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wabio 05-17-01 02:43 PM

...with a bit of sarcasm of course

Pets.com....maybe should have reorganized into SockPuppets.com
Reel.com
CyberRebate.com....more like CyberRebateAfterSixToSevenMonthsIfEver.com
SwapIt....ate it.
Carclub.com
EToys....that's what you get for toying around
Pointclick....point taken.
Checkout.com....finally "checked out".



...any others?



[Edited by wabio on 05-17-01 at 12:54 PM]

Red Dog 05-17-01 02:47 PM

dvdwave...the worst etailer in history, bar none.

BillaRockStar 05-17-01 02:48 PM

i may hear it for this one...but how about express.com and buy.com...

rfduncan 05-17-01 03:42 PM

How about accompany.com - er, I mean - mobshop.com - eh, who cares, they're history.

Also SamtheRecordman.com and kozmo.com

and don't forget mothernature.com (aren't they dead too?)

wabio 05-17-01 03:51 PM

...ah, yes. and PlanetRX too.

Y2K Falcon 05-17-01 04:29 PM

coughfreeridecough

Heat 05-17-01 04:34 PM

Here is a list of sites:

http://www.disobey.com/ghostsites/

ClarkKentKY 05-17-01 07:48 PM

Don't forget today's hot-topic, cyberrebate.

And Etour

ScottyBo 05-18-01 08:03 AM

"dvdwave...the worst etailer in history, bar none." - don't know how to use the quote feature (obviously).

Nobody even within shouting distance either. They were the absolute worst.

Illinois Enema Bandit 05-18-01 09:53 AM


Originally posted by ScottyBo
"dvdwave...the worst etailer in history, bar none." - don't know how to use the quote feature (obviously).
Just click on the quote icon right above the message that you are replying to. Handles the formatting automatically :)

Scamps Master 05-18-01 11:21 AM

cyberrebate - alias was PonziScheme.com

funkydjmcescher 05-20-01 02:57 PM

Montgomery Wards both BM/.com but they also are trying to pull this one off:

Customer Lists
NuEdge Systems seeks companies interested
in acquiring Wards' customer lists. Take advantage of Montgomery
Ward's unique client and POS transaction data. Wards has deleted all
"Do Not Solicit" customers from the customer lists. This is not
a list of credit card customers.
Compiled in hundreds of Wards retail stores
and AutoExpress locations, the customer and historical purchase patterns
can be a powerful tool for your retail, auto or
catalog direct mail, Internet and telemarketing needs.
Please contact xxxx
xxxxxx (xxxxxxx) for more information on how you can
open the marketing floodgates with Wards' customer lists

uubob 05-22-01 11:33 AM

my personal favorite...

valueamerica.com :-)

pointclick was fun while it lasted...about $1600 from them

DVDealer 05-22-01 01:28 PM

Don't know if A&B Sound will follow them with the latest cracker snafu, but Canadian etailer:

dvdnorth.com

I think it was the orders for Wizard of Oz giftset with the added shipping costs when they had free shipping special that did them in about the time when that released...

Fielding Mellish 05-22-01 01:45 PM

...and Mercata.com...

ChiTownAbs, Inc 05-23-01 02:35 PM

kozmo.com

DVDealer 05-23-01 05:12 PM

A few others:

dvdjam.com (and its adult divadee.com sister too)
magnitudenetwork.net (musicmassive.com)
lvd.com
canshop.com
gamedealer.com - swallowed by EB World
musicboulevard.com - swallowed by CDNow
brainplay.com - swallowed by kbids.com
shopping.com - swallowed by Alta Vista
cmpexpress.com - swallowed by Outpost.com
virginmega.com - ended online shopping on site.



ClarkKentKY 05-23-01 06:23 PM

warnerbrothersstore.com

Which kinda made me mad cause i don't have an outlet in town (which i heard they're shutting down alot of their regional outlets anyway)

gcribbs 05-23-01 11:11 PM

massmusic.com

got some dvd's at a great price from them and then fought to get the multiple charges off my credit card. was still worth it :)

more.com



and when will buybidwin finally die- these guys still owe me $25 from that stupid game and i want them to die :(


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