"set break" no longer allowed in ebay titles....

gameusedhoop

Tried relisting a bunch of cards from the same set yesterday and kept getting the message that "box breaks, and chances to win cards" are against the rules on ebay, and it "seemed" that I was not offering a specific item for sale, but just a chance to win an item. The only way I could get around it was to remove "set break" from all my titles that had been there for the previous week with no issues. Can the programmers there really be that stupid? Gonig to make breaking sets more difficult as many buyers may not realize that there are a # of cards from their set available from one seller with reduced shipping etc.

llafoe

itzagoner

so the word "break" may be the culprit?

here's my take on "set break", though i'm sure anyone who knows recent history wouldn't be a bit surprised.

the original concept worked out quite well because the dealers using the tactic were and still are actually breaking entire sets, which is great for those who want to locate multiples from the same set.

not too long afterwards, rouge sellers began to abuse the term, and suddenly using it in a search created a big mess.

now, they have identified the mess and just decided to sweep it under the rug.

you know, that rug with all those other lumps beneath it already.

ShootyBabitt

I sure hope they don't ban "PSA 8? 9????" because that's a great marketing strategy. Almost as good as the guy who offers "PSA papers" with his raw cards.

GB5HOF

Hopefully they outlaw the "not PSA" or "not Topps" headers....

galaxy27

Here's a cute stealth listing

backbidder

Now I understand why some of my searches that have "-break" in them are showing cluttered results.

Alternatives I'm seeing are "from complete set", "from near set", "from partial set", and "setbreak" (no space)

Thanks again ebay.

MrVintage

It's about time they started getting rid of some of these ridiculous keyword spamming ploys that people use all of the time. I get so sick of this spamming nonsense.

Doublestriker

Another sneaky way to list with the words Set Break

olb31

<< <i>Tried relisting a bunch of cards from the same set yesterday and kept getting the message that "box breaks, and chances to win cards" are against the rules on ebay, and it "seemed" that I was not offering a specific item for sale, but just a chance to win an item. The only way I could get around it was to remove "set break" from all my titles that had been there for the previous week with no issues. Can the programmers there really be that stupid? Gonig to make breaking sets more difficult as many buyers may not realize that there are a # of cards from their set available from one seller with reduced shipping etc. >>



why does it really matter if it's "set break" for you or ebay? seems like a meaningless phrase to me.

mlbfan2

<< <i>Another sneaky way to list with the words Set Break >>



"SeT BrEaK" is equal to "set break" as far as ebay is concerned. That auction was started before ebay's policy went into affect. There are still thousands of current auctions that say "set break" in the title, but none have been listed today (in the cards category, anyway).

gameusedhoop

<< <i>why does it really matter if it's "set break" for you or ebay? seems like a meaningless phrase to me >>



It just lets a potential buyer know that there are many cards just like this one from the set available from the same seller which usually leads to a lower per item shipping cost. Shipping on 200 individual cards from different sellers would be alot higher than buying those same cards from one seller, potentially leading to a lower overall cost for your set.

itzagoner

as i might have predicted, already received a e-mail from a prominent dealer informing me that since they can no longer use "break" they will be using "bust".

welcome to the Waverly world. (not him, btw)

Tabe

<< <i>Here's a cute stealth listing >>


Man, I had to read that title a bunch of times before I "got" it. I'm kinda slow today, I guess But, yeah, very stealthy.

Tabe

mlbfan2

<< <i>as i might have predicted, already received a e-mail from a prominent dealer informing me that since they can no longer use "break" they will be using "bust".
>>



Then they'll ban that, and sellers will use "set crack". Then they'll ban the word "set" (unless it's a complete set), and sellers will use "$et crack". Then they'll ban that and sellers will use "#$@&amp; you ebay".

NickM

Does "set breakup" still work?

Nick

zep33

This possibly coming to combat the selling of "box breaks" ?

itzagoner

dismantle.

tv

After turbo lister took an hour and a half to list a thousand auctions with "set Break" in the title, I find this new rule out. It takes some time to revamp a 1000 listings, and then load them again, not very happy with Ebay today.

digicat

A while back, I saw a listing that read....

1993 Bowman Fred McGriff ****SET BREAK****

Ironically, it was the only McGriff card and the only card from 1993 they had listed.

gemint

This one still works without getting nuked.

1973 Topps Baseball #285 Don Kessinger PSA 9 **SET BREAK** ~~LOW POP~~

Jakt

<< <i><< Here's a cute stealth listing >> Man, I had to read that title a bunch of times before I "got" it. I'm kinda slow today, I guess But, yeah, very stealthy. >>



I'm still slow. I don't get it.

mlbfan2

<< <i>

<< <i><< Here's a cute stealth listing >> Man, I had to read that title a bunch of times before I "got" it. I'm kinda slow today, I guess But, yeah, very stealthy. >>



I'm still slow. I don't get it. >>



Since "10" is in the title, if someone searches for "PSA 10" (without quotes), his auction will show up, even though the card is a PSA 9.