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THIS IS WHY EBAY IS SHIT
Jaan:
I've got to say that listings like yours make my teeth itch. Be honest now, were you doing a public service by listing all those manufacturers or were you trying to maximise the visibility of your listing?
I fookin hate checking my saved searches like "JMC" only to find 90% of the results aren't JMC as some numpty has listed "Repop comp III JMC Haro Skyway Raleigh Torker Robinson S.E."
If I want to search for a Comp III or MX1000 that's what I search for - I don't put in "Rickman"
Sorry bud but listings like yours is why I think eBay is shit - I for one support what they're doing to make searching more effective. :rant: :angrysoapbox:
Funkyworm:
--- Quote from: Jaan on June 26, 2013, 11:58 PM ---I've got to say that listings like yours make my teeth itch. Be honest now, were you doing a public service by listing all those manufacturers or were you trying to maximise the visibility of your listing?
I fookin hate checking my saved searches like "JMC" only to find 90% of the results aren't JMC as some numpty has listed "Repop comp III JMC Haro Skyway Raleigh Torker Robinson S.E."
If I want to search for a Comp III or MX1000 that's what I search for - I don't put in "Rickman"
Sorry bud but listings like yours is why I think eBay is shit - I for one support what they're doing to make searching more effective. :rant: :angrysoapbox:
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Of course you are trying to raise the visibility to a degree but go on there now & type (Haro freestyler) & the first thing that appears is a pro-lite craig campbell. At the end of the day by listing it as (old school bmx) only items with (old school bmx ) will be included in the returned search findings (cutting out 3/4 of all the bmx items listed . Roughly around 2000 items max will appear & if you add a single brand & part name in to the search it's cut drastically.
(old school bmx JMC) for example just returned 14 items, (((wow))) that was hard work searching through all of those keyword spammers , it took all of a bout 5 seconds.... I get your point Chris but when it's such a small amount of (extra) product thats appearing is it really an issue (is your ebay experience spoilt)????. My point to ebay was that yeah i understand what they are saying but the parts (were) talking about are specific & t's a specialised market whereby the (searchers) are not fooking stupid & they know what a dia comp mx 1000 is so by adding a couple of extra brand names to the title by is not going to (confuse them) as they stated in their email to me.
it's not the policy it's the way it's implemented that i was pointing out in what i thought was a witty way with a few things thrown in for you radsters & that would make the ebay police laugh.......
Jaan:
Couldn't you respond without the sarcasm?
Ok, JMC might not be the best example but the bottom line is irrefutable - descriptions like yours dilute the accuracy of search results.
Funkyworm:
--- Quote from: Jaan on June 27, 2013, 12:27 AM ---Couldn't you respond without the sarcasm?
Ok, JMC might not be the best example but the bottom line is irrefutable - descriptions like yours dilute the accuracy of search results.
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Chris i agree with your point but personally i just don't think the (spammy) items that pop up are such an issue & I certainly don't agree with ebay who are saying that by adding these (key words or additional brands) that this confuses the buyer ((((in this particular marketplace of old school bmx))) & my point to them was please (((give us some credit))) these rules do not apply here, we know what we are buying so it's ridiculous to take my item down for these reasons especially as theres a fook load other items up there right now with the same kind of descriptions that haven't been taken down so the inconsistency is also a pain in the ass.
Gnarlyscoots:
Now type in 'old school bmx GT' and you get 441 returns.
The very first item to appear >> Falcon Beta-s Bmx Old School Rare Bike Vw Retro Burner Hutch Haro Gt <<
This tw@t has even put VW in the heading so it will appear to people looking at cars/motors etc.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Falcon-Beta-s-Bmx-Old-School-Rare-Bike-Vw-Retro-Burner-Hutch-Haro-Gt-/261235819202?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item3cd2de42c2
Where's the fookin' GT in/on that item? That's the point Ebay are getting at. It has nothing to do with GT what-so-ever and shouldn't have GT in the listing title.
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