BMXmuseum.com Forums

Key Word Spamming!
http://pages.half.ebay.com/help/tns/pi_spam.html

Personally I hate listings like that. Just list it for what it is. It's different if it actually has those brand parts, what do you stand to gain anyway?

Desperate Bait & Switch. Its as annoying as all the "old school" Walgeese on craigslist.

Johnnny wrote:

I hate it when people do that. What really sucks is that I'm usually looking for something GT and i have to go through a gazillion other things.

I AGREE!

What if you titled it:

NOS GT BMX seatpost that fits JMC HUTCH HARO SKYWAY Bikes

Keyword spamming
Keyword spamming is when people use words or details (such as brands, item condition, model names, pop culture terms, product names, style, and type) that have nothing to do with their items so that their listings will show up in search results. Since this clutters eBay and makes buying and selling more difficult, we don't allow keyword spamming (see also brand names).


Allowed
All the words in your listing have to be accurate and refer only to the item for sale.

For lot listings, you can specify all the different items in the lot. For example, "This lot includes 2 pairs of shoes, 2 shirts, 1 pair of pants, 3 pairs of shorts, and a jacket."

You can use synonyms to describe an item. For example, you can call a handbag a purse.



Not allowed
Calling out similarities—for example, when selling a DVD, don't talk about Blu-ray discs.

Comparisons between products aren't allowed. For example, you can't say things like "shirt not pants" or "video not Nano."

Descriptions that promote items in other listings. For example, a listing for shoes can't say things like, "Check out my other listings for hats, shirts, pants, coats, gloves, and underwear."

Hiding unrelated keywords in a listing by using white-on-white text, tiny fonts, or HTML or JavaScript code.

Keywords in any part of a listing that aren't related to the item you're selling. Here are some examples:

If you're selling a shirt, the title can't say "Nike shirt size M – shoes, hat, shorts."

If you're selling an MP3 player, the listing description can't have keywords like "purse, shoes, baseball hat, DVD, toys, cell phone," etc.

Words with question marks (such as "carved

white-on-white text is for the visually impaired

RaleighRider wrote:

I agree with the spamming bit, but seriously...what a douche 

yup.. All he has to do is send the person a message to remove and im sure they will. Why would he have to go to ebay and report it. Forget  that!!!!!!!

seems like people have alot of time on there hands! maybe i should quit my job and police the internet aswell!

arcticnorth wrote:

seems like people have alot of time on there hands! maybe i should quit my job and police the internet aswell!

Maybe you could start your own well respected BMX company, build it up successfully, retire and THEN you'll have the time.

Last edited by Monster-Robot (2011-09-13 3:33pm)

Monster-Robot wrote:

wbasulto wrote:

RaleighRider wrote:

I agree with the spamming bit, but seriously...what a douche 

yup.. All he has to do is send the person a message to remove and im sure they will. Why would he have to go to ebay and report it. Forget  that!!!!!!!

What an ignorant statement.

Jim Melton is one of the most respected individuals in the ENTIRE HISTORY of BMX and one of the nicest guys you could possibly ever meet.  He worked hard on his company and is still willing to help anyone who needs information on JMCs.

the way I see it he Jay is doing like others in the bike business they are geting older and want to buy back / collect some of there master pices. (IE) frams and parts they maid. so Jay puts JMC in as a saved  surch on ebay. then he to get 50 or more Spam  emails for stuff not JMC related. so because he is the man be hind JMC. his voice carys more wait. so when pissed off at all the Spam emails. he dose somthing about it!

P.S. Jim Melton is awesome!

Last edited by unfit4society (2011-09-13 3:51pm)