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Yet another area where Ebay has given up and no longer enforces its own rules
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TMack
Apr 6, 2013, 10:57:25 AM4/6/13
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A while ago I posted a mini rant about key word spamming and Ebay's
reluctance to enforce it rules against the practice. Another practice that
is contrary to Ebay's rules is posting adverts of the "wanted" kind that
don't offer anything for sale. However, the cars and motorcycles for sale
listing categories are infested with such ads. Here are a couple of
examples (there are hundreds more):
Item 151005864661
Item 171011206960
Reporting such adverts is a waste of time because it seems that no action
is taken. Why? I can only speculate - but my guess is that the traders
who are advertising in this way also sell some vehicles through Ebay and
Ebay would rather have the profits from these sales than require the
traders to abide by the rules.
I don't have a problem with the occasional advert seeking to buy some very-
hard-to-find item. However, the ads that I am complaining about are
posted by dealers looking to buy anything that they think they can make a
profit out of. When I list motorcycles for sale "by distance" from where
I live, at least 6 of the first few items that appear are "wanted" ads of
this kind. It's only a minor irritation but it becomes major when one is
searching for a specific make/model only to find that what appears to be a
"hit" is actually some twat offering to buy rather than selling. It also
offends my sense of fair play when people sometimes get genuine ads pulled
for relatively trivial reasons* but blatant abuse of this kind is
tolerated.
*Keyword spamming is NOT trivial in my book
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Tony
'09 FJR1300, '04 Ducati ST3, '87 TW200,
'94 PC800, OMF#24
reluctance to enforce it rules against the practice. Another practice that
is contrary to Ebay's rules is posting adverts of the "wanted" kind that
don't offer anything for sale. However, the cars and motorcycles for sale
listing categories are infested with such ads. Here are a couple of
examples (there are hundreds more):
Item 151005864661
Item 171011206960
Reporting such adverts is a waste of time because it seems that no action
is taken. Why? I can only speculate - but my guess is that the traders
who are advertising in this way also sell some vehicles through Ebay and
Ebay would rather have the profits from these sales than require the
traders to abide by the rules.
I don't have a problem with the occasional advert seeking to buy some very-
hard-to-find item. However, the ads that I am complaining about are
posted by dealers looking to buy anything that they think they can make a
profit out of. When I list motorcycles for sale "by distance" from where
I live, at least 6 of the first few items that appear are "wanted" ads of
this kind. It's only a minor irritation but it becomes major when one is
searching for a specific make/model only to find that what appears to be a
"hit" is actually some twat offering to buy rather than selling. It also
offends my sense of fair play when people sometimes get genuine ads pulled
for relatively trivial reasons* but blatant abuse of this kind is
tolerated.
*Keyword spamming is NOT trivial in my book
--
Tony
'09 FJR1300, '04 Ducati ST3, '87 TW200,
'94 PC800, OMF#24
Peter Crosland
Apr 6, 2013, 11:28:35 AM4/6/13
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Regards Peter Crosland
TMack
Apr 6, 2013, 11:36:17 AM4/6/13
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On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:28:35 +0100, Peter Crosland wrote:
> On 06/04/2013 15:57, TMack wrote:
>> A while ago I posted a mini rant about key word spamming and Ebay's
>> reluctance to enforce it rules against the practice. Another practice
>> that is contrary to Ebay's rules is posting adverts of the "wanted"
>> kind that don't offer anything for sale.
> On 06/04/2013 15:57, TMack wrote:
>> A while ago I posted a mini rant about key word spamming and Ebay's
>> reluctance to enforce it rules against the practice. Another practice
>> that is contrary to Ebay's rules is posting adverts of the "wanted"
>> kind that don't offer anything for sale.
> Try reporting it as avoiding eBay fees and as phone number in listing.
That shouldn't be necessary. Ebay specifically forbids ads where there is
no item actually for sale and/or where the ad is for buying rather than
selling.
"Not Allowed: Listings that have no item or service for sale"
"Not Allowed: Listings that function as ads where people ask if you have
what they're looking for."
Peter Crosland
Apr 6, 2013, 2:13:13 PM4/6/13
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On 06/04/2013 16:36, TMack wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:28:35 +0100, Peter Crosland wrote:
>
>> On 06/04/2013 15:57, TMack wrote:
>>> A while ago I posted a mini rant about key word spamming and Ebay's
>>> reluctance to enforce it rules against the practice. Another practice
>>> that is contrary to Ebay's rules is posting adverts of the "wanted"
>>> kind that don't offer anything for sale.
>
>> Try reporting it as avoiding eBay fees and as phone number in listing.
>
> That shouldn't be necessary. Ebay specifically forbids ads where there is
> no item actually for sale and/or where the ad is for buying rather than
> selling.
Ebay don't, as far as I know, do any trawling for breaches of their
> On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:28:35 +0100, Peter Crosland wrote:
>
>> On 06/04/2013 15:57, TMack wrote:
>>> A while ago I posted a mini rant about key word spamming and Ebay's
>>> reluctance to enforce it rules against the practice. Another practice
>>> that is contrary to Ebay's rules is posting adverts of the "wanted"
>>> kind that don't offer anything for sale.
>
>> Try reporting it as avoiding eBay fees and as phone number in listing.
>
> That shouldn't be necessary. Ebay specifically forbids ads where there is
> no item actually for sale and/or where the ad is for buying rather than
> selling.
rules. If you can't be bothered to report breaches then don't complain
about them.
--
Regards Peter Crosland
TMack
Apr 6, 2013, 6:27:57 PM4/6/13
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"Reporting such adverts is a waste of time because it seems that no action
is taken." I HAVE reported such items. In some case more than once but
they are still there a week later. It really looks like Ebay are happy to
ignore their own rules.
Peter Crosland
Apr 7, 2013, 2:13:09 AM4/7/13
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has more effect. Of course I accept this takes time.
--
Regards Peter Crosland
Willy Eckerslyke
Apr 8, 2013, 4:24:36 AM4/8/13
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TMack wrote:
> "Not Allowed: Listings that function as ads where people ask if you have
> what they're looking for."
That would include all the 99p car ads where the seller is breaking a
> "Not Allowed: Listings that function as ads where people ask if you have
> what they're looking for."
car for spares. They usually say "don't bid or you'll receive a rusty
wheel nut" or words to that effect.
I've given up reporting these as eBay don't act.
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