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Yet another eBay PCGS keyword spammer - "monedalandia"

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    UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭
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    Joe.
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    GerryGerry Posts: 456 ✭
    That may be, but he is also a very pleasant, responsive and cooperative guy to work with! image
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    UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭
    OK, What am I missing?

    It's not keyword spamming if that's what you are selling.

    Joe.
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    HTubbsHTubbs Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭


    << <i>OK, What am I missing?

    It's not keyword spamming if that's what you are selling.

    Joe. >>


    The seller lists PCGS in his auction so that even though it's an NGC coin it will show up if someone searches for a PCGS coin of that date...
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    UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭
    I didn't look at all the auctions but I don't see any evidence of keyword spamming unless the seller has already changed all the titles.

    Joe.
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    segojasegoja Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭✭
    PCGS is all over this guys listing. Clear case of spamming.

    Here's the question I sent him/her:

    Could you help me understand what PCGS has to do with this auction?

    I see it listed in many of your auctions, but can't seem to figure out how it fits.

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    UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭
    OK, I finally see it. He has so many PCGS coins for sale that I missed the fact that even if the coin is ANACS or NGC he also adds PCGS to the end of the title. Agree, this is wrong and against eBay's policy.

    Joe.
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    busco69busco69 Posts: 815 ✭✭
    36 pcgs slabs and 14 non-pcgs on the first page so all his coin auctions are not spam. In fact 36 out of 50 are not on the first page alone.Seller doesn't seem to bad to me.
    ''Coin collecting is the only hobby where you can spend all your money and still have some left''
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    RonManRonMan Posts: 449 ✭
    James...

    I asked him the same thing last night....

    << <i>What does PCGS have to do with this auction...its a NGC slab? >>



    His answer this morning...

    << <i>Nothing- but it is an important keyword so that more people see my item. >>

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    HTubbsHTubbs Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭


    << <i>James...

    I asked him the same thing last night....

    << <i>What does PCGS have to do with this auction...its a NGC slab? >>



    His answer this morning...

    << <i>Nothing- but it is an important keyword so that more people see my item. >>

    >>



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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Nothing- but it is an important keyword so that more people see my item. >>



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    --Severian the Lame
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,572 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well at least he was honest.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>36 pcgs slabs and 14 non-pcgs on the first page so all his coin auctions are not spam. In fact 36 out of 50 are not on the first page alone.Seller doesn't seem to bad to me. >>



    I don't care if he keyword spammed ONE auction. If I'm searching to buy PCGS coins on eBay I don't want to see anyone's non-PCGS products. It seems you don't get it..... The rules
    are in place so shopping for coins (or anything else) on eBay can be done with accuracy & ease. Keyword spamming is saying "screw you I'm flashing my coins in front of you
    whether you want to see them or not."

    Kind of weird- I've seen the occasional complaint here of dealers at shows giving collectors a bad time about looking at coins in their inventory. On eBay it seems to be the opposite.
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    rlawsharlawsha Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭
    That's blatant keyword spamming, I just reported it to eBay.
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    GerryGerry Posts: 456 ✭
    Just out of curiosity ...

    Is it still considered spamming if instead of "PCGS" someone says "NOT PCGS?"

    A "PCGS" search still picks it up, but at least you see it in the title.

    I've seen that done once in a while.

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    krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    Yes, that's still keyword spamming.

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

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    streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    if you state- 'NGC, not PCGS' .......

    that is alledgedly not allowed under ebays user agreement. Just a way to draw people's eyeballs to the auction. A lot of people do it until they get a warning. Then they stop for awhile and resume the practice.

    Have a nice day
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    tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    I wrote to him about his title and what PCGS meant in the title of the auction. Here is what he wrote:
    ********************************************************************************
    Hi,
    It means nothing. I put it there as a keyword so that more people see my item.
    Thanks
    ********************************************************************************


    Tom
    Tom

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    segojasegoja Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭✭
    Got the same answer: Nothing- but it is an important keyword so that more people see my item.

    Honest yes. Does he know he's breaki ng the rules?? Another question.

    Is it keyword spamming if you guarantee a cross to PCGS or guarantee a grade at PCGS???

    I do that, but ONLY if I will back up my grading or crossover guarantee at PCGS.
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    GoldCoinLoverGoldCoinLover Posts: 1,244
    please explain what a keyword spammer is
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    numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136 ✭
    a keyword spammer adds "key words" such as PCGS, NGC, ANACS, or some other word that has nothing to do with what is being sold in order for the auction to show up on a search by sellers.
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    GerryGerry Posts: 456 ✭
    Check this link out:

    Keyword Spam

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