posted on July 21, 2004 06:40:20 AM new
I had a listing pulled by eBay over the weekend. In trying to understand their reasoning I wrote to them. Part of the response was -
<<<"In your description only, you are allowed to compare the item you are
offering to one other similar product, so long as your listing is not
misleading in any way as to which company made the item offered.">>
I know they are saying you can use the same words in the description and not in the title. But since people search with both, isn't that alittle contradictory?
And the worst of it is there are many, many other active listings, by others, using the exact same 2 words, I used in the title.
I am really skiddish about relisting them, even with just putting it in the description.
posted on July 21, 2004 06:53:53 AM new
I have learned NOT to use words like: ____ like, just like _____, in the style of _______. Especially in titles! Most VeRO members search TITLES and not the auction description. What you've done is exactly what I've been complaining about. While searching for a particular item I have to weed through many, many things that are _____ like.
Cheryl
God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: This is my country. - Benjamin Franklin
posted on July 21, 2004 10:14:00 AM new
I can live with the titles that say "like brand x", but I don't like them.
When a seller uses "not brand x" in their title, it is blatant keyword spamming in my opinion and I absolutely detest it. I will not take the time to look at their auction even if it was something I might have been interested in.
I was shopping for school clothes and had to wade through several listings using the word "not" in the titles this past week. These sellers lost my bids just because of that one word.
posted on July 23, 2004 03:49:33 PM new
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hello yurname,
does this auction break same rules as you were accused?
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THE AUCTION TITLE IS:
RARE DANNER GLOBE WERNICKE BOOTH STACKING BOOKCASE S
[THIS IS THE SECOND TITLE]
MADE BY BOOTH FURNITURE PERU INDIANA V STYLE DOORS
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THIS IS C/PASTE FROM THE DESCRIPTION..
We did advertise Danner and Globe Wernicke in our title for merely search purposes only. WOW!!!!! This pair of matching bookcases ARE FOR ONE PRICE!! This is an extremely rare to find claw footed Booth Furniture Co. of Peru, Indiana Danner style made cases
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the dealer running this auction is a platnum level p/seller.
has more than just this one running in the "globe wernicke" category.
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thought you might want to see this; just search "globe wernicke." [first auctionup]
tanx, myoldtoy
[ edited by myoldtoy on Jul 23, 2004 03:51 PM ]
posted on July 23, 2004 04:38:02 PM new
Here's the deal - I buy my merchandise from a reputable b/m importer/wholesaler who has a huge, huge inventory. My invoice from them has one of the items listed with a designers name. Now whether they are licensed to use that name or not I don't know. No one I deal with (lets on they) speak enough English to understand such a question.
My title said XXXXXXXXX Design. Which is true and listed for $7.99. In the description I went into detail that these are in fact, the design of the creator and not original.
So I got pulled for keyword manuliption. Now eBay tells me I can put the word in the description but not in the title.
Lots of things sell that are not original but are licensed to be resold in a different form, like a print from a famous painter. It is not the orginal but a copy of the same. If you said a copy/print of xxxx painting, I think that would be pulled, under their guidelines.
So how do you say it is what it is and not have it pulled off?
