There are so many sites that get some of their revenue from those types of advertisements that I can do my own Ad Blocking, it doesn't matter how many flashes, bells and whistles they have I just don't notice them anymore. At least with ebay they are always in the same place so you can very easily choose not to look and if the companies are prepared to pay ebay thus keeping my fees down then good on 'em!

Aren't these the ads that bring the nasties onto your computer?

It's all very well to have the latest Ad Blockers, virus scan etc on your computer - but can you guarantee that every single one of your customers will also be up-to-date?

These are the sorts of ads that you see on free sites, obviously help fund them. Something that ebay most definitely isn't!

Do Australian Laws regarding false advertising apply to online ads?  Because it is most certainly false when you visit the same site 6 times in one day to find that you are the 100,000 visitor of that site all 6 times.

And it's showing on every computer at that time.  I've got them showing on mine also.  

What gets me is when you Search an item, there are similar items listed above the item you're looking on.  When you click on them, it takes you to another web site altogether.  Not even being offered on ebay.  Don't get that line of thinking I'm afraid.

I hardly notice the ads thesedays.