ebay no longer allows the word "mystery"!!

coachleonard

i recently listed an old islamic coin on ebay-- other than i believed it was islamic i couldnt attribute it beyond that so i put the
word "mystery" in the title. Ebay just notified me that it canceled the auction citing the use of the word "mystery" being some
kind of unallowed search word. Can anybody explain this logic to me?? Does 'mystery' supposedly indicate i'm trying to pull
a scam?

spoon

I say "L@@K" would be a better word to ban...

Askari

I agree with Eric ... I almost never look at auctions with "LQQK" or "L@@K" in the title. Almost invariably they're junk. (Of course, I did win an exception recently and probably got it for such a low price because others were ignoring it for the same reason.) I knew eBay had a rule against "keyword spamming" but not that a word like "mystery" was banned. What if someone was selling a book or video in the mystery genre -- or which had "mystery" in the title.

spoon

Good question.. I wonder if it applies to all categories?

In Germany, any auction that mentioned any of a list of words linked to WWII gave you an error message on clicking, except in the coin category. So if you were looking for a US training map of the pacific theater.. well, can't bid if the auction says WWII.

But with L@@K and all the other gimmicky words, those should be banned just to instill a little professionalism in marketing junk.

CIVITAS

That's absurd. What happens if you're selling a Murder Mystery game, novel or movie.

MacCrimmon

Hey, lads!! I changed my sigline just for you!!!

spoon

cosmicdebris

What if you are auctioning off the "Magical Mystery Bus"?????????

SYRACUSIAN

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I'm going to sleep MacCrimmon.

ajaan

'nite D

wybrit

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I'm going to sleep MacCrimmon.

Aethelred

What if I want to sell this:

Aethelred

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though eBay's stupid rules are here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

He’s a real eBay Man,
Sitting in his eBay Land,
Making all his eBay plans for nobody.

Neptune

hmmm-mmm - that's a mystery to me.

You say you want a revolution
We all want to change the 'Bay.
Can't remember any more.

MacCrimmon

<< <i>I'm going to sleep MacCrimmon. >>

I'll list some U.S. proof sets this weekend.......maybe even some DARK!!!

P.S. I hope you had a nice dram of scotch before hitting the sack.

coachleonard

Magical Mystery Tour! A classic movie! If only for the segment where it goes straight from the ultra-corny Buster Bloodvessel love scene directly into the ultra-weird I Am The Walrus performance!

Aethelred

<< <i>Magical Mystery Tour! A classic movie! If only for the segment where it goes straight from the ultra-corny Buster Bloodvessel love scene directly into the ultra-weird I Am The Walrus performance! >>



My wife hates Magical Mystery Tour with all her heart. I guess I can see why, but it has it's own odd appeal to me and of course the album was great!

coinpictures

And the reason for resurrecting this thread from the dead is?...

rgCoinGuy

<< <i>And the reason for resurrecting this thread from the dead is?... >>



Obviously a mystery.

wybrit

For a just a second there, I thought Askari had returned. Bummer.

Did anyone ever find out anything about him since his disappearance?

Aethelred

<< <i>And the reason for resurrecting this thread from the dead is?... >>



Are you being forced to open it?

coinpictures

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<< <i>And the reason for resurrecting this thread from the dead is?... >>



Are you being forced to open it? >>



It was a question, not a complaint. No reason to get your Depends in a bunch.

covers

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MSD61

<< <i>For a just a second there, I thought Askari had returned. Bummer.

Did anyone ever find out anything about him since his disappearance? >>



Yes he is with me, Jimmy Hoffa and Elvis we are running an out of the way dinner in the desert of Arizona called the "mystery cafe" Bwahahahahahahaha!

coachleonard

wow-- seeing this thread i started in march of 2005 makes me misty-eyed and nostalgic-- in 2005 I had a lot better paying job and a lot more money in the bank (not to mention being four years younger)!

lordmarcovan

"Mystery" used to be one of my favorite keywords.

Odd that they disallowed it so long ago.