sparkz
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posted on September 10, 2003 07:29:28 PM new
This is my nominee for the most blatant case of keyword spamming this week. I challenge anyone to find an easier one for Safeharbor:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2557063006&category=4399
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TheFamilyBiz
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posted on September 10, 2003 07:46:07 PM new
Seller seems to use that technique in each of their auctions....
Hmmmmmm......
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miscreant
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posted on September 10, 2003 08:26:24 PM new
This is a sneaky one, highlight after the word collections to the picture.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15959&item=2949921122
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Libra63
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posted on September 10, 2003 08:33:33 PM new
okay what am I missing???
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neroter12
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posted on September 10, 2003 08:40:50 PM new
Wayne, lol...you sound like you are considering it. I think its quite innovative myself and now I would consider it, but my luck of course, I'd get busted and taken down.
Libra, look at the bottom all those keywords they entered into their auction. Plus, they mention brass when there is no brass in the thing. So, I guess that is considered spamming? Me thinks its trying to find your "nautical" market.
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Libra63
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posted on September 10, 2003 08:52:02 PM new
I didn't see that and they are even saying why they are using it. I thought maybe disney would stop that aucton but I guess there is no disney vero.
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AuctionAce
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posted on September 10, 2003 09:51:58 PM new
It's easy to confuse the two auctions ... one clickable link and one non-clickable link in this thread. I see nothing wrong with the Barbie auction at a glance.
Disney auction
http://tinyurl.com/myk5
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kiara
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posted on September 10, 2003 10:15:33 PM new
Thank you for checking this out and happy bidding! Please check out my other auctions of 1980's Barbie collections.
If you drag your mouse across the white part of the auction below those sentences above you will see all the hidden keywords.
The auction that sparkz found is really trying to hook the bidders with the Disney word. He used lots of unrelated words and even put telescope in twice. 
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sparkz
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posted on September 10, 2003 10:25:53 PM new
Kiara...Actually, a friend of mine wanted me to research a pair of binoculars for her. I typed in " Mayflower binoculars " and this auction is where I landed. I can't imagine him admitting in his description that the word "brass" was for the search engine only. If Safeharbour looks at that, it's case closed. He didn't leave himself an inch of wiggle room.
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kiara
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posted on September 10, 2003 10:33:16 PM new
It made me smile when I read what he stated about using the word "brass". Yeah, how blatant can you get?
And the Barbie auction... it's surprising that a newbie seller with only one feedback knows all those tricks already. 
It's fairly easy to find most of the keyword spammers when you do a regular search and their auctions come up time and time again.
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AuctionAce
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posted on September 10, 2003 11:46:45 PM new
Thanks, no I see all the hidden keywords in the Barbie auction. I wonder if the ebay bots can catch those hidden white on white letters?
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Fenix03
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posted on September 11, 2003 12:06:20 AM new
Auction - the bots spyder thru the html code. They see everything : )
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tomwiii
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posted on September 11, 2003 04:27:49 AM new
Barbie's been a very baaaad girl!!
Keyword search: r1 Yamaha Honda Kawasaki Suzuki motorcycle plastic frame tool tire bike blue
black red yellow metal polish steel aluminum stickers new mint no cracks cheap Dutch reserve
wheel grips aftermarket gauges toys model toy scale airplane fast race racing swing arm rotor
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printer cheap deal black blue yellow red green candy doll kitchen bed clothes cd laptop pc
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http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/vidrat/
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