemed to go through OK (followed the HTTP headers).

 

Then I tried a type=4 link (Custom URL destination) via the ePN Link Generator. Same thing - seemed to work OK.

 

But my tests were pretty quick, just with eBay US. ... Are you referring to a problem during the 301 hopping between rover servers that we often see in the headers for non-US ePN programs?

 

I wanna replicate this. Tell me what to do.

 

...On an unrelated note, while during the tests above I was surprised to see Flo, the Progressive lady, being advertised directly next to the eBay logo up top. That's a pretty novel UI/advertising move!

 



[Some Handy Aggregated Reference Info for ePN Affiliates and eBay Developers]
clickimusprime (0) View Listings
clickimusprime
(2 of 4)
Re: New landing page roverclk calls
Jul 9, 2012 01:24 AM

rover appears to be going thru and loading the page.

The errors occur when the destination page is loading.

 

Not sure what type 3 is these days...

 

New EPN type 9 Search link

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574123456&toolid=10001&campid=5336123456&customid=123456&icep_uq=ipad&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

 

Old EPN type 4 customURL

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574123456&toolid=10001&campid=5336123456&customid=123456&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fitems%2F%3F_nkw%3Dipad

 

New EPN type 2 itemID

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574123456&toolid=10001&campid=5336123456&customid=123456&icep_item=230822180020&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

 

Old format (type 4 is default I think)

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?campid=5336123456&customid=123456&toolid=10034&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%2Fitems%2F?_nkw=ipad%26_sop%3D10%26_sc%3D1

 

Type 2 is intermittent and stopped doing it while I was preparing this response.  The others seem to always do it.

 

load HTTPFox, start it and enter /rover into the filter box

You should see:

the original rover call, 301

/roverclk NS_BINDING_ABORTED

/roverclk 200

 

aborts are normal occurences, but not sure what this roverclk is about.

 

 

 

 
helios825 (14 ) View Listings
helios825
(3 of 4)
Re: New landing page roverclk calls
Jul 9, 2012 04:24 AM

Ahh ok, post-click page-load. (Thanks for the clarification.) Not something I've paid any attention to, honestly, but maybe I can have a look.

 

Right off the bat though, you're reminding me of the continuously developing complexity of rover links. I'm still a fan of the simpler old style syntax -- that I'm pretty sure continues to be supported by ePN (if it stops being supported, I really hope I find out sooner rather than later). ... I think 'type=' and 'ff3=' are synonymous, but looks like 'icep_ff3=' is new on the scene; probably the same.



[Some Handy Aggregated Reference Info for ePN Affiliates and eBay Developers]
clickimusprime (0) View Listings
clickimusprime
(4 of 4)
Re: New landing page roverclk calls
Jul 9, 2012 09:27 AM

Yeah they're a pretty good jumble.

 

icep_ff3 and ff3 are used interchangeably depending on the format. type looks to be out of use in the EPN generator

 

 

 

 
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