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ebay no longer allows the word "mystery"!!

coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
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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?

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    spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    I say "L@@K" would be a better word to ban...

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    AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    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.
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    spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    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. image

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    CIVITASCIVITAS Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭
    That's absurd. What happens if you're selling a Murder Mystery game, novel or movie.
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    MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,054 ✭✭✭
    Hey, lads!! I changed my sigline just for you!!! image
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    spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
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    cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,333 ✭
    What if you are auctioning off the "Magical Mystery Bus"?????????
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    SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,448 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Hey, lads!! I changed my sigline just for you!!! image >>








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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,124 ✭✭✭✭✭
    'nite D

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    wybritwybrit Posts: 6,953 ✭✭✭
    << Hey, lads!! I changed my sigline just for you!!! >>








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    AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    What if I want to sell this:


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    AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭

    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.
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    NeptuneNeptune Posts: 2,221
    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.
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    MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,054 ✭✭✭


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

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

    P.S. I hope you had a nice dram of scotch before hitting the sack. image
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    coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    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!
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    AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭


    << <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!
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    coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    And the reason for resurrecting this thread from the dead is?...
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    rgCoinGuyrgCoinGuy Posts: 7,478 ✭


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



    Obviously a mystery. image
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    wybritwybrit Posts: 6,953 ✭✭✭
    For a just a second there, I thought Askari had returned. Bummer.

    Did anyone ever find out anything about him since his disappearance?
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    AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭


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



    Are you being forced to open it?
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    coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <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.
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    coverscovers Posts: 624 ✭
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    MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭


    << <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!image
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    coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    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)!
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "Mystery" used to be one of my favorite keywords.

    Odd that they disallowed it so long ago.

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