Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

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Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by dsm » Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:15 am

http://www.cpap-auctions.com/index.asp

Just stumbled on this & it looks like a variant on our hosts site cpapauctions.com but is different enough for me to ask.

Anyone know ?

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by jules » Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:30 am

Not the same place at all - not a clone either as the script requirements is "fishy" and the site owner seems to have washed their hands of this. They expect the seller to verify the script.

them --------

http://whois.domaintools.com/cpap-auctions.com

johnny's --------

http://whois.domaintools.com/cpapauction.com

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by Goofproof » Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:35 am

It looks like someone hopped on the money train. Unlike CPAPAUCTION, it seems they would be very hard to contact, only E-Mail no phone no address. I'd Pass for sure. Different SSL's Jim
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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by Kerwin » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:10 am

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by dsm » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:11 am

What is disturbing is how they seem to have 'borrowed' ideas from cpapauction.com

I first wondered if it was an early experimental site. See the cpap.com written in the image on the home page ?

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by Bearded_One » Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:06 am

I wonder if they stole the site's content and forgot to take the names and watermarks off of the images.

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by jules » Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:27 pm

If you check the two links I posted above, you will see Johnny claims his site but the other one is registered with "domains by proxy". I am always leery of someone hiding behind someplace else and not being able to find a real email address or a phone number.

You will also see when the "name /url" was first created. This second site goes back to 2007, Johnny's site goes back to 2005.

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by fuzzy96 » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:29 pm

is it the dean? maybe we should spam it after all "who cares"lol

just kiddin all

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by boston » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:36 pm

i have to ask, i am still kinda new here, and i keep seeing these references to "thedean", whats that about. is he an a$$h0le or what??

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by JeffH » Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:14 pm

boston wrote:i have to ask, i am still kinda new here, and i keep seeing these references to "thedean", whats that about. is he an a$$h0le or what??
he's an asshole alright...

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Re: Am I seeing double or is this a clone ?

Post by congahands » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:30 pm

boston wrote:i have to ask, i am still kinda new here, and i keep seeing these references to "thedean", whats that about. is he an a$$h0le or what??
Yes, he's an a$$hole, or a troll.... but I repeat myself.

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