Selling a Pentax-M 50 Macro

Nass · 11-23-2014, 04:18 PM

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Just wanted to throw this on here for a bit of humour related to Pentax Lenses. I run a website, extreme-macro.co.uk, and some of the pages rank well so people try and copy/plagiarise them because they think it'll make theirs rank well. Happens especially on eBay when someone wants to sell a lens that I have a decent ranking page for.

So anyhow, I looked at my website logs today and I see all these filecalls requesting Pentax-M 50 Macro images, I go to the page and lo and behold, some guy has lifted my page and images for his eBay sale. But!!! Since he is calling the images directly from my site, I can use some website programming to mess with the guy. So I made my website load some different graphics instead.

It's quite fun - here is the result. Those big green "I love extreme macro" images are filecalls to my Pentax-M 50 macro photos on my page, but I'm intercepting them with .htaccess to show these graphics instead.

Original page with the nicked the content and images from is here.

Adding a screenshot for posterity because you'd think they might change their page when they find out:

Last edited by Nass; 05-08-2017 at 08:20 AM.

severalsnakes · 11-23-2014, 04:30 PM

Ha! I love it! Good for you. :-) I think that's a perfect solution.

-wikstrom- · 11-23-2014, 04:41 PM

Absolutely brilliant!

I guess the seller on eBay will be quite surprised as he/she sees it. Btw, took a glance at your website, great work!

dakight · 11-23-2014, 04:42 PM

As predicted, they did change the listing but that's a brilliant maneuver; good job!

manntax · 11-23-2014, 04:49 PM

These are thieves of worse kind - lazy thieves !!

Na Horuk · 11-23-2014, 05:20 PM

Clever!

Adam · 11-23-2014, 05:23 PM

Good one!

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**sergysergy** · 11-23-2014, 05:25 PM

well done!

Not a Number · 11-23-2014, 06:57 PM

Very clever, and yes the listing has been changed. Excellent website by the way.

Nass · 11-24-2014, 01:55 AM

Danke!

11-23-2014, 04:18 PM	#1
Nass Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The British Isles Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,402	Selling a Pentax-M 50 Macro Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. Just wanted to throw this on here for a bit of humour related to Pentax Lenses. I run a website, extreme-macro.co.uk, and some of the pages rank well so people try and copy/plagiarise them because they think it'll make theirs rank well. Happens especially on eBay when someone wants to sell a lens that I have a decent ranking page for. So anyhow, I looked at my website logs today and I see all these filecalls requesting Pentax-M 50 Macro images, I go to the page and lo and behold, some guy has lifted my page and images for his eBay sale. But!!! Since he is calling the images directly from my site, I can use some website programming to mess with the guy. So I made my website load some different graphics instead. It's quite fun - here is the result. Those big green "I love extreme macro" images are filecalls to my Pentax-M 50 macro photos on my page, but I'm intercepting them with .htaccess to show these graphics instead. Original page with the nicked the content and images from is here. Adding a screenshot for posterity because you'd think they might change their page when they find out: Last edited by Nass; 05-08-2017 at 08:20 AM.

11-23-2014, 06:57 PM	#9
Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,526	Very clever, and yes the listing has been changed. Excellent website by the way. Attached Images

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11-23-2014, 04:30 PM	#2
severalsnakes Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Kansas City, KS Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,612	Ha! I love it! Good for you. :-) I think that's a perfect solution.

11-23-2014, 04:41 PM	#3
-wikstrom- Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 51	Absolutely brilliant! I guess the seller on eBay will be quite surprised as he/she sees it. Btw, took a glance at your website, great work!

11-23-2014, 04:42 PM	#4
dakight Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Albums Posts: 1,216	As predicted, they did change the listing but that's a brilliant maneuver; good job!

11-23-2014, 04:49 PM	#5
manntax Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	These are thieves of worse kind - lazy thieves !!

11-23-2014, 05:20 PM	#6
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Clever!

11-23-2014, 05:23 PM	#7
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,597	Good one! Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

11-23-2014, 05:25 PM	#8
sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,175	well done!

11-24-2014, 01:55 AM	#10
Nass Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The British Isles Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,402 Original Poster	Danke!