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CamelCamelCamel Is Not Tracking Amazon Pricing Anymore

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Re: CamelCamelCamel Is Not Tracking Amazon Pricing Anymore

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Post by duxup »

Hates_ wrote: post #10
duxup wrote: post #5

I'm getting an error 1020 following that URL. "This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks."

I had to disconnect from my VPN to be able to view the page.

Thank you!

That worked for me too. I had my VPN on. Turned it off and I could view the page.

Re: CamelCamelCamel Is Not Tracking Amazon Pricing Anymore

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Post by L1quid »

Camel creator here. This is, for now, only in the EU. We are still tracking prices in US/CA/AU.

The return of EU tracking is currently uncertain. After the crisis is over, we don't know if Amazon will just tell us we're done. And even if they don't, their recent mandatory API upgrade -- which appears to have made API quotas global, rather than per-region -- may have made it impossible for us to continue service in that region. More on this will be posted on our blog if it becomes important.

Re: CamelCamelCamel Is Not Tracking Amazon Pricing Anymore

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Post by dimitropoulos »

L1quid wrote: post #17

Camel creator here. This is, for now, only in the EU. We are still tracking prices in US/CA/AU. The return of EU tracking is currently uncertain. After the crisis is over, we don't know if Amazon will just tell us we're done. And even if they don't, their recent mandatory API upgrade -- which appears to have made API quotas global, rather than per-region -- may have made it impossible for us to continue service in th…

Can I just thank you for your incredible product and service! I generally hate hate hate affiliate marking software and programs because they can often so quickly devolve into splatter-paint spam campaigns that do no value to (potential) customers (in the end). Your site, however, should be a shining example of how to do it _right_. You provide substantial value to customers, and I use the site (and Chrome extension) very regularly! I also tell pretty much anyone that will listen about it and it almost always goes over well. Aside from that one time you had a longish outage, it's always been reliable for me.

Whatever the present situation, thank you for being a great example of what positive/ethical affiliate programs can be like!

Re: CamelCamelCamel Is Not Tracking Amazon Pricing Anymore

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Post by L1quid »

dimitropoulos wrote: post #18
L1quid wrote: post #17

Camel creator here. This is, for now, only in the EU. We are still tracking prices in US/CA/AU. The return of EU tracking is currently uncertain. After the crisis is over, we don't know if Amazon will just tell us we're done. And even if they don't, their recent mandatory API upgrade -- which appears to have made API quotas global, rather than per-region -- may have made it impossible for us to continue service in th…

Can I just thank you for your incredible product and service! I generally hate hate hate affiliate marking software and programs because they can often so quickly devolve into splatter-paint spam campaigns that do no value to (potential) customers (in the end). Your site, however, should be a shining example of how to do it _right_. You provide substantial value to customers, and I use the site (and Chrome extension)…

Thanks for your support.
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